Verlinden's latest
releases are so varied we are sure at least one of these five is sure to get your interest – we have a flamin’ turret, some
grease monkeys, the king rat from the tunnels of Vietnam and the natural enemy
of the desert rats… Let’s have a look shall we?
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Verlinden's September 2014 releases
120mm - 1/16th
scale
2796
$32.95
To make this figure of a German “Landser” in the advance
through a beaten France to the channel in 1940 you will need the twenty one
resin parts in this kit.
He holds up a French helmet to examine it in a poetic stance
that will look very nice painted and weathered up like it is in the box art
picture. The German soldier carries his KaR 98 rifle over his shoulder and ammo
on his webbing on his torso with a Luger tucked into his belt and a stick grenade tucked into his boot - “just
in case.”
1:35th
scale
2797
$16.95
There are fourteen resin parts to make this figure of a Vietnam
special forces “Tunnel rat” and his faithful tunnel clearing Alsatian. “K-9”
teams performed during ground operations with the Army, Air Force, Marines and
Navy in the Vietnam War.
The “Grunts” often became very attached to these dogs who
stuck with them throughout the tour and sometimes afterward – Alsatians were
used exclusively for scouting and as mine and tunnel Dogs. The dog and handler
were generally deployed with the infantry and combat engineer units. They were
trained to sniff out mines and booby traps buried in roads, hidden on bridges
or in buildings, and sniff out the location of tunnels. After the dog located
the tunnel, a soldier (Tunnel Rat) would enter the tunnel to investigate.
This tunnel rat has his pistol at the ready and heaps of gear
still in his pack – it looks like they have just found this tunnel entrance as
the pooch is sitting down after doing his job.
1:4th scale
$39.95
2798
There are four large parts to make this very large scale
bust (1/4th scale) of arguably one of the most famous Generals in
history. Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel was popularly known as the Desert Fox (Wüstenfuchs) and he was the scourge of
all of the enemies he faced in World War II on the battlefields.
There is a lot of fine detail here which you might expect in
such a large scale bust. You can see the ornate shoulder boards of a field marshal
as well as his Iron cross on his throat and the medal below that is his award
of the Pour le Mérite which he won in
the First World War.
The national symbol of the eagle on the breast pocket of his
tunic and officer’s cap are just as detailed as are the laurels and cockade on
his hat. He looks like a lovely bust that can get painted up pretty nicely with
the detail afforded to it by the sculptor.
1:35th
scale
2799
$12.95
This “Zippo”
as it was named after the famous lighter represents an M113 armoured turret
that was used to clear large parts of the jungle and to help establish a perimeter
for the troops in support.
There are
three parts and copper wire used to form this turret and if it is as bad-ass
looking as the real thing we are “cooking” as the turret in real life rotated
360 degrees and the range was two hundred meters.
1:35th
scale
2800-
$22.95
There are three figures of mechanics made from
eighteen parts of resin in this set of GI’s in 35th scale. They
could be used as mechanics for many things but they strike me as tankmen or
mobile mechanics as one of the soldiers wears a tanker’s helmet.
While one soldier uses a chisel and hammer to “adjust” the part two others look
on – a sergeant and the private who is enjoying a cheeky smoke as he looks on
with a smile on his face.
All of these are now
on sale at an introductory discounted price on the Verlinden Website… get
them by clicking the links in the product descriptions above...png)