Tuesday, November 14

SS soldiers under fire & new parts for your 72nd scale Hetzer from Rado Miniatures...

Rado Miniatures have new sets of 3D printed Hetzer exhausts & water pumps in 72nd, as well as two great looking SS men in 35th scale running for their hides in Normandy in 1944. We look at them in our preview...


SS soldiers under fire & new parts for your 72nd scale Hetzer from Rado Miniatures...

Rado Miniatures have brand new 3-D printed sets of vehicle exhausts & water pump for your 72nd scale Hetzer  as well as two 35th scale Panzergrenadiers from Normandy in 1944 now painted up and in the flesh. We look at them all here...

Under Fire, W-SS NCO w/MP40, Normandy 1944 
Under fire series
From Rado Miniatures
1/35th scale
#RDM35055
Boxart artist: Dr. Jin Kim
Price: €16
Running shielding his face from the fire, dust and debris, this NCO is seen in the same type of clothing, weapons and equipment that you would expect from the timeframe given, Around D-Day in 1944.
Painted up here by Dr. Jin Kim, you can see the details so clearly. One can see the improvement in the figures over time from Rado's sculpts that give these such life when painted up.
In SS man's gear with bread bag, flask, spare MP40 ammo clips in their cloth pouches, a bayonet, mess tin & rolled up Zeltbahn attached to his body harness rigging.


Under Fire, W-SS Shutze w/Kar.98, Normandy 1944 
Under fire series
From Rado Miniatures
1/35th scale
#RDM35056
Boxart artist: Dr. Jin Kim
Price: €16
This SS Shutze has got the hurry on! Carrying the ammo for his section's MG in the steel container and his KaR.98 strapped over his back, he is painted up by Dr Jin Kim here on the box art figure, showing you just how nice he can look under some paint.
You can see all the equipment this Shutze carries, the entrenching tool, gas mask cannister, flask, bread bag, mess tin and spare rifle ammo on his body harness. 
The body language of this figure is just right, with the face's eyes focussed forward in the way he is running, the legs, arms and feet all working hard as he runs, crouched over to avoid the hail of harm coming his way.


"Under Fire" W-SS Panzergrenadiere, Normandy 1944.
Under fire series
From Rado Miniatures
1/35th scale
#RDM35052
Boxart artist: Dr. Jin Kim
Price: €30
This new two figure set depicts two Waffen SS men of the Panzergrenadiere seen dressed and equipped for the battles in Normandy in 1944.
In full camouflage smocks and cloth covered M43 helmets, these two are seen running for their lives, probably under air attack, as they hare it from one position to cover.
The two figures put together in bare grey resin, showing you a little of how they look before paint...
While one soldier carries his Mp-40, the other has a slung Kar.98 rifle, both with gull ammunition, bread bag, gas mask cannister & water flask on their hips, as well as a bayonet and entrenching tool. The man running behind is seen carrying ammunition for his unit's MG-42.


Water pumps
3D Print
Kit No #RDM72S04
1/72nd scale
Price: €5
Three different types of water pumps, often found in the mid 20th century and before - there are three in each of the packs.


Hetzer, late muffler
3D Print
Kit No #RDM72S03
1/72nd scale
Price: €5
This exhaust fits the recent and very nice Vespid Models Hetzer 1/72nd scale. It suits the late model kit with the different exhaust. 

Here are both of these two sets, with a 1/1 scale hand as a reference!