hallo i am new in this forum
compliments for such interesting and historically relevant site
i have noticed a group of figures in 1/35 scale in plastic made by EASY MODELS about 5 set all representing german trooups
i like to know if this figures are accurate and authentic in the colour of the uniforms they represents ?
can they be used id 1/35 scale dioramas?
thanks very much in advance
regards to all!
stefano

Howzit Stefano,

Are you referring to "Easy Model - Waffen SS Normandy 1944 - Painted Scale: 1/35 #33600"?



If so, the picture is a bit poor in that I can't really see the details but I would guess that they are fine for a 1944 Normandy or similar late-war scene.

Are they fine to use in a diorama? Well to be honest I think you'll find very few diorama-ists using prebuilt, and especially prepainted, figures in their dioramas. But.... it's up to you if you want to use them - personally I wouldn't.

Waar in die Kaap is jy? Groette vir almal in die Kaap

Rudi

hallo Rudi
thanks for your replay
german troops in normandy looks ok?!
what do you think about the 2 sets of the polish campaign?
are they realistic enough?
i would be interested to know why wouldnt you use them in dioramas
i personally not good at painting small figures so this is a problem for me
thanks
ciao!
stefano

hallo rudi
by the way i am in Capetown very cold at the moment but i can see Table Mountain from my window today for a change are you missing R.S.A??!!
Australia must be great too
ciao stefano

Hi Stefano,

I didn't find the Polish figures on the site I visited, so I can't comment on that yet - if you post a pic or a link I'll check it out.

I wouldn't use any prepainted model, regardless of figure or vehicle, in a diorama. I'm not a great modeller in particular genre, but I always take pride in seeing my own work presented. Putting a prepainted figure in a diorama is like putting someone else's work in my diorama. Also, these figure tend to be very rigid and static. With plastic and resin it's much easier to remodel the figure's posture correctly and make it lifelike. The painting tends to be one-dimensional, whereas if you're painting it yourself you can at least add highlights and shadows (sure you could do that to these) but you can also personalise them. To me adding these is a bit like adding those green plastic soldiers you can buy from Toys-R-Us, or Pick n Pay, to a diorama - it sort of just brings the whole thing down a notch.

This is just my personal opinion. Some may differ, and I'll gladly be proven wrong on my comments above.

The best way to get better at painting figures, is (like anything) to practice. The only people that don't get better with practice and more experience are the Stormers

You can see the mountain just before 5am? Cool! So they've got the lights on? I've always loved CPT early in the morning as the sun comes over the Hottentots-Holland mountains Miss the mountains and the sausages - die wors hier is kak.

Rudi

Hello Stefano

I agree with Rudi on this one,if you are after accuracy and good detail it would be better to go with Resin or one of the many plastic figure manufactures out there.

I am not familiar with EASY MODELS pre built / painted figures.
You can try and ask some of the guys at our IPMS forum (the link below).There are quite a few Dio and figure builders in the club.

http://www.ipmsdurban.co.za

Cheers
Paul

Of course there are several hundred people from various parts of the world right here on Armorama as well which could help Don't forget about the South African community forum which is among the top 10 community forums here on Kitmaker.

hallo rudi and king shaka
bayete nkosy
thanks very much for the eye opener i can see a couple of points more now!
i have problems to post photos however about the polish campaign german soldier i can suggestto call them up under WEHERMACHT OFFENSIVE POLAND 1939 it will show a set from the firm EASY MODELS they make also plastic pre-built aircrafts and tanks


sorry about my poor afrikanse even i am actually italian but i can understend a biki afrikaans especially if there is a awearing in it
after a series of very irritating black-outs for lack of electricity i dont see the light shining at night on the Tafellberg anymore and ESKOM is actually charging now a fortune for electricity
i am also sorry about the poor quality [kak] of the australian sousages but nothing can beat
our local ones EVER i quite agree about the stormers also because in my family we support the BLOUE BULLS .