Mike Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Milkmen (38468) 1:35 MiniArt via Creative Models We don’t know who it was that first decided that cow’s milk looked like it could be good to drink, or when we first started to drink it, but start we did, and we still do unless we’re vegan or lactose intolerant. Until very recently, milk was typically delivered to your door by a milkman, driving a cart around towns and villages in the wee small hours of the morning, ensuring that we have a fresh pint to pour over our cereal or in our tea when we awaken. This carried on throughout most of the 20th century, originally with a hand cart or horse-drawn wagon, but latterly in stealthy electric-powered floats that were early adopters of greener energy, but with gigantic lead-acid batteries instead of the modern lithium-Ion cells used by electric cars. The Kit Inside the figure-sized box are five sprues in grey styrene, two containing the figures, two full of parts for milk churns, the last containing crates to carry milk bottles that are on an additional clear sprue. There are two milkmen, the parts for each figure to be found on separate sprues for ease of identification, and parts breakdown is sensibly placed along clothing seams or other natural breaks to minimise clean-up of the figures once they are built. The sculpting is typically excellent, as we’ve come to expect from MiniArt’s artists and tool-makers, with natural poses, drape of clothing and textures appropriate to the parts of the model. There are four milk churns that have slide-moulded bodies to which the base and lid are added, some of which will need scratch-built handles across the tops, one with additional handles on the sides, two with single folding handles over the top, and one more with the fixed handles already moulded-in. The milk crate is built from four sides, adding the base with moulded-in dividers to accept the ten milk bottles that are found on the clear sprue. The instructions are found on the rear of the box, and there are also colour suggestions to assist you if you are unsure of a suitable scheme. Conclusion Milk delivery carried on throughout WWII on all sides, despite destruction of infrastructure, occupation and mortal danger at times, so a pair of milkmen laden down with their wares picking their way through rubble wasn’t an entirely unusual sight. Highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Available in any udder scales? and we are off ps good review though. Not sure I could have waxed as lyrical. Good diorama stuff I imagine 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Very a-moo-sing. They look like they’re absolutely Frisian without their Jersey’s on, though. Still, the review is the cream of the crop… best, M. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share Posted November 24, 2023 Diary I say it? Gouda stop these puns. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Whatever Floats your boat. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 They’re getting a bit cheesy M. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 don't beat him up about it, he needs to urn his keep. Mike 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psdavidson Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 yogurt to be kidding me 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 He said you want it pasturised, cos pasturised is best... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAF4EVER Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 She says Ernie I'll be happy If it comes up to me chest And that tickled old Ernie 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 The one on the right looks like my dad... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 28, 2023 Author Share Posted November 28, 2023 2 hours ago, John_W said: The one on the right looks like my dad... Wow. Your dad must have been tiny! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Luckily he only had a small round. A small round what? Bdum tish! I thang you... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichG Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Ah... these comments are definitely the cream of the crop. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 28, 2023 Author Share Posted November 28, 2023 They're more akin to a cow pat, and some of these puns, mine included, are making my teeth itch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psdavidson Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 I think we've milked this one dry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 28, 2023 Author Share Posted November 28, 2023 3 minutes ago, psdavidson said: I think we've milked this one dry Yeah. And then some. Moooove on 🐄 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 First time I've herd some of these jokes though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psdavidson Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 37 minutes ago, Mike said: Moooove on 🐄 We're being put out to pasture 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Mini Art are really "churning" out new kits lately. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 On 28/11/2023 at 08:11, John_W said: The one on the right looks like my dad... My dad looks like the udder one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 All those puns make me a sad milkman. Cheers, Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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