Tuesday, December 3

Preview: The Bodi combines four of their best into a new set "Unternehmen Konrad"

For those who like their 1/35th scale Panther (or any other German tank from the late WWII period), The Bodi Miniatures has released four of their recently very nice looking figures together as a set. We look at each of them in a nice little preview for you today...
These four Panther "bodi"ies in one package from the Bodi

German Waffen SS Officer.
From The Bodi Miniatures
TB-35138
1/35th scale 
Boxart by Jaume Ortiz.
2 head options included. 
Price: 12.50 €
This new figure of a Waffen SS Officer from WWII is sculpted by Krisztián Bódi and in the instance of this boxart - painted by Jaume Ortiz. The 35th scale man comes with a choice of two heads - both with different headgear.  The officer's peaked cap, with the SS skull and crossbones, noted on the front, also the winter weight Russian style fur lined hat the "Ushanka", which was adopted after the first winter in the east by German troops.
You can see the German SS officer has the earlier war style cavalry breeches and grey tunic on - he also has the high leg style german "jackboot" on - these elements place him about at the early-to the mid-war period.
The "Kharkov Parka" further narrows down the time to probably 1942 onwards - I do like the way the parka is sculpted over his regular uniform clothing, sitting in thick folds over his body and hanging with some representation of weight at the hood on the rear of the figure.


German Panther Commander WW II
From The Bodi Miniatures
1/35th scale
TB-35137
Boxart example painted by Jaume Ortiz
price: 12.50 €
This German tanker could well be suited to the raft of Panther releases in the last year - or any other late war German tanks. He is seen here perched upon the deck of his tank looking down at the scene below.
We say late war German because of his reversible anorak and pants. Thick boots, I am not sure what kind as they are topped with fur that looks like it lines them to keep, with the thick mittens he is wearing this soldier warm on the Eastern front.

German Panther crewman WW II #1
From The Bodi Miniatures
1/35th scale
Code:TB-35134
Material: resin
Boxart Painted by Jaume Ortiz
 price: 12.50 €
This Panther crewman is seen sculpted into the form of a man "taking a knee" as he listens in on the situation, he could well be kneeling on the ground or on the tank, but he is definitely looking down at the conversation taking place with the other crewmen in this set.
He is wearing what looks like a woollen top over his uniform cotton tunic, then some black Panzer pants underneath that, high, early-style boots, with an earlier style M40 overseas cap by the looks of it make this guy and "old hare" of the corps...



German Panther crewman WW II #2
From The Bodi Miniatures
1/35th scale
Code:TB-35135
Material: resin
Boxart Painted by Jaume Ortiz
price: 12.50 €
This Panther crewman is seen resting on the side of his turret - looking on to the scene or maybe into the distance - but I think in light of this set of four he is looking at the officer talking to his fellow tank crewmen.
He is wearing typical late-war gear - with the reversible anorak, the flat side forage cap of the tanker corps in black with pink piping, and the other side of the thick material is seen on the pants of this tanker, this time painted white...


Unternehmen Konrad (x 4 figure set)
From The Bodi Miniatures
Code:TB-35140
Material: resin
Boxart Painted by Jaume Ortiz 
Set contains 4 figures
price: 49.00 €
These four figures are naturally suited to join together in your German tank diorama - Panther, Tiger, whatever - I like the fact that the clothing matches in winter weight but it is very different from man to man. These four complement each other in "Bodi" language also😜.

These new figures are all available now from The Bodi Website...