Heres the figure that has so very kindly been given to me to reveiw,...
Thank you, James Knaus
Heres some more pics taken directly from the Stalingrad website,..Im using them because they are far better pictures that I could reproduce with my camera and gives a good idea of what they are all about,..
The soldier is depicted wearing the 1943 patterned tunic, (noticable by the unpleated tunic pockets ), trousers,ankle boots and gaiters
it was at this time that the German Army ( Heer )transgressed from quite smartly dressed combatants to shabbily dressed soldiers as stocks of materials began to deplete and cut backs took hold
As you can see from the pics it`s quite nicely molded and comes in a grey resin, on my figure there`s some flash/mold lines that will have to be got rid of during the clean up process
As for the kit itself it comes in a nice compact smallish colour printed box and the kit comes in 4 seperate parts
Figure, head with cap, arms, and equipment,..each attached to a nice chunk of resin
So what do I think of it so far,....
I love the creases in the trousers they are quite wonderful,..theres a few buttons on the tunic that may have to go and be replaced because of casting
I am not too sure about the location of the upper pockets I think they are a bit further up and also doubt the location of the breast eagle that looks too low as well I shall have to look at some better pictures of the tunic than I already have,..
The head is quite nice although those figures heads seen on both Stalingrad and Tank are quite samesy the only criticism about the head is that the nostrils were not done too well and it makes the nose look a bit piggy.
I love the boots as they look worn out
So even though the posture of the figure could be classed as a bit boring I think hes alright and can be very happily planted into a solo scene trotting of the a POW somewhere glancing sideways at something of interest which I will probably end up doing for the purpose of this SBS
Onwards