FIGURES

[JR]

Hi all, need some help with figure choice, I've pm'd my mate Dude1 , but while I wait has any one got any suggestions.
As the mo jo has returned I've been thinking of a street scene for a kit I was kindly given by a none modeller, who kindly thought of me.
It's a Great Wall Hobby kit



I've seen various resin kits offered from a certain Far Eastern site, but refuse to buy knock offs.
Unfortunately most kits come with the gun !
So any ideas as to what could be used to make up a crew would be appreciated. I've w emailed RB model asking are they going to produce any ammo for this model, no stock at the moment :crying: .
Yes I know its German Bob !

[Neil Merryweather]

Ooh John , that's a beast!
Not my area of expertise, but if there's nothing specific out there I would start by looking at 88mm crews- I'm thinking of the old Tamiya set but there must be better stuff around nowadays
Can't wait to see what the reinvigorated mojo brings with this

[JR]

Ooh John , that's a beast!
Not my area of expertise, but if there's nothing specific out there I would start by looking at 88mm crews- I'm thinking of the old Tamiya set but there must be better stuff around nowadays
Can't wait to see what the reinvigorated mojo brings with this

Thanks Neil, with the Tamiya figures I am now doing I should be able to pick one or two to man the gun, so a few more would just do. I can see the saw coming out and the wire !

[Allen Dewire]

PM sent Buddy.......

[Guest]

Looking at an in-box review, it seems almost a crime to use those ancient Tamiya figures with a kit like this … However, I can’t really find any good alternatives for late-war artillery crews in plastic that you could adapt.

Alternative option: put a few Allied soldiers next to it, looking at the big gun.

[KarlW]

Dragon do a Flak artillery crew 1943-45 set that might suit. And Alliance Model works do ammo too.

[Tim Marlow]

I couldn’t find much either. A suggestion is one of the many sets of figures resting between actions....

[JR]

Hi gang

PM sent Buddy.......

Looking at an in-box review, it seems almost a crime to use those ancient Tamiya figures with a kit like this … However, I can’t really find any good alternatives for late-war artillery crews in plastic that you could adapt.

Alternative option: put a few Allied soldiers next to it, looking at the big gun.

Dragon do a Flak artillery crew 1943-45 set that might suit. And Alliance Model works do ammo too.

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Allen, Jakko and Karl, thanks for your input.
Allen has updated me on the likely hood of this actually not being used in combat, so the dio will have to be a "What if "

The figures that I'm doing at the moment are from a tank riders kit, plenty of poses that could be altered. The Germans are dressed in summer clothing
Karl, with this in mind I shall have a look through my stash and see what other adaptations could be made.
Of course I could have some Russians looking at it , Jakko that's an idea.
Cheers guys, food for thought.

I couldn’t find much either. A suggestion is one of the many sets of figures resting between actions....

Hi Tim, posts nearly crossed as I was about to click.
Yes along with what I have I shall look at that idea , cheers .

[SimonT]

A few more figure ideas John,

CREW

CREW1

CREW2

[Guest]

Dragon do a Flak artillery crew 1943-45 set that might suit. And Alliance Model works do ammo too.

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That looks good, the kind of set I was looking for but couldn’t find If you go for this set, John, don’t use the rangefinder guy — as far as I know, that was used for anti-aircraft fire only. Another minor snag is they’re wearing winter clothes, while if this gun has seen action, it would have been in the spring of 1945, when that kind of clothing would have been so last season’s.

Of course I could have some Russians looking at it , Jakko that's an idea.

Even more interesting, if you ask me, is to put it on a grassy field with a figure in modern (civilian) clothes next to it, and a little sign by the front

[Tim Marlow]

There are these...

https://www.aliexpress.com/i/1000006318313.html

https://www.aliexpress.com/i/32664392037.html

not sure where you’d get them in the UK though....

[Steve Jones]

[Gary MacKenzie]

John , from info i can find they were only 41 on carriages, rest were converted to vehicle mounted ones.
Most seem to have been used in Europe due to the weight of the thing, again from the little info i could find.

[Jack L]

These are probably the 'knock off's' you are referring to, but I wish I had found these before finishing the 88 dio.

https://ebay.us/ssxs6f

[KarlW]

Just seen these from MiniArt
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