New MiniArt kit is coming soon, 1/35 #35399 U.S. Tank Crew NW Europe. Special Edition
This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/news/miniart-u-s--tank-crew-nw-europe--special-edition
This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/news/miniart-u-s--tank-crew-nw-europe--special-edition
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Would these figures also be usable for a winter Korean War tank crew?
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Miniart, show us the heads, up close. It makes a huge difference for many. Some are ok with kit heads, many will replace them with resin, if they don’t like them, and that affects whether they will buy or not, probably more than any other factor in a figure kit. I’ve seen lots of good kit heads from this company, but only after buying. With all the effort going into making these kits, don’t sell yourselves short.
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I’m not sure but I don’t think they wore the tanker jackets in Korea. Thought the went with the m1943 uniforms.
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Colt M1917 and Colt M1903. Interesting. Of the two, the M1903 would have been somewhat rare for lower ranking soldiers.
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Didn’t realize the US Army used revolvers in WW2.
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They did use revolvers in WWII, I’ve seen a few photos of GI’s carrying one, usually an Armor/Cavalry crewman. I’m sure there are other readers here with more knowledge on this subect could expand on it.
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Son, only a pimp in a Louisiana whore- house carries pearl-handled revolvers. These are ivory.
Brad Pitt carried one in Fury as well, cmplete with sweetheart grip.
The S&W M&P and later Model 10 was probably the most prolific side arm of the twentieth century - still used by the Air Force into the 80’s.
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No, I don’t think that these figures would work for Korea. I have yet to come across any photos of US tankers using the WWII tanker uniforms in Korea. That stuff was developed and issued strictly for armored units in WWII. By the time of Korea, the Army had pretty much standardized uniform issue with only some item exceptions such as boots. With a much smaller peacetime army between 1946 and 1950, that was pretty easy to do logistically. The only uniform items remaining in service in 1950 worn on these guys are the helmets, pistol belts & holsters, and the shoepac cold weather boots.
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The tanker dead center in the box art bears a resemblance to Gordo, except that he’s wearing different goggles.
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I believe you are correct Stik.
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This is about as close an item as you will find in Korea. Don’t know if it’s issue, or being Korea, a tailor made item. Different color cloth, which is no big deal. But those insulated bib overalls were long gone in 1950.
The background tanks are painted in the “Tiger” scheme worn in early 1951 during Operation Ripper, so that nails down the timeframe for this photo.
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The tanker in center is directly from a well known photo said to be of the 3rd Armored Division near Houfallize during the battle of the Bulge. (see Zaloga’s book “Armored Attack 1944” pg 484), just has goggles added. A couple of other figures are pretty close to crewmen in the same photo.
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