MiniArt German Soldiers at Rest (35378) 1:35

[Mike]

German Soldiers at Rest (35378)

1:35 MiniArt via Creative Models

 

 

They say that war is 95% boredom interspersed with 5% abject terror.  While I’ve no experience of it myself (thankfully), it seems a reasonable description from the little I know.  During WWII the forces of all sides took their respite where and when they could, whether it was a ditch at the side of the road, a ruined factory or an abandoned farmhouse.  A little self-care was good for the morale of the soldiers of any side, as well as stopping them from looking too much like hobos.

 

 

 

This figure set contains five German soldiers dressed in Wehrmacht uniforms.  Inside the shrink-wrapped figure box are four sprues, two containing the figures and the other two full of accessories.  The officer is sat down, the others standing or crouching, performing various “down-time” tasks, such as cooking, washing and shaving.  The soldiers are dressed in uniform pants with braces over a work shirt with the exception of the officer, who is still wearing his jacket and cap while reading a book of some sort.  The shaving man is using a cut-throat razor and looking in a mirror propped up on a large wooden barrel, while the washing men are bending over a large basin, one pouring a jug into the hands of the other, who is wearing a vest and has his braces off his shoulders, hanging around his waist.  The final figure is crouching in front of a makeshift fire between two bricks, in the process of stirring a pot with a spoon. 

 

A small instruction sheet details the building of the two different sizes of barrels, with the larger one having a trestle to hold it horizontally.  A hand-cranked water pump is made from five parts plus a two-part drain, and the officer’s chair is five parts in a traditional kitchen style.  A couple of bricks, a pot, shaving brush in a jar, jug and a towel to go over the water bearer’s shoulder can be found on the figure sprues along with the book and razor that are moulded into the figures’ hands.

 

 

 

Conclusion

As usual with MiniArt figures their sculpting is exceptional with crisp detail and sensible parts breakdown plus extras to finish off the scenario for use in a diorama. 

 

Highly recommended.

 

 

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