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PanzerKarl
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Posted: Friday, May 01, 2015 - 09:22 PM UTC
Spent hours today looking for some crew figures that look like the crew on this box art:


I have ordered the kit but no luck finding anything like them.

Regards
Karl
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Posted: Friday, May 01, 2015 - 10:12 PM UTC
I doubt you'll find anything that specific; more likely you'll have to do some cutting, swapping and putting to make something close.
Grindcore
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Posted: Saturday, May 02, 2015 - 01:37 AM UTC
Maybe these guys from Evolution?? I picked mine up from Hobby Easy.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Evolution-35053-1-35-German-Schwimmwagen-Crew-Kharkov-Winter-1943-x2-Figures-/400705220287?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item5d4be46ebf
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Posted: Saturday, May 02, 2015 - 02:54 AM UTC

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Spent hours today looking for some crew figures that look like the crew on this box art:


I have ordered the kit but no luck finding anything like them.

Regards
Karl

If he doesn't move, that feller in the driver's seat is gonna be mighty unhappy when they fire that gun, though. His hearing may come back tomorrow.
PanzerKarl
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Posted: Saturday, May 02, 2015 - 03:00 AM UTC



Do you know what Jimmy that's uncanny as I have just saved them figures in my book marks,found them on fields of glory models website
http://www.fieldsofglorymodels.co.uk/135-scale-resin-kit---ss-schwimmwagen-crew--kharkow-winter-1943--797-p.asp

Still not perfect but may have to do.

Thanks all
Karl
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Posted: Saturday, May 02, 2015 - 08:01 PM UTC
Hi Karl, If you’re into a little creative modification and/or some putty sculpting, this set may work out for you …
MB “Off to the Front” German Infantry Riders (6 figures)

I’ve used this kit in the past and it's not too bad — lots of body parts and gear for mixing it up! With the addition of 'Hornet Heads,' it'll be even better.

—mike
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Posted: Saturday, May 02, 2015 - 08:32 PM UTC
Dragon's "Winter Tank Riders" DRA 6513, might be a useful starting point, although they may still need some surgery to fit. The para's in quilted winter uniforms for the 50 mm PAK 38 kit (number unknown) might also be useful as they are all in kneeling positions servicing the gun - the same gun as on your vehicle, so they may work well.
PanzerKarl
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Posted: Sunday, May 03, 2015 - 05:53 PM UTC
I ordered this kit from Dragon,I know it has Fallschirmjager crew but I shall make some changers and add Hornet heads with original M42 helmets.


Karl
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Posted: Sunday, May 03, 2015 - 07:26 PM UTC
Just change the vehicle from a WH designation to WL - for the Luftwaffe.
PanzerKarl
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Posted: Sunday, May 03, 2015 - 09:29 PM UTC

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Just change the vehicle from a WH designation to WL - for the Luftwaffe.


Yer good idea might of forgotten to do that
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Posted: Monday, May 04, 2015 - 01:48 AM UTC
Vehicles with this configuration of armor and gun were all issued to Waffen SS Units on the eastern front.

Other units of the HEER and LUFTWAFFE did operate this vehicle
but not with that gun configuration.

So keep this in mind when selecting or converting
your figures.

Cheers,
Joe
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Biggles2
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Posted: Monday, May 04, 2015 - 02:01 AM UTC
Guess you'll have to put SS plates! But then, I think the quilted pattern snow suits were only issued to Luftwaffe units. What a quandary!!
PanzerKarl
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Posted: Monday, May 04, 2015 - 03:55 AM UTC

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Guess you'll have to put SS plates! But then, I think the quilted pattern snow suits were only issued to Luftwaffe units. What a quandary!!


I will some how fill the quilted pattern with some putty.
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Posted: Monday, May 04, 2015 - 03:59 AM UTC

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I will some how fill the quilted pattern with some putty.


Biggles2
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Posted: Tuesday, May 05, 2015 - 03:47 AM UTC
Is it possible to build the vehicle and omit the armor plates and make a Wehrmacht or Luftwaffe vehicle? There is a larger assortment of possible crew figures that are not SS. Such as this one:
http://cfile210.uf.daum.net/image/2106B649521F2F5C25AC58
PanzerKarl
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Posted: Tuesday, May 05, 2015 - 12:02 PM UTC

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Is it possible to build the vehicle and omit the armor plates and make a Wehrmacht or Luftwaffe vehicle? There is a larger assortment of possible crew figures that are not SS. Such as this one:
http://cfile210.uf.daum.net/image/2106B649521F2F5C25AC58


The kit does not supply the windscreen to make a regular Sd.kfz 10.

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Posted: Tuesday, May 05, 2015 - 06:48 PM UTC
Hmmm...I could always fake a framework and cover it with canvass, or something. Does Dragon at all make the unarmored version? I couldn't find one. I know Italeri made it, but I'd rather keep away from that one!
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Posted: Tuesday, May 05, 2015 - 07:41 PM UTC

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Hmmm...I could always fake a framework and cover it with canvass, or something. Does Dragon at all make the unarmored version? I couldn't find one. I know Italeri made it, but I'd rather keep away from that one!


Dragon make a Sdkfz 10 with 37mm Pak 36,the others have 2cm flak 30 or 38.

Or Sd.kfz 10 ausf B no gun version.

Karl
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