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This piece originally featured in the Chicago show in 2010. So, so nice, a real testament to Ken’s talent. Robin.
Here is a pretty good photo of the crew of our M10 with M1 Helmets on…as mentioned this seems pretty typical of crews of TDs in the later months in the ETO.I recently sculpted 2 new tankers wearing the M1 helmet over the fiber tankers helmet for the M4A3 (76) medium tanks (Shermans) that will be released in a few months. I enjoyed sculpting these and I agree that more crewman for the M18 and M10 wearing only the M1 helmet will be good additions… I just fished some halftrack crewman so these new tankers are moving up the list pretty fast.
Weathering is a slippery slope as far as mud, chips and even rust (the latter would be rare on an operational vehicle with a short service life) We have taken a light approach to our releases and hope to offer weather sets with instructions next year for those willing to do a little modeling to customize their models.
Soldiers Everywhere…Here is a small pedestal base I finished the other day featuring 4 of the new French Imperial Guard due in this fall along with a few of our Village Green civilians. Ericka designed the period appropriate floral pattern for the strawberry seller’s dress, so I positioned her to see it. The H&A brick and stone gate gives the small diorama some presence and the laser cut iron gate is a nice see-through detail. All of these displays will be available to purchase during the show…but no shipping please.