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Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012 - 11:31 AM UTC
MiniArt is at it again, bringing us something outside the norm. A host of new characters to add to your dioramas, vignette, or to be the star of their own diorama.

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BigSmitty
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Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012 - 11:38 AM UTC
I'll bet the elderly man waving would look really good in a liberation vignette. Put a US/UK flag in his hand and you're set. Might have to get me one of these.
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Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012 - 11:51 AM UTC
Great stuff. I'll be getting these for sure. Very usable figures
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Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012 - 12:02 PM UTC
This set comes pretty much right in time for the project I'm working on. The Priest, the Smoking man and the guy with the basket of bread would work really nicely along the Kettenkrad guys. I'm going to get me one of these
Kinggeorges
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Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012 - 12:23 PM UTC
a winner, for sure.
as usual very imaginative and with strong characters
Kevin, I guess you wanted to say "vive la france" ?
Best,
Julien
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Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012 - 01:09 PM UTC
Interesting little kit. I think Kevin meant to say: Vive les francais.

I especially like that gendarme. He reminds me of someone...

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Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012 - 01:17 PM UTC

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Interesting little kit. I think Kevin meant to say: Vive les francais.


Benjamin

Thank you, I did Google it before writing the article, but guess Google does not always tell the truth. I fixed in the article and What's New, but it did not fix the subject here, guess I will need a higher power to remedy that.

Thanks
Kevin
Kinggeorges
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Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012 - 01:39 PM UTC
the priest remind me a french movie from the 50's called don Camillo, interpreted by an actor called Fernandel
Julien
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Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012 - 01:48 PM UTC
These are AWESOME!!
Dimitar
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Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012 - 02:06 PM UTC
Crabtreeee!!!
The guy with trousers is definitely Monsieur Alfonse. How great it would be if the guy with the basket looked like Rene Artois... and the two maids...
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Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012 - 09:09 PM UTC
And give that elderly waving man a pair of glasses and it is I, Leclerc

Excellent set though More civillians please (Russians, Polish, Italians, Dutch and Belgians too please )
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Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012 - 09:24 PM UTC

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I especially like that gendarme. He reminds me of someone...


The gendarme in the set is not a gendarme but a policeman. There is a slight difference in the uniform.
In real life, the policemen are in towns while the gendarmes are in charge of the countryside and small cities.
Olivier
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Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012 - 10:14 PM UTC

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The gendarme in the set is not a gendarme but a policeman. There is a slight difference in the uniform.


Thanks Olivier: Never new that. I Thought police was just a modern term for the same profession. Glad to have learned.
ALBOWIE
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Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012 - 10:18 PM UTC
Listen Carefully I shall say this only once: Another well done to Miniart but I was hoping for Michelle, Mimi and Rene in this set....
Al
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Posted: Saturday, January 28, 2012 - 12:33 AM UTC
Hi there...
What else can I said! Vive le Miniart! Wonderful set! More civilians in styrene! Finally, some companies like Miniart hear our prayers!
Cool set indeed!

Cheers,
Pablo
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Posted: Saturday, January 28, 2012 - 01:52 AM UTC
the grandpa is terrific.
I hope Miniart will capture the comic physionomy in the masters, as it is figured in the drawing.
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Posted: Saturday, January 28, 2012 - 01:58 AM UTC
Great looking set!! With a bit of tweaking, one could see the gendarme become Claude Rains in "Casablanca."
Snowhand
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Posted: Saturday, January 28, 2012 - 03:21 AM UTC
One does wonder.. that boulanger looks pretty young and able.. normally he'd be sent off to Germany to work in the factories overthere Perhaps make him a bit older
sparky
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Posted: Saturday, January 28, 2012 - 06:18 AM UTC
Awesome

Miniart is really leading the way on diorama pieces. These figures will really add some spice to a diorama.
I'd like to see them do a set of civilian workers done like the Preiser sets
AlanL
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Posted: Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 12:03 AM UTC

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Listen Carefully I shall say this only once: Another well done to Miniart but I was hoping for Michelle, Mimi and Rene in this set....
Al

but where are the airmen hiding?

Very useful looking set.

Al
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California, United States
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Posted: Thursday, April 18, 2013 - 07:27 AM UTC
Like this set. BUT, when is the dang thing actually coming out??? All this discussion was over a year ago.
jrutman
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Posted: Friday, April 19, 2013 - 01:51 AM UTC
I agree,a nice set and very useful. Miniart has scored yet another goal. But when?
Myself,I think the old gent in the suit looks like the guy in the famous newsreel crying as the Germans marched in to Paris.
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Posted: Friday, April 19, 2013 - 03:41 AM UTC
A nice set again. More civilians would be great but could we please get a few from "Epoche IV" (1965-1990) for those of us who don't do WWII.

"Peacenics at the gate" is a diorama I still want to do. I have the gate, the gun - I need filthy green stuff!
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