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Russian Tank Crew; Winter WWII

Squad 48 , 1/48 scale

 

Reviewed by Jay Laverty

Catalogue Number and Description: Squad 48 AOW4810 - Russian Tank Crew; Winter WWII
Contents and Media: 12 Resin parts
Scale: 1/48
Price: around 15 Euros available to order by email to Paul Quek on paul@minially.com
Review Type: FirstLook
Advantages: Crisp and bubble free casting. Highly convincing poses
Disadvantages:  
Recommendation: Highly Recommended


 

FirstLook

Having used Art of War figures in the past I knew what to expect from this new set of figures. I have experienced varying quality of figure, in the variety of scales I build in, and I have come to respect several companies as being the “Premier League” so to speak when it comes to figures, and I would assert that Paul Quaek and the Art of War are certainly setting the pace in 48th. (Minially also produce some of the nicest 1:16th scale figures I have ever seen as well)

I am by no means one of the masters when it comes to painting figures, so I; like many other modellers I am sure, rely on good sculpts and poses to bring a figure to life. All three of the figures contained in this set (Russian Tank Crew; Winter WWII) are naturally posed and will look very much at home on either the Tamiya or the Hobby Boss KV’s or T-34’s.

 

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There is a high level of intricate detail realised throughout all of the figures, with all of the uniform detail being represented as well each figure possessing a convincing facial expression.

In summary, I would rate this as a top rate set of figures, as they will add a considerable amount of character to a model or diorama. Superbly sculpted and cast to perfection, it is quite difficult to find any fault in the figures, and thus they come very highly recommended indeed.

Thanks to Paul from artOFwar for the review sample

Text and Images by Jay Laverty
Page Created 28 October, 2007
Page Last Updated 28 October, 2007