Hello team,

First time poster and absolute newbie here. I’ve just orders “How to Paint Realistic Military Figures” from amazon to get me started but would like some advice on suitable 1/32 scale WWII figures to paint.

I’ve been reading through the forums and I see 1/35 is pretty popular but I have a 1/32 Panzer I would like to do a diorama with 1/32 German soldiers from early Easter front. Can anyone recommend a 1/32 brand suitable for painting or would 1/35 figures look ok with 1/32 tank,

Thanks,
Ethan

Try the Aifirx newly re-issued Multipose figures, they have ETO Germans, Americans and British, PTO US Marines & Japanese, and also Afrika Corps and British 8th Army.
They are really good quality, and come with some nice left overs such as weapons and packs, and as the name implies, there are endless poses you can create with these figures.
Cheers

Andrea and Pegaso makes 1/32 scale WWII figs.

http://www.andrea-miniatures.com/market/AspsProductos/listado.asp?IdColeccion=105

http://www.pegasomodels.com/view_en.asp?cat=09&page=1

You can use the manufacturers' figures above mentioned or you could use 1/35 figures from certain manufacturers, like Verlinden for example, whose figures are bigger than usual and wont look bad in a 1/32 tank! It's a matter of you trying it!
Cheers and happy modelling!
Prato

:-) Some of the old DML figures are also fairly big and almost to 1/32 scale. Monogram had some pretty decent figures with their old 1/32 scale kits.
Just some suggestions.

Jeff

marx

I assume this is a manufacturer of 1/32 (54mm) military miniatures? Do you have a link?

Ethan,

1/32 corresponds to 54mm. 54mm figures are pretty common from the historical miniature manufacturers, but unfortunately since the vast majority of this scale is manufactured in either white metal or resin, the price may be a bit more than one may be prepared to pay for diorama figures.

IMHO the Airfix Multipose figures would be your best bet. While the most obvious advantage of the Airfix figures is the "multipose" feature, the price is generally pretty fair as well.

Out of curiousity... a 1/32 scale tank? Which manufacturer?

Rudi

Ethan

For a starter, there's nothing like messing with plastic figures before moving onto resin and metal. Excellent for practising techniques on. Try the Airfix multipose Germans, which have the right uniforms for early/mid WW2 (despite supposedly being late war). You can replace the MG42 with an MG34 from the Afrika Korps set and find something else for the Panzerfaust man to do.

Multipose

Like Tarok, I'm wondering which tank you have.

Hi Rudi,

The Monogram M-3s, M-4s and M-48, and Pzr IV, Wirbelwind, Ostwind, Brummbaer and Jadgpanzer IV are 1/32, as are their Skdz 232, M-20 and M-8.

Rudi,

Imrie Risley made an extensive series of WWII American Paratroopers in 54mm. They were pretty good for the day, kinds rough now, but have good poses. I recall they made Germans, too.

Valiant Miniatures put out a line of figures of all eras that, IMHO, are as good as what is out today.

Same for Squadron/Rubin Miniatures.