I can't figure out what kind of jacket or tunic the squatting figure is wearing. It looks like it has knitted cuffs and waistband like the US Cold Weather Jacket (i.e. "Tanker's Jacket", but the collar doesn't fit that. I don't think he's wearing a sweater under the usual Brit Battledress tunic - there's no evidence of the tunic cuffs if that were the case. Also, the area defined inside of the lanyard is painted as if it's a totally different item of clothing to the rest of his jacket, but there's no indication under the edges of the lanyard that there are two different clothing items (i.e. no open edges of a jacket front). What am I missing here? On the other hand, I like the dynamic poses. They have a "fresh" look and are definitely something different.

Beyond me as well...

well, I am asking myself the same questions!! When I saw the pic I first thought they were GIs with Tommy helmets!! BD jackets with knitted cuffs..!???!?? Khaki colour a trifle odd (but that can easily be remedied)! The poses are dynamic though and detail seems crisp!!! Cheers Romain

Here is what author said about it on another website: "The officer has army pullover, it had special holes for the officers shirt's shoulder-straps to make the rank visible. I tried to present Canadian army soldiers in this boxart, so the battle dress is more greenish than British one." I'm not into WW2 and I have no idea what all this means, so please don't shoot the messenger. Mario

Hmmm...? OK, I can kind of buy that. The knit pullover has a fairly tight weave and in scale, there wouldn't be a lot of texture. However, it also has a deep, knitted "V" neck in the front with a wide (about 1") ribbed edge which is missing from the figure. (At least I can't see it.) The modification for the epaulettes (according to Brayley's "The World War II Tommy") was not actually standard and was "sometimes adapted by officers to allow shirt epaulettes to be worn through the shoulders to display rank" (40). So, that's a nice touch by the sculptor. I think the knit "V" collar could be added easy enough to distinguish between the front of the pullover and the front of the shirt under it. The shirt collar would hide it where it goes over the shoulders and behind the neck, Thanks for the additional info, Mario. It makes more sense now with that explanation. The more I look at these guys, the more I like the posing. Cheers!

The outfit struck me a bit odd as well but at least we have some Commonwealth figs for once. How many more standing around and/or pointing Germans do we need? J

Here is what author said about it on another website: "The officer has army pullover, it had special holes for the officers shirt's shoulder-straps to make the rank visible. I tried to present Canadian army soldiers in this boxart, so the battle dress is more greenish than British one." I'm not into WW2 and I have no idea what all this means, so please don't shoot the messenger. Mario[/quote] Yes, a cardigan with a poppin shirt underneath. The V of the cardigan looks hidden by the lanyard and looks a bit strange because of the green collar of the shirt.which looks a bit large for a shirt. Interesting figs though.. Al

Didn't the pull-over sweater have added patches at the shoulders and elbows?

If we are talking about the jungle green late war pullover, then yes, there were patches and openings for shirt epaulettes. I'm not sure this item was issued in time for WW2 action, but then again, I'm no expert! Still, even with Canadians and with a pullover, I find the cuff details hard to swallow. And while Canadians had a greener tone for their BDs, the colour here is too light IMHO! (but as I said...easy remedied ) I'm with Jerry....right side and no pointing!! Fantastic!!! Cheers Romain