Master Box Ltd German Military Men, WWII (MB35211) 1:35

[Mike]

German Military Men, WWII (MB35211)

1:36 Master Box Ltd via Creative Models Ltd

 

 

Even the baddies took time out from fighting to rest, plan and strategise, which is the theme of this set, showing a group of soldiers of various arms discussing the way ahead, or interpreting the latest orders from above, while clearly safe from the lead-based interjections of the Allies.  It arrives in an end-opening figure box, and inside is a single bagged sprue in grey styrene containing parts for five figures, and the instructions printed on the rear of the box.  As usual, sculpting is excellent and the parts are broken down into torsos, separate legs, arms and heads, plus caps, helmets, mag and other pouches, and even a few pencils moulded into hands.

 

 

An officer, his sergeant and two military police figures form the centre of the group, with a member of the lower ranks trying to sort out a cable, probably in order to get the field telephone working again, although on first looks he appears to be more of a driver figure.  The two MPs are wearing metal gorgets around their necks, one of whom is wearing a motorcycle great coat and goggles on his helmet, as if he has brought news from above.  The other MP is wearing an MP40 over his chest and is holding a traffic lollipop behind him as he blimps over his colleague’s shoulder at the orders.  The officer is sitting back with a pencil in hand, having been disturbed from poring over a map, and all wear standard Wehrmacht boots, field grey uniforms and rank insignia moulded into their torsos.  There’s a surprise dog on the sprue if you look closely (parts 31, 14 & 15), which has a one-piece body, and a two-part head so that the floppy ears can be moulded more accurately.  Don’t ask me what breed it is, but it’s not an Alsatian or a Chihuahua.

 

 

Colour call-outs are shown on the instructions along with the part numbers, which match a drawing of the sprue to the right.  The colour codes are shown in a table in the middle of the instructions, giving paint codes for Vallejo, and AMMO, which should be enough to allow conversion to your favourite brand if you don’t use those given.

 

 

Conclusion

Excellent sculpting, realistic poses and drape of the materials they are wearing, that will add realism to any diorama that they are placed into.  Some insignia decals and careful painting should result in some great figures.

 

Highly recommended.

 

 

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[Paul H]

Difficult to say for certain, but from what I can see, the dog looks like a spaniel.

[Mike]

20 hours ago, Paul H said:

Difficult to say for certain, but from what I can see, the dog looks like a spaniel.

Seems reasonable The big floppy ears could be the only clue without actually building it

[Paul H]

Based on the features alone, it could also be a Setter or Retriever, but comparing the size relative to the soldier figures, I'm thinking it's much more likely to be a Springer or Cocker Spaniel.  Masterbox included a Setter with their RAF Pilots set, and that is much bigger.  However it could of course be painted as whichever breed the builder wants!