For a planned build, I look for figures of a Swiss Army M38A1 jeep. Since no Swiss figures are available, I look for for a US Army jeep crew. Any suggestions?
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Most US Army Jeep crew figures in 1/35 are in WWII uniforms…. M1941 field jackets, canvas leggings, etc. I presume Swiss uniforms would be something more like post WWII US uniforms with a M1943 field jacket and combat boots?
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Correct. But I think I can redo the uniforms myself. At least Hornet has a set of Swiss combat helmets.
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I didn’t know that - amazing - the Hornet Heads I mean.
Plenty of Jeep crews within Miniart I believe. Modifications as already identified, clearly needed, but the Swiss personal weapons are interesting; how do you plan to tackle those?
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Hi Brian, I have to go into thinking first. It depends which type of uniform I need. I build handguns from scratch recently, so a Sturmgewehr 57 should be possible. But first I have to get the M38A1C kit.
When I was in Switzerland, I bought me a combat jacket in TAZ 57 pattern a.k.a. Alpenflage. So a start is done.
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Well, it will all certainly look interesting; I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything Swiss on the display tables before!
The mix of camouflage uniforms and noticeably very different weapons will make it all fascinating.
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Brian,
this is what I plan to build, more ore less…..
The images are from “ Militärfahrzeuge der Schweizer Armee”
Swiss had also some trucks from Ford Canada.
Can anyone identify the type? And is it available in 1/35 scale?
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That will look just fine Hermann; looking very forward to seeing it.
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Please don´t hold your breath for…..
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Maybe this will help you:
Good luck with your project and have a nice day!
Paweł
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Thanks Pawel, I will look for it.
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H.P.
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TAZ 57 was a very versatile uniform with everything stowed into uniform pockets.
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There is this Miniart set
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Thanks! Good to start with.
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