Verlinden new releases
for April 2013
I have never seen such a beat up French vehicle! This WWII
vintage Char B1 Bis is seen here includes five parts of the tank seemingly used
for target practice. This can be used with a current kit or strewn around the
deck in a diorama or with a smaller vignette. I can see some victorious Panzer
tankers standing on top of this turret.
The 120mm resin figure of a German army staff officer bears
almost an uncanny resemblance to a certain “Desert Fox” that I might have heard
of with his high cheek bones and searching eyes. There is some very nice detail
here portrayed in his delicately sculpted side boards and emblems on his tunic
down to his General staff stripes on his breeches and cuff armbands.
Nine parts in resin are included in the box and he carries a
map pouch and some field glasses as well as a cigarette that it look like he is
just about to smoke whilst looking at a distant target on the horizon. Perhaps
over the English channel?
This world War II set contains four figures in cream resin – busily doing all they can to get their
gun to keep firing are in this set. You have a commander issuing firing orders
and on his walkie-talkie, a loader and a soldier firing the gun whilst another
G.I. covers his ears.
Not only are the crew include but everything you would need
to fire the gun is included in resin – spent and unspent shells, shells in their
cases and their ammo boxes along with jerry cans and other containers. The
soldiers gear is also covered in this set – several sleeping bags in canvas as
well as several packs, water bottles, entrenching tools, a pistol in it’s
holster and several other personals – this is a very full indeed box.
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Over seventy parts of resin make up the kit which is an upgrade from the earlier 2760 kit without the base - plaster and two figures in resin and various gear from a
late 60’s early 70’s Vietnam firebase. You will need the Italeri or Dragon 105mm
to go along with the set (not included) but pretty much everything else is
here.
One figure is seen on his knees issuing firing orders whilst
the other is giving him orders of the adjustments. There is plenty of resin
accessories to pack out this base and sandbagged diorama, used and unused ammo – loose and in
boxes is supplied so you can littler it around your diorama, boxes for the
shells are included as well.
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Not only what the gun needs to fire but mess containers, several
packs, a radio and personal weapons and tools are all included in this all in
one box diorama - just add a big gun! Below are the figures and their packs in more detail...
All of these products should be on the Verlinden to buy as we type! Till next month when
we update you again please do check out Verlinden’s updated website and their
Facebook
page as well..
Verlinden's March 2013 releases
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This vignette features two SS soldiers in house to house
combat. The base included in the set and if you look closely there is a dead
soldier integrated into the ground that they are fighting over!
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One of the Germans is throwing grenade and the other has “Flammenverfer”
– or Flamethrower at the ready to literally “Smoke” anyone that moves. This set
is in 1/35 scale and the base, the soldiers and
their equipment are in cream resin.
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These pair of Mark 81 “Snakeye” bombs are lovingly
represented here in 1/32 scale to fit on your modern aircraft diorama. The
snakeyes were used for low level ground attack. They were well documented to
have air brakes on the tail to retard their fall to let the delivering aircraft
get out of the way.
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Well in this resin set Verlinden have a low level delivery system of their own – a small cart to take the pair of bombs to their awaiting aircraft! Made from cream resin, this cart and the bombs will suit any modern Vietnam era and after diorama or aircraft kit.
Releasable on demand – so if you want one you have to contact
Verlinden directly.
For use as single figure or with 1:16 tank models –this pretty
lovely figure captures the Aryan look of propaganda posters pretty well – not only
is he accompanied by his large 88mm shell he also wears a pair of field glasses
on his chest and some tankers badges on his tunic
The parts...
We know he is a special soldier because he also wears an iron cross on
his throat or the Knight's Cross “(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes)” which
soldiers sometimes called a “Sore throat” as it was worn on the neck.
Details like his fine side boards and his standard issue
belt really look great on this 1/16th scale resin figure kit.
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This set contains all the resin parts you will likely need
to build a Vietnam firebase dio of a firing 105mm Howitzer and its crew.
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Over seventy parts of resin make up the kit and we haven’t even
included the two crew members, one reading out the co –ordinates on his map 9
with his can of drink in hand) and the other relaying instructions on the
radio.
Spare shells and their boxes for transport, personal packs
and weapons, a radio, backpacks crates of smaller calibre ammo and some hefty
personal weapons like a LAW rocket launcher and a M79 Grenade Launcher are
added to by every knick-knack you could think of to store in the scene. (Everything
except the 105mm cannon which you will have to buy yourself of course)
All of these products
should be on the Verlinden to buy as we type!
Verlinden is
keeping their word and updating their blog in the New Year – check
in there to see their massive product catch up from the things they didn’t show
us in detail last year – also check out their Facebook page – and if all else
fails us we will always have their stuff here for you to see as well!