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German Tank Crew – Special Edition (35283)

1:35 MiniArt via Creative Models

 

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A figure placed in or on a vehicle or diorama gives it scale, and as such they add life to our attempts at scaling down reality.  This set from figure masters MiniArt depicts WWII German Panzer crew, and contains six figures in various poses, some more relaxed than others.  It arrives in a standard end-opening figure box, and once you've got the film wrap off the box, you are presented with three sprues in grey styrene, plus a small ancillary instruction sheet for the sprue of weapons and kit that is included in this edition.

 

Put the word MiniArt into discussion about figures and you know that the sculpting will be first class, which is the case with this set, having beautifully rendered depictions of cloth, unit badges and insignia, and the faces of crew members with their various headgear.  Three of the figures are suitable for turret hatches, with one having no legs for those tight areas, while another could be adapted to fit a hatch, but is stood leaning forward slightly.  The other two figures are sitting down with one arm up as if they are manning the front hatches, and one even has his hand out gripping a steering wheel or similar. 

 

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The crew are wearing the black grey Panzer uniform, with the two front crew having their shirt sleeves rolled up, while the three officers have their jackets on.  The commanding officer type is clasping maps etc. behind his back, and is wearing a similar design jacket, but in the Pea Camouflage material that was sometimes seen toward the end of the war.  The third sprue contains the additional weapons and pouches as mentioned earlier, including the following:

 

2 x Kar 98 with ammo pouches

2 x MP40 so-called "Schmeiser" SMGs with ammo pouches and open or folded stock

1 x binocular (with slide moulded lenses) with case

1 x Walther P38 pistol with open or closed holster

1 x flare pistol with holster and ammo pouches

1 x First Aid Kit

1 x Map case

1 x flashlight

 

The first aid kit, MP40s, map case and flare ammo pouch require some minor assembly, which is detailed in the small instruction sheet in the box.  The painting guide on the rear of the box gives suggestions as to the colours to use, which is conveniently translated between Vallejo, Mr Color, Life Color, Tamiya, AK, HUmbrol, Revell, and colour names in (probably Ukrainian) Cyrillic and English.  The camo swatch is also annotated for your ease, which uses 5 basic colours for your delight and terror.

 

Conclusion

Realistic poses, excellent sculpting in a box of 6… well, 5.5 figures.  Perfect for crewing your latest Panzer project to give it a little life and scale for very little cash.

 

Very highly recommended.

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Thanks for the review, Mike! I believe the Peadot -44 was very, very seldom used by the Heer, which these lovely figures are sculpted to represent. The tunic looks to be an SS-one but the officer wearing it clearly has Wehrmacht cap. Anyway, it was difficult to believe my eyes regarding the sharpness of details - just look at those button holes on the tunic breasts! V-P

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3 hours ago, vppelt68 said:

Anyway, it was difficult to believe my eyes regarding the sharpness of details - just look at those button holes on the tunic breasts!

Superb sculpting and moulding, isn't it? ^_^  Thanks for the info on the battle dress.  We'll say that chummy swapped his tunic with an SS pal for some captured rations or something ;)

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