Here's a close look at the latest from Taesung Harmms at Alpine Miniatures....and it looks like the best yet!

Alpine Miniatures: SS Panzer Recon Crew



If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!

I'm working on these guys, too. They are the first Alpine figures I've built and I think they are really good. The fit is damn near perfect.

And I agree, I do like how the hands are molded with the binocs. Really nice touch.

These look incredible.
Alpine's work just goes from strength to strength.

I just wish there was more extreme poses such as shooting, running, grenade throwing, etc etc. Taesung if you do read this could you shed some light on your pose choice - is it volume of sales?

In my opinion Alpine's german firing the Kar98 is about as good as 1/35 figures can get.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Hi Andy
Thank you for your kind words and interest in Alpine Miniatures.
Alpine's 1/35 line is designed to cater to AFV modelers and vignette
builders. This is why most of Alpine's 1/35 figures are tankers.
When I sketch out ideas, I tend to go for "general" poses that can be used
in several different settings. I like relaxed standing poses because I feel
that these types of figures would not only be more useful in many different
vignettes and dioramas but also they tend to look better standing alone on
top of a tank. An action posed figure has limited potential in this aspect.
This gets translated into sales, of course.
Also I have to make sure all the parts in a figure are casting-friendly. With
an action posed figure, it's more difficult to design and cast parts. And this
gets translated into clean and quality castings. FYI, it is not easy to design
a figure and its parts for "production" where a mold has to cast out multiple
parts many times over.

Most of the resin figure companies will tell you the same story. Before I started
Alpine, I used wonder why there were so many neglected subjects and poses
in 1/35 resin figures. Now I know there are good reasons for it
However, I plan to make a pair of grenadiers in action poses this year.

Taesung

No need to convince me of the Alpine quality ... I bought a few sets earlier this year. and its hard to believe how fine they are without actually seeing them live. Haven´t seen this set yet, but it will not be long!

Thanks for interesting reply Taesung. You've made my day with the above news!
Could I ask where they are vailable in Australia?
*Edit - found 'em - Firestorm models http://www.firestormmodels.com for any other ANZACS out there that are reading this thread.*

Merry Christmas all!