Ernimodels has just released several figures of WWII US Soldiers
This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/news/ernimodels-new-us-wwii-figures
This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/news/ernimodels-new-us-wwii-figures
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Interesting figures except they all appear to be wearing paratrooper boots. A better choice would be the 1944 boots with side buckles or even the 1942 boots with gaiters. Bob
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The poses are very natural…they LOOK tired. Regarding the footwear, Glider Infantry at Bastogne, perhaps?
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I don’t profess to be an expert on WWII combats boots, but those don’t look like paratrooper boots. There does not appear to be a toe cap, and the heels are not angled.
I do think gaiters would be good, but I always thought those were primarily worn over brown leather low quarters.
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I love the natural poses and the folding/wrinkling of the clothes. But they all do look like very beefy characters.
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Yes, jump boots were only issued to airborne units. The rest of the army was issued shoes and leggings until the M1943 combat boots with the leather buckle collar came along. Although a few brass hats and others did obtain and wear jump boots without being airborne qualified. Related side note, glider troops after Normandy were authorized to wear jump boots. At Sicily and Normandy they went into battle in standard infantry combat gear and not paratrooper uniforms/boots.
These figures look pretty good aside from the footwear issues, and perhaps the bellows on the trouser cargo pockets. In these cold weather uniforms, perhaps the shoe pacs or rubber overshoes would have been a better look.
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Paratrooper boots were just a ballpark thing since the figures appear to be WWII. They were the closest thing from that period to what these guys are wearing. The boots are really more like the leather boots issued post war in the fifties and sixties. Bob
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Stop letting AI design your figures…
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Hope they read this post and make USMC WWII LVT Amtanks crews.
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Yes, they need to continue their focus on designing new bacteria from scratch and telling us about that one fact that will surprise us the most at the end of the video.
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There are these GIs, too, coming from Galaxy-model.com
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The Ernimodel figure subjects are most welcome. The range of subjects, the poses, all good. But, while some look great, others seem to be bit soft and pudgy around the edges. Anyone painted one of these up?
@Newtonk the Galaxy link goes no where, but those figures are really nice. Who sells them?
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Funny how the comments went to the boots but no-one mentioned that they are oversized for the Scale of the figure. The pose is beautiful on all of them and the wrinkles look good too. definitely would buy them.
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Size issues aside, the artwork depicts lug soles that were not even around back then. I can’t tell if the actual figures have them.
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All the figures produced by this brand appear to be AI-generated 3D models. It’s strange that no one seems to have noticed this.
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I have noticed it and also the rate the company keeps pumping out the new figures. It is hard to keep track of the new releases.
Mario
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LeeDobson above commented it two days ago.
In any case, does it matter?
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Not a whit. Besides, people can notice things and not mention them. Happens on certain builds all the time. 
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In Europe, the EU AI Act now imposes transparency requirements for AI-generated content. I believe customers should be clearly informed when figures are created using AI rather than traditionally sculpted or Digital sculpted. Transparency matters, especially in an industry where artistic craftsmanship is so important.
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