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WWII German Spraying Paint
retiredyank
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Posted: Friday, January 23, 2015 - 04:37 AM UTC
I saw a figure set, years ago of a German with spray gun and compressor, in 1:35. Can anybody tell me who makes it?
Grauwolf
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Posted: Friday, January 23, 2015 - 04:48 AM UTC
A company named TANK
T-35129 — German Tank Crewmen with Paint Spray Gun, Summer 1943-1945. (Two figures.)
T-35130 — German Tank Crewman with Air Compressor for Spray Painting Vechicles, Summer 1943-1945.
http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/new-wwii-releases-from-tank.html
Scroll down a little for the pics
Cheers,
Joe
T-35129 — German Tank Crewmen with Paint Spray Gun, Summer 1943-1945. (Two figures.)
T-35130 — German Tank Crewman with Air Compressor for Spray Painting Vechicles, Summer 1943-1945.
http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/new-wwii-releases-from-tank.html
Scroll down a little for the pics
Cheers,
Joe
retiredyank
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Posted: Friday, January 23, 2015 - 05:08 AM UTC
Thanks Joe.
Biggles2
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Posted: Friday, January 23, 2015 - 08:48 PM UTC
The German tank crewman holding the wrench and reaching into his pocket is identical to a figure in one of the Mini Art sets - it's the Tank Crew at Work set. http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/t-35129-german-tank-crewmen.jpg http://www.miniart-models.com/HQ_IMAGES/BOX/1_35/35010.jpg
And the compressor is certainly Italeri's! What gives?
And the compressor is certainly Italeri's! What gives?
165thspc
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Posted: Saturday, January 24, 2015 - 02:06 AM UTC
As to needing an air compressor, most larger German vehicles, especially the half tracks had an air pump mounted on the engine, connected to the fan belt. It was intended that the crew would do their own seasonal camouflage painting with no need for a separate air compressor.
retiredyank
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Posted: Saturday, January 24, 2015 - 12:58 PM UTC
Quoted Text
The German tank crewman holding the wrench and reaching into his pocket is identical to a figure in one of the Mini Art sets - it's the Tank Crew at Work set. http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/t-35129-german-tank-crewmen.jpg http://www.miniart-models.com/HQ_IMAGES/BOX/1_35/35010.jpg
And the compressor is certainly Italeri's! What gives?
I'll look into the MiniArt set. I prefer styrene over resin. Your second link is broken. Do you happen to know which Italeri set includes the compressor?
Michael: I want to represent a factory scene, as the primer is being applied. I have my doubts that the compressor mounted to the vehicle was used, at this point. That is useful information and I may use it one a future build. One note, the Germans were known to carry their paint, in buckets. And, they would apply it, in the field, with anything from a spray gun to handfuls of leaves.
durruti16
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Posted: Saturday, January 24, 2015 - 01:02 PM UTC
Quoted Text
The German tank crewman holding the wrench and reaching into his pocket is identical to a figure in one of the Mini Art sets - it's the Tank Crew at Work set. http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/t-35129-german-tank-crewmen.jpg http://www.miniart-models.com/HQ_IMAGES/BOX/1_35/35010.jpg
And the compressor is certainly Italeri's! What gives?
Tank figures are of a superb quality, much higher than Miniart... but of course they cost much more...
RLlockie
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Posted: Saturday, January 24, 2015 - 01:18 PM UTC
Surely a bloke spraying paint at the factory would be a civilian and thus not wearing any uniform items, so you might want to swap the head.
Factory air supply in the paint shop might well have been via fixed airlines from a central source (was that practice at the time?) although if that had been damaged (MAN was pretty heavily bombed, for example, as Roddy's book shows), a portable compressor might be required.
Factory air supply in the paint shop might well have been via fixed airlines from a central source (was that practice at the time?) although if that had been damaged (MAN was pretty heavily bombed, for example, as Roddy's book shows), a portable compressor might be required.
retiredyank
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Posted: Saturday, January 24, 2015 - 01:22 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Surely a bloke spraying paint at the factory would be a civilian and thus not wearing any uniform items, so you might want to swap the head.
Factory air supply in the paint shop might well have been via fixed airlines from a central source (was that practice at the time?) although if that had been damaged (MAN was pretty heavily bombed, for example, as Roddy's book shows), a portable compressor might be required.
Since I will be representing a vehicle produced very late, in the war, I assume that the factory had been bombed. Yes, I planned on replacing the head. Something I also need to take into account is the gender of people working at the factory. My grandmother and great aunt both worked on planes, in the US.
Grauwolf
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Posted: Saturday, January 24, 2015 - 01:34 PM UTC
Matt,
Compressor available from this kit:
Field tool shop
Italeri - Nr. 419
https://www.scalemates.com/products/product.php?id=128150
Cheers,
Joe
Compressor available from this kit:
Field tool shop
Italeri - Nr. 419
https://www.scalemates.com/products/product.php?id=128150
Cheers,
Joe
retiredyank
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Posted: Saturday, January 24, 2015 - 01:39 PM UTC
Thanks, Joe.
Biggles: I searched for that MiniArt set, but only found the Soviet tank crew and German crew cleaning the barrel.
Biggles: I searched for that MiniArt set, but only found the Soviet tank crew and German crew cleaning the barrel.
Grauwolf
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Posted: Saturday, January 24, 2015 - 02:06 PM UTC
Hi Matt,
He is referring to this set, 2nd figure on the left, similar pose but the tool is different.
35010
GERMAN TANK CREW AT WORK
Maybe the same set you are referring to, in your search.
Cheers,
Joe
He is referring to this set, 2nd figure on the left, similar pose but the tool is different.
35010
GERMAN TANK CREW AT WORK
Maybe the same set you are referring to, in your search.
Cheers,
Joe
retiredyank
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Posted: Saturday, January 24, 2015 - 02:16 PM UTC
That would explain it. Back to the question of gender. I believe that most of Germany's male population was conscripted to serve in the military, at this point. I realize that it would not have the same anatomy as the one holding the spray gun, but I can switch the torso.
RLlockie
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Posted: Saturday, January 24, 2015 - 05:08 PM UTC
Nazi Germany was very reticent to have women working in industry so males are a safer bet. I'd expect them to be old or forced labourers by that time as repeated combing out of potential troops had had an impact on those roles not requiring skilled specialists. And even I can operate a spray gun, so that's probably not a high skill job in a tank assembly plant.
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