But what's up with the big seam down the middle of their helmets? Just seems that if it were a mold line that the builder would of removed it. OR, is it some style of helmet I've never seen before. Hmmm.....

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Good looking figures, nice relaxed poses. But what's up with the big seam down the middle of their helmets? Just seems that if it were a mold line that the builder would of removed it. OR, is it some style of helmet I've never seen before. Hmmm.....

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But what's up with the big seam down the middle of their helmets? Just seems that if it were a mold line that the builder would of removed it. OR, is it some style of helmet I've never seen before. Hmmm.....

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If you look carefully, you'll see mold seams on all of the equipment. They simply took the equipment straight off the sprues from their recent German Infantry Equipment set to illustrate the poses of the figures.

WHAT GIVES??? Are we reeeally getting that spoiled as to grumble about a few measly little MOLD SEAMS?!?

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Very Nice; I suppose that these guys could fit very nicely into a "Battle of the Bulge" dio as well..(?) I dunno, as I'm no expert when it comes to SS Winter Uniforms, so please correct me if I'm wrong... I may even pick up a set of these thugs in order to place them on one of my (ahem) Tigers or Panthers...

And now, I'm going to out with a short toot of my battered US/Allied Horn:

MORE GIs AND TOMMIES, PLEASE!!! It would be very nice to have a few sets of ACCURATE GI and Tommy "Tank Riders", preferably in "Summer, 1944 in the Bocage" attire- And I don't mean "Para" Tank Riders, either. It's PAST TIME that the "Regulars" got a chance for fame...

It would be very nice to have a few sets of ACCURATE GI and Tommy "Tank Riders", preferably in "Summer, 1944 in the Bocage" attire.

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WHAT GIVES??? Are we reeeally getting that spoiled as to grumble about a few measly little MOLD SEAMS?!?

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Dennis, I think the intent of the comment was around, 'if you are a manufacturer, wouldn't it be better to show your wares in the best possible light, rather than with seam lines, shavings, burrs, etc, still showing?' To be honest, they are quite noticeable to a modeller's eye; they draw the attention away from the detail itself.

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Up next from MiniArt is a figure set depicting soldiers from the 3. SS-Panzerdivision "Totenkopf" in heavy winter clothing.

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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!

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Very Nice; I suppose that these guys could fit very nicely into a "Battle of the Bulge" dio as well..(?) I dunno, as I'm no expert when it comes to SS Winter Uniforms, so please correct me if I'm wrong... I may even pick up a set of these thugs in order to place them on one of my (ahem) Tigers or Panthers...

And now, I'm going to out with a short toot of my battered US/Allied Horn:

MORE GIs AND TOMMIES, PLEASE!!! It would be very nice to have a few sets of ACCURATE GI and Tommy "Tank Riders", preferably in "Summer, 1944 in the Bocage" attire- And I don't mean "Para" Tank Riders, either. It's PAST TIME that the "Regulars" got a chance for fame...

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Dennis,

I would gave thought that the Miniart British Tank Riders set would fit the requirement for Brits in the Bocage c.1944. I admit I haven't got a set but they look pretty good to me. They do need small packs fitting but they're readily available elsewhere (accessory sets) and perhaps add the odd sling or 2, but otherwise they look OK.

Brian

Since there is no trace on any of the figures of the Totenkopf collar patch, they will do just as well for any SS Division up until May 1945, Kowel, Narva, Budapest WHY.

IMO, there is a great preponderance of 1/35 German WWII HEER and SS out there already, and not enough representation of US/Allied Troops.

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It would be very nice to have a few sets of ACCURATE GI and Tommy "Tank Riders", preferably in "Summer, 1944 in the Bocage" attire.

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You mean these from MiniArt?



I swear, Dennis, you're never satisfied.

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IMO, there is a great preponderance of 1/35 German WWII HEER and SS out there already, and not enough representation of US/Allied Troops.

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Perhaps one reason is that, comparatively-speaking, the German kit of post-1943 is often more-varied than the Allied kit. There ARE subtle differences between say, US paras landing on D-Day and those in 1944 (mostly slash pockets on their blouses), while Germans, especially in Winter, have an abundance of gear, both issued and "field modified." These chaps pictured on the new box art have fleece "hoodies," puffy pants, and Winter boots. Very different from the standard Fall or Summer clothing issue.

MiniArt is at the forefront of a revolution in styrene figures, and should be commended for their out-STANDING quality. This set needs nothing except slings (plus a little modeling removing the seam lines ).

There is a GREAT variety of shades to work with when we're only speaking about Olive Drab. For instance, NO TWO M4s were ever seen in EXACTLY the same shade of OD or loaded up with exactly the same stowage or other like trash-

Now just take another few minutes to take a look at the different British and US camouflage schemes that were applied to M3 Lee/Grants, M4s & M4A1s, Sherman Is, IIs, IIIs, Valentines, Matildas, Crusaders, M3 Stuart/Honeys and all the rest of the US/Allied Equipment IN NORTH AFRICA ALONE... Then, we have the MTO/ETO color schemes...