Just published, a review of MinArt''s NEW figure kit: 35031 - Soviet Artillery Crew. This is a five-figure, injected-styrene kit for late-war Soviet artillerymen. The full (built) review along with many images of the new set, can be seen:
Soviet Artillery Crew Review
If you have comments or questions please post them here.
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Miniart's Soviet Artillery Crewjimbrae
Provincia de Lugo, Spain / Espaņa
Joined: April 23, 2003
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Posted: Saturday, March 10, 2007 - 09:27 PM UTC
Posted: Saturday, March 10, 2007 - 10:01 PM UTC
Hi Jim. Thanks for ther review. I like this format, as it includes all the general items that anybody considering buying will want to know about. But even more, taking the time to build the set quickly, the way the parts are is even more appreciated ... words can never describe what can be seen in a glance.
To be honest, I dont see seems and small fit problems, as an issue, as all these problems are present in figures from any other manufacturer. The poses and details are enough to get me interested.
One question .... on the box backside ...there appears to be some decals or an image of how the arm patches should look. Which is it .. is it decals or just images of what to paint? Please say decals :-)
To be honest, I dont see seems and small fit problems, as an issue, as all these problems are present in figures from any other manufacturer. The poses and details are enough to get me interested.
One question .... on the box backside ...there appears to be some decals or an image of how the arm patches should look. Which is it .. is it decals or just images of what to paint? Please say decals :-)
jimbrae
Provincia de Lugo, Spain / Espaņa
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Posted: Sunday, March 11, 2007 - 03:24 PM UTC
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One question .... on the box backside ...there appears to be some decals or an image of how the arm patches should look. Which is it .. is it decals or just images of what to paint? Please say decals
Frank, simply an illustration - no decals are included - Sorry!
Posted: Sunday, March 11, 2007 - 06:13 PM UTC
Thank you for a good review.
Good to hear that this figure set is of good quality. A set like this has definently been missing for some years. The only real injection plastic solution as Russian gun crew being the old Italeri figures.
Thanks for you time and effort with the review.
Good to hear that this figure set is of good quality. A set like this has definently been missing for some years. The only real injection plastic solution as Russian gun crew being the old Italeri figures.
Thanks for you time and effort with the review.
MiG-17
California, United States
Joined: September 01, 2006
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Posted: Monday, March 12, 2007 - 12:55 PM UTC
Jim- Thank you for the review. It looks to me like the box art is a good painting guide. Cheers-
Rob-
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PanzerEd
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Posted: Monday, March 12, 2007 - 06:03 PM UTC
Thanks Jim.
They look like a decent set of figures. Im looking forward to the US Jeep crew that is forecast on their website.
Hopefully they wont be wearing gaiters!
Des
They look like a decent set of figures. Im looking forward to the US Jeep crew that is forecast on their website.
Hopefully they wont be wearing gaiters!
Des
aktarian
Slovenia
Joined: March 28, 2016
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Posted: Saturday, March 17, 2018 - 10:41 PM UTC
Veeeeery late response, sorry. Just wanted to add that this set is more appropriate for smaller caliber guns. Kneeling gunner and figure hauling crate on his back don't fit well with anything larger than 76mm. In former case the gun laying mechanism comes too high as it requires standing or crouching figure at best and in latter case crate is too heavy to be hauled that way.
Decent set, just be aware of this limitation.
Decent set, just be aware of this limitation.