Friday, January 28, 2011 - 03:51 AM UTC
No matter how many AFVs get released (of whatever nationality) there always seems to be a shortage of good, imaginative crewmen. Now, help is at hand with TWO New sets from MiniArt which go a long way in helping resolve the problem. Also, as a bonus - another Diorama Accesory Set...
The first of the sets should, inevitably be the most popular:

35070 - U.S. TANK CREW NW EUROPE

The set consists of five figures with 47 parts. What is most notable is the more 'improvised' sense of the uniforms and headgear. Once again it takes MiniArt to show OTHER manufacturers what a U.S. Tank Crew should acually look like...

The second is, once again a HIGHLY innovative release. The title says it all really:

35093 - ITALIAN TANK CREW

Again, 5 figures in the set with a really nice mixture of uniforms.

Finally, another of the company's Diorama sets with:

35550 - WOODEN BARRELS & VILLAGE UTENSILS

Wine bottle, barrels, milk churns - all in injection-moulded styrene!

Our thanks to MiniArt Ltd for this very welcome Update!
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Petition2God
The US Tank crew looks really really good! I think it's the best styrene one I've seen so far. When it becomes available at online stores, someone please notify.
JAN 28, 2011 - 05:56 AM
Dangeroo
All three sets are very useful, but the two tank crews are already on my ever growing list of things to look out for... Cheers! Stefan
JAN 28, 2011 - 06:06 AM
ALBOWIE
More welcome releases from an imaginative manufacturer. Will we see this this year Jim as they were previewed many months ago? The Dio stuff is great and I'm sure will be very well recieved. Well done Minart - now you can do a US Arty crew or crews...... Cheers Al
JAN 29, 2011 - 11:09 AM
johhar
And you can actually use all 5 American figures in the same vignette.
JAN 31, 2011 - 02:16 AM
ProfessorP
Maybe I missed it but has a release date been announced for any of these? I recall the US Tank Crew was originally announced some time last summer (or earlier) but at that time, only the artwork was shown. Now they've at least shown the pre-production models, but when the heck are they going to hit the shelves?
FEB 09, 2011 - 06:17 AM
TankSGT
They look really good, I just wish they used more in hatch poses. Crews belong in their tanks not standing around them. They can be used for display with out the need for a diorama. I'm just say in. I'm still going to get them and modify them into in hatch positions. We can rebuild them. Tom
FEB 09, 2011 - 08:06 AM
retiredbee2
A lot of us have been waiting for figures like these for a long time now. Lets hope they produce enough of them and that they appear as in stock and also on the shelves of local hobby shops. Continuously being shown as available, just doesn't cut it....................................Al
FEB 18, 2011 - 03:00 AM
metooshelah
not much of a figure man, but YES!!! they look very nice and I want to get one for a sherman I have stashed shame though that only one figure is posed on a hatch (that's what the art shows, anyway)
FEB 18, 2011 - 03:14 AM
retiredbee2
I think that any of them can stand in a hatch.Draw a hatch around them and see what I mean. Need not rely on the box art to limit what you do with them...... ......................Al
FEB 18, 2011 - 05:08 AM
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