Arto has new figures of German and Soviet tank crew at 1/35 scale, plus three sets of heads.
This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/news/arto-figures-and-heads
This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/news/arto-figures-and-heads
7 Likes
These look absolutely great. Thanks for the news!
Mario
4 Likes
I’ve been using ARTO heads for about a year, now. I believe I have all the offerings that involve German helmets.
I’m not exaggerating when I say these are the BEST heads I’ve ever used.
It’s difficult to describe just how well proportioned and detailed the heads are. There’s never any scale issues. Necks, head sizes, expressions and dimensions are always perfect. It makes one wonder how they’re able to be so crisp at 1:35.
I kit-bash/scratch the grand majority of my figures and these ARTO is my favorite, by far.
They even have an offering meant to go with Tamiya’s late war German Infantry (No. 382) and are smaller to match perfectly.
It appears they’ve done the same here with Tamiya’s excellent new 5cm Pak 38 kit.
I’m going to have to grab that pak 38 and these heads for a little Christmas gift to myself.
I really hope they grow and become more widely available in the US with more offerings. Sprue Brothers doesn’t carry them, but I’ve only been able to get them via Ebay with international shipping that takes a while. I don’t mind the price, they’re well worth it.
I also want to mention that one set I ordered had a very small defect, and when I reached out to see if I could pay for shipping to receive a replacement, they simply sent me a whole new set free of charge. They hooked a customer for life with that move.
I’d love to see the product line grow; Specifically, to include more late war German M42 camo covered helmets. M42 with camo netting, M42 with chicken wire and especially the M42 with WH splinter camo cover with the WH foliage loops. If a set came out with those elements, I’d buy enough to have a solid stock at all times.
I’d only use ARTO heads, if I could.
6 Likes
ARTO headsets and figures are, in my opinion, the best headsets and figure sets on the market today. They are very pricey, but you pay for what you get. It’s nice to see they are branching out into other subjects beyond the German armed forces.
2 Likes