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Don't know about Cartol, but the original sculpt was an MPC figure - part of the "2nd generation" of ring hands. I know that these were produced in other nations over the years but hadn't heard of Cartol. This particular fellow was molded in OD as a soldier and also appeared in bright colors...

Interesting question re: the "best" Sherman. Each of Andy's tanks has good points and bad points. Further, the M4 series tanks evolved over time and different versions are appropriate for certain battles. The really old "Easy 8 Sherman" (DD27) was prototyped using the hull from an Israeli...

There is not an M4A3E8 in 1/32nd and there never has been, therefore I reject your premise of "done to death". Leclerc? Nice on parade, but not a noted COMBAT tank. Leopard II has seen action in Afghanistan, but hasn't seen the combat action of its US and Russian contemporaries. T55 and...

The new gang at FoV seems to have big plans! New r/c stuff (ho hum to me) but also the are retooling and adding to the 1/32 armor/artillery line. See: https://www.facebook.com/fovhobbies/photos/a.662324510603489.1073741827.640014402834500/753099731525966/?type=3&theater Being a hard-core US...

Denver - nice conversions! Excellent workmanship. Gary B. Waverly, NE

Thanks PG, I knew about the Preisser figures, but didn't know if there were others. The Preisser figures are very well made but a little on the expensive side so I was wondering about cheaper alternatives. I have a set of the "Adam" figures in my stash of kits. I was thinking of using them...

PG, where did you get the bare-chested figures? They might be applicable for some VietNam conversions. Gary B. Waverly, NE

The movie "The Sand Pebbles" is usually regarded as having the "right" uniforms for the time and place. I wonder if they only soaked the uniforms in coffee if they planned to be operating on shore for a while? Naval landing parties used to be common. The original layout of the USS Arizona had...

Check out; https://www.shapeways.com/shops/panzer-vs-tanks-2?li=pb&section=1%2F32+Scale+Figures&s=0 These are 3D printed figures. This gent makes a WIDE variety of USN figures and if the set you want isn't available in the desired scale he says to contact him via his Facebook page. I did...

Yes, PG the scales can be confusing. I have been into plastic models for many, many years and with a background in that hobby scales MEAN something quite specific. I was disappointed when I started fooling around with "toy" soldiers where scale means whatever the manufacturer wants it to mean...

I had read that the Italeri German infantry were "closer to 1/35th" scale but didn't know that the gun crews were larger. Thanks for pointing this out. Gary B. Waverly, NE

Neat figure, but I'm curious about the name applied. Shane was set in Wyoming in the later period of the American West and was about a gunfighter hoping to change his life. The figure is the "man with no name" from movies set along the Mexican border towns and is about a man who is quite...

Two-part epoxy like Knead-a-Tite. Mix it and then roll it out (like modeling clay) and flatten it. Usually it will adhere OK to most figures, but a little ACC wouldn't hurt. You can do an initial trimming before assembly, then any touch up later after it hardens. Gary B Waverly, NE

Britains started a WW2 "winter" line of US and German figures. After a feeble start there has been no further action. Someday the Germans will get an 88mm gun but there has been no mention of US heavy weapons, not even a 60mm mortar (which was used by every US infantry company but has been...

Neat ideas, but the time frame is pretty limiting. The Reising was a neat firearm that just didn't cut it in USMC use so they were pulled out after Guadalcanal. The Johnson LMG and Johnson rifle were only issued to the USMC "Paramarine" battalion. The Johnson rifle was another neat firearm...

very nice changes to the re-issue. Sherman trivia - the full steel frame to hold the sandbags was mostly seen in the Seventh US Army, especially the 14th Armored Division. Second, the rubber chevron track was rare in WW2 (if it even made it to the combat zones). 90% of the M4A3E8s had the...

Interesting! I know it can be done, but one doesn't see that done often, and I know the spare barrels usually had a bipod on them as well. Machine gunners must have had good upper body strength - those things are pretty hefty to fire without support. They didn't call the M60 "the Pig" for...

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Plus a few more. The left hand figure in the top photo is modified from a MARS Viet Nam figure.

Here's a batch of Viet Nam US figures that I have converted for a friend. Notice that TSSD did NOT put the bipod on their M60 LMGs - these were usually not removed, in fact the spare barrel usually had a bipod attached. Gary B. Waverly, NE