German figure lovers still have a reason to rejoice as there is a large scale 1/16th scale Waffen SS soldier here and some spare heads for your German soldiers as well. Let’s have a look…
The pictures show the
figure with 2 different heads.
Sculpted by Taesung Harmms / Boxart Painted by Dr. Jin Kim
This soldier from Alpine features a tanker from the “Spearhead”
division of the US army during the European campaign in WWII. His is posed in a
“teapot” fashion with one hand on his hip with the other resting on something
lower, here he is seen resting inside the turret of his tank. You can see
clearly here his 3rd armoured patch on his left shoulder and his corporal stripes
just below that.
There are lots of elements to his figure. He wears a battle
dress and think drill OD pants with boots that are covered by galoshes. His belt
is worn over his hip and attached to it is his medical pouch on his rear hip
and his standard issue colt 9mm in it’s
pouch on his right hip. He has some binoculars attached with a leather strap
around his neck.
Speaking of necks he has the choice of two heads here. One
the standard M1 steel helmet and the other the padded US tanker’s helmet which
was a godsend in the confines of the tight vehicle.
The pictures show the
figure with 2 different heads.Sculpted by Taesung
Harmms / Boxart Painted by Dr. Jin Kim
This second soldier in the set from the US 3rd
armoured tankers has the choice of two heads just like the first figure. Again
the choices are the padded tankers helmet and the steel M1 standard issue. This
soldier’s facial features look a little slighter than his companion. He looks
younger than the full corporal he is shoulder with and indeed probably is as he
is a lance corporal. You can see from the one stripe on his shoulders as well
as the 3rd armour patch on his left shoulder as well.
This tanker is wearing a coverall with his regulation shirt
underneath. He also wears a half-length coat which site straight vertically
down at the correct angle whilst he sits with his feet slightly up. He could be
resting in the tank turret or indeed leaning on a vehicle.
The pictures show the 2 figures, each with 2 different heads.
Sculpture by Taesung
Harmms / Boxart by Dr. Jin Kim
This new set of two individual soldiers from Alpine features
two soldiers of the “Spearhead” division of the US army during the European
campaign in WWII – these two are shown at rest looking on. There are four heads
to choose from, two each – and they have been painted here by Dr. Jin Kim –
quite impressive as a set really.
This figure of a Waffen SS soldier was sculpted in 1/16th
scale by the very talented John Rosengrant, and shows this soldier carrying two
ammo boxes of MG42 to his companion
gunner. He wears a reversible parka and winter weight trousers along with warm
gloves and a scarf around his neck.
For personal protection he carries his “Soldier’s Bride” –
his Kar.98 bolt action rifle of which he carries his own ammo on pouches on the
front of his belt He also carries a canteen and bread bag attached to his belt
as well.
Each of the releases from Alpine feature two different heads
and this figure has either an uncovered M43 helmet or a cloth camo version
covered, both are very good looking.
Here we see the figure painted up in Oak leaf pattern camo by
Man-Jin Kim. He really is talented, and it gives you a view to the true
potential of the kit.
This set includes 4 heads in 1/16 Scale. – These heads will
jazz up your other figures in the same scale.
This set includes 4 heads in 1/16 Scale. An alternate
selection of heads to suit your 1/16th scale kits that need a little
more detail.
All of these are now available from: Alpine Miniature’s distributors worldwide.
All of these are now available from: Alpine Miniature’s distributors worldwide.
