Well only two figure but three different ways to get them..
Just released on the Alpine Website are these two new SS Grenadiers in 35th
scale – sold singly or as a pair we thought we would look a little closer at
them in our preview…
Sculpture by Taesung Harmms / Boxart by Man-Jin Kim
This soldier of the line has a choice – like all of Alpine’s
figures – of two headgear choices – although both are the M-40 steel helmet,
one has a camo cover on his complete with loops to attach local foliage. Both
of the faces are the same.
As a personal weapon this soldier is the “soldier’s bride” -
his Kar.98 and he wears several ammo pouches off his webbing and standard
buckle belt. Also on his rear hip is his trusty entrenching tool. This is all
worn over his three quarter length Waffen SS Windblusen or winter jacket. These fur-lined, field-grey, anoraks
with integral hoods were widely used by SS men and this example looks great
pinched under the soldier’s gear – especially the opened hood and the wrinkled padded
sleeves.
Also of special note are the soldier’s winter Oak leaf
pattern mittens, which he wore over his leather gloves here, reversible pants
and marching boots.
Sculpture by Taesung Harmms / Boxart by Man-Jin Kim
This NCO is fairly unique in his dress sense – although he
wears either the rumpled SS officer’s Schirmmütze
cap or the M-40 steel helmet (your choice) he wears a short animal skin fur
coat over his field grey jacket. The choice of this figure will inject some
colour into your field grey and SS camo’ed figures.
The NCO (you cannot see his rank) carries an MP-40 sub-machine
pistol and the requisite ammo pouches hanging off his webbing. He also carries
some short field glasses hanging from around his neck with a cover attached to
it.
What winter figure would be complete without his warm reversible
pants and long boots? The NCO also sports a nice pair of leather gloves and a
P-38(?) pistol holster on his rear left hip.
Sculpture by Taesung Harmms / Boxart by Man-Jin Kim
This combined set is also sold – the two figures are put
together in the same box with a choice of two heads each as standard. I like the fact that there are subtle
differences in each of these figures. The belts, the uniforms and weapons,
headgear and equipment – even the addition of the binoculars and the mittens
are different and add something original to both soldiers. They are different
but complement each other very well.
These soldiers are walking along with each other with the
NCO obviously the leader of the pair. His companion is looking over his
shoulder at something whilst going forward; they make a very natural and not
posed set. This is often a complaint of figure collectors – that you cannot
have a scene of twenty guys giving orders or pointing. These guys look like
do-ers and not talkers!
