Darren Baker takes a look at the latest figure set from Bronco Models, World War Two British and Commonwealth War Correspondent set.

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Thanks!

Really glad to see these released.

Al

I think these are the cleanest Plastic moulded figure I have seen Alan, and removal and clean up should be a breeze.

Looking forward to picking these up. The correspondents are named in this thread on missing lynx as well as some of the cameras.

Are the built figures your photos or broncos because this figures right hand doesn;t look right. Try getting your hand in that position - it's really uncomfortable-or is that just me

Pat they are Bronco's pictures and that hand is a seperate part if you check the images (image 11). It looks as if someone put the hand on upside down.

Hey Darren, nice to see them after the release was called out. They do look fantastic with the camera set ups and will fit in well to many dio/vig. Have my set on order and waiting. Double set of the cameras?, great job on Broncos part.

If one is trying to do a smooth, gentle pan to the left this hand position is not that unusual for a cameraman.

Brief note to Bronco - you have now done British Photographers and Correspondents in 1/35th, could we please have some US Combat Photographers and Civilian Reporters?

You could even make a point of patterning the figures after famous known individuals such as Ernie Pyle, Robert Capra, George Stevens, Billy Wilder, Margret Borke-White (Yes, a female combat photographer!), Russ Meyer and John Huston.

The movie cameras all look to be B&H Eymo's with a three lens turret head. The point and shoot cameras could be almost anything; a Kodak or if the guy is VERY lucky a German Leica. (General Patton owned a Leica.) The bellows still cameras are the well known Graflex Press Cameras however they seem a tad small compared to the size of the figures be the most common 4x5 format size. They could however be the smaller, less popular 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 film format.

p.s. At least one of the Eymo movie cameras really should have been the single lens model, (sans three lens turret.) This camera with only one lens was smaller and much more light weight - more common to be carried into combat.

I wish!

Col. Walter "Skippy" Halloran (Ret.) - 165th SPC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Joseph Karr - 167th Signal Photo Co.
Somewhere near St. Vith - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ubach-Palenberg, Germany
During the Battle of the Bulge - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Just after the Battle of the Bulge

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"I do not deserve to be counted among these men, I can only hope to honor these men."

Your's truly with 4x5 Graphic and Patton Museum Halftrack :