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Unteroffizier with MP40
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Posted: Sunday, January 26, 2014 - 05:00 AM UTC
Armor35 has added another Wehrmacht subject to their growing series of 1/35 figures: ARM35107 German Soldier of WWII. As this subject is an Unteroffizier with an MP40 Maschinenpistole.

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Posted: Monday, January 27, 2014 - 02:14 AM UTC

Strange little fellow!
First of all, the subject is "highly special"! Never seen anything like it!

Second (and I start at the top) the chin strap is much too massive! The tunic collar is not too convincing either.

The ominous seam at the cuffs looks odd. The left hand is not too natural. The bottom half of the tunic is way too voluminous. The ammo pouch could be better in detail.

And finally, the legs are totally out of proportion (thighs are huge!!).

The MP40 may be right in proportions, but it looks very thin to me.

All in all, I can't understand the motivation to produce (or buy) such a figure, when there are better "brothers" around en masse!

The fact that the painting on the box cover is monotonous (and thus wrong) does not help either!

Cheers

Romain

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Posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 - 03:24 PM UTC
I completed the painting.

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Posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 - 03:44 PM UTC
Well done on the review Fred! I like this one!! Decent pose...I could make this fit into a small dio nicely!! Great job on the painting too btw!!
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Posted: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - 03:29 AM UTC
I don't know...some Dragon figs look better!
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Posted: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - 09:04 AM UTC

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I don't know...some Dragon figs look better!



Fully agree to that, but at least Fred's painting is great!!

Well done Fred!!!

Cheers

Romain

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