204sailor

Friends,I need a link to a website that carries WW2 German Soldier figures.Specifically I would like to get a soldier figure standing up with his mauser
rifle over his shoulder.I want to pose him for a tank bridge project I`m working on.I can`t build the guardhouse entrance until I get the "Guard" as there may be electronics involved in his duties.

Charlie

BiggTony

Try this site Scalehobbyistor Michigan Toy Soldier Co. There's other figures out there that aren't so main stream, but I can't recall what site they were on. But I do know that you'll find more outside of the popular manufactures if you google 120mm WWII figures.

204sailor

TONY, Thanks for the links. What I want to do is have the guard move forward when the tank gets in close to the guard house,sort of like a cuckoo bird
when the clock strikes, using a modified servo and a battery.

Charlie

bananapirate

Have you looked at 21st century toys 1/18 soldiers? (they are actually 1/16 scale)

Bauer66

Thanks Tony.
I've been wanting to hunt up some of those Bastages myself.

HAL_HUSKER

Guys,
waht about soviet figures?

Verlinden + one ukrainian producer... any other to check?

killick64

Sailor, you may want to look at Tamiya's 1/16 "German Field Commander", #36313
http://cgi.ebay.com/Tamiya-1-16-WWII...item563b46ce31



Hal, TRUMPETER makes 1/16 scale Russian WWII Figures....2 Tankers, 2 Officers .... each offered in in pre- and post-1943 Uniform. (check the collars, folks.....the "mandarin style" is the later one). The figures are well detailed and very sturdy, and come with photoetched details. They have been listed for as little as $10-$12 in some Asian eBay stores!

Here's a link to one of the "Soviet Officers", as reviwed on Missing Lynx:
http://www.missing-lynx.com/reviews/...eviewaj_1.html

And here's a link to one of the "Soviet Tank Crewmen":
http://www.missing-lynx.com/reviews/...eviewaj_1.html

Best of all these are "True 1/16" scale, so they won't look like Giants or Midgets when shown off next to 1/16 Tamiya or Dragon Figures11

BiggTony

No problemo guys. Scalehobbyist.com is where I normally get all my kits. They have a pretty wide variety of kits and an awesome filtering option and lower cost than most places. Michtoys has a ton too, but as you may have noticed.....they are a tad bit higher, I only use them for specific supplies like Bragdon Enterprise pigment powder and specials on building supplies that may be better than hobbylinc sometimes.

HAL_HUSKER

sure trumpeter... i have forgotten...
but who else?

BiggTony

I haven't ran across any other makers as of yet. A lot of the good stuff is in 1/35 scale, but I'm not interested in having pygmy people command and ride on my tank, lol.  I'm hoping Tamiya will make some now that they've introduce the KV into their 1/16 line up, but only time will tell.

BiggTony

Just found this. Pricey though. http://www.alpineminiatures.com/

88mm

Here's a couple more:

http://www.greatmodels.com/~smartcar...m_num=AEN16002

http://www.squadron.com/ItemDetails.asp?item=MF2015

Both excellent figures!!!

88mm

Not a tanker but also 1/16:

http://www.squadron.com/ItemDetails.asp?item=EU6101

streetsquid

Again not cheap, at about $44 US dollars each, but some of the best figures you're going to find out there

http://www.rjproducts.com/Catalogs/S..._Products.html

Scroll down to the bottom half of the page for 1/16th scale (120mm) figures

S&T Products are expensive but top notch.


Squid

HAL_HUSKER

this is awesome... thanks...

204sailor

Killic64, Thanks for the suggestion on #36313 (German Field Commander).Although I doubt if any field commander ever stood watch at a guard shack,
I agree with you on his authoritive demeanor/look and I think he`ll make a fine bridge crossing guard.We can always say he got demoted for screwing something up.Kinda like when the Captain of the Missouri got her stuck on a sandbar at the entrance of Norfolk,VA. harbor in 1953.A year later when I was getting discharged from Green Cove Spings ,Fla. he was in charge of that small base.

Charlie

killick64

You're Welcome, Sailor!

I don't know if #36313 is a very "Old" or very "New" Tamiya Figure. If it's the latter, we may be in for many more good things in the 1/16 "Warriors" line. I hope so! (BTW, the 1/16 Trumpeter Figures are about equal to Tamiya's in "Quality"... )

Viper54

My Feedback: (1)

no their not

killick64

I got this from a friend in the Model Soldier Society last night. Any of the 3 "size ranges" will work for 1/16 vehicles, dioramas, etc .....just try not to "mix" them if you can help it.

gorehound

In real life people are all different sizes. I am 6 foot 4 inches yet my friend is 5 foot 5 inches. When we stand beside each other it looks like the picture between the 1:18th and 1:15th scale figures - you really notice it in photos of real people. You can always

You can mix and match the scales.

Another thing that can be done is mix and match parts between figures of the same scale to change the position and look and can give far more variety for a diorama or model. Take arms from one kit and swap with another. Ususally a small amount of filler or putty is all that is needed to blend the two together.

cheers
Gorehound

88mm

Also, Tamiya will release a 1/16 Russian Field Commander next month:

thomasjohnmurphy

I have one. He's perfect but just need a rifle

Ern

What about this one! http://www.jimmyflintstonestudios.co...t_detail&p=108

Schultz reassigned to guarding a bridge instead of POWs! I Have one but still haven't painted it yet. Debating cutting in half and making a tank commander out of him. The hand behind his back is holding a string of sausages or bratwurst.

thomasjohnmurphy

Too funny!

thomasjohnmurphy

How's this guy for a guard?