1/72 soldiers 'doing nothing'?

[Killingholme]

Hi guys,

aircaft modeller here looking for some figures for his first diorama (See Blitzkreig groupbuild) Looking for either Polish or German figures in 1/72 that are posed just standing around. All the figures I can find are depicted in the 'heat of battle', which isn't appropriate for the diorama I have in mind (a Polish Czapla army liaison aircraft). I know this is probably a long shot, but any pointers would be cool.

Will

Edited November 15, 2010 by Killingholme

[Obi-Jiff Kenobi]

There's a site called Plastic Soldier Review that specialises in 1/72 plastic figures, of all eras. They review as many sets as they can get their hands on, with photos of all the poses in each set. Click on this link Plastic Soldier Review and have a look. Be warned though, PSR don't give much clue to the availability of the sets, and some are long out of production.

Obi-Jiff

[mrcooljules]

There's a site called Plastic Soldier Review that specialises in 1/72 plastic figures, of all eras. They review as many sets as they can get their hands on, with photos of all the poses in each set. Click on this link Plastic Soldier Review and have a look. Be warned though, PSR don't give much clue to the availability of the sets, and some are long out of production.

Obi-Jiff

yes thats a good site.

look at presiler first.

i have some germans just walking and also a set where sat around eating and doing nowt much.

im using mine for this GB too.

[Paul A H]

Milicast do some nice figures (albeit in 1/76, but whose going to notice...), loads of choice, like these:

Edited November 15, 2010 by Paul A H

[fraxinus]

AB Figures do white metal figs which paint up nicely some aircrew luftwaffe tropical dress & RAF liason, german paras & german tank crew figs painted can look like Luftwaffe ground crew see web site, cant get link to work but here it is www.abfigures.co.uk/index1.htm

Milicast figures are good all army/tank types sitting around etc etc a wide variety of very useful diorama figs for most nations

SHQ miniatures do polish tankks & cavalry figs in white metal www.shqminiatures.co.uk/Ranges/WWII/Polish/Polishmain.php?UID=2010111520013792.24.137.39

blitzkrieg models http://www.britland.co.uk/blitzkriegmodels/list_summer10.pdf very useful vehicles figures etc for 1940's dioramas

Matador models airfield range & figures http://www.matadormodels.co.uk/yairfield2%...irfield72nd.htm

[Killingholme]

cheers guys. Lots of options out there!

I like the look of the Preiser soldiers. Should be fun painting something that size... gulp!

Will

[Obi-Jiff Kenobi]

cheers guys. Lots of options out there!

I like the look of the Preiser soldiers. Should be fun painting something that size... gulp!

Will

Of course, at that size you don't necessarily have to paint all the details, just enough to give an impression of detail at a normal viewing distance. Often it's best to underdo the painting, you can always add more if you don't like it, rather than having to paint it out if you go too far.

Obi-Jiff