A review of the new Tamiya Wehrmacht Tank Crew Set with the build up of one of the eight figures. This new set contains four full and four partial figures.

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Tamiya? Figures? Have you lost your mind, man? If not, then this must be something untoward, and you have my attention.

I think it's fantastic that Tamiya included insignia decals,I don't think I ever saw that with any figures I used.All companies should do that.I used a Masterbox 101st Airborne set,a beautiful set but it's simply beyond my ability to paint all of those flag patches,insignia,and airborne patches.

Try Archer's wet transfer paper and dry transfer decals for that.

Thank you,I did come up with the proper decals after a Google search,but I would gladly pay a few bucks more if they were included.

Tamiya may inspire some entrepreneurs to produce aftermarket shoes/feet, as theirs are constantly beyond ugly...

Brings back memories from building as a teenager in the 1970s and thinking that the Tamiya figures were great...well, maybe they are again, so I'm listening. Look like nice poses so I'd consider them if/when I come across them.

Bill, Not only are these top notch figures check out the recent US Tank crew (#35347) as well. 4 full and 2 halfllings with decals for everyone. I am particularly taken with the standing, coverall clad figure that is the spitting image of Donald Pleasance.

Cheers,
Rick

These look to be quite nice figures but do we really need any more panzer crews? There must be at least 20-30 German panzer crews in injection plastic on the market now as a conservative guestimate. It would be nice to see some British crews now that manufacturers are releasing more British tanks and armoured cars than we've ever had. The only company that seems to have taken any interest in doing them is Miniart. The figures that I do like in this set are the officer and enlisted man studying a map on the ground. They're something different and would be useful for a pre-action diorama. Personally I don't need any more figures standing in hatches. On another note however it's nice to see Tamiya releasing some figures. While their heads (and strangely deformed feet as Marko pointed out)are usually tiny or just plain rubbish, the newer releases aren't that bad detailwise. Not up to DML standards but with some work and modification they can turn out okay. Not one for me in this instance though.

Still waiting for a good one of the Tank commander with the arms over the hatchs, like some pics of panzer III

Had to modify a figure myself to get that pose. Worth the effort.

Awesome, but I would really like it if they would put out, as a set, the figures that come with their Nashorn.

I feel your pain! I guess you could order the sprue and such but a separate release would be so much better.

I think the guy looking through binoculars will be great for a vignette of a tank in defilade.