Hände hoch! Hands up!

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Hi,

I’m working on painting figures to depict scenes from Operation Market Garden. I’ve set up a few shots to try and compose a scene. unfortunately, I’m started from the end of the battle - the Allied surrender at Arnhem. but then again, that’s part of it, too.

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Thanks!

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Yeah man that is looking good.
J

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Nice work Gelson!! Where are the buildings from or did you scratch build them?

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Hi, Jerry!

Thanks so much for your kind words. Figures of British paratroopers aren’t easy to find, either. I’ve tried using sets from DML, Master Box and MiniArt, but I only ended up assembling and painting the ones from latter.

You can’t really place them together in the same scene because there are clear differences in scale, even though they are all nominally 1/35.

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Hi, Sam!

This building is made in plaster and I got it as a gift of a fellow modeler many years ago.I don’t know what brand it is. I usually make my own buildings. This one is an exception. It is used as a background for photos and positioning studies.

Thanks for the words.

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Well all humans are not the same size so feel free.

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Good Morning, Jerry!

I agree with you regarding the size differences among human figures. I just don’t feel comfortable using with such stark discrepancies in the same scene. I’ve put together some images comparing those from DML (on the left) and Master Box (on the right). The ones from MiniArt fall somewhere in between. Manufacturers really ought to reach an agreement on this to make our lives easier, don’t you think so? :wink:

Have a nice day.

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I still think those would work OK together. A good way to make that work is to use the same size equipment on all of them. Specially the helmets.
For instance I only use the Dragon helmets for all my British figures.

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I would happily mix those figures together.

Gear, or kit, like ammo pouches, canteens, etc. should be the same size but other things, including helmets, come in different sizes to suit different people.

Being just a bit on the short side, I often ended up with gear that was a little large for me. On the other hand, I could actually stand up inside my tank and not bang my head, which was a real plus!

Ken

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