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Tuesday 4 December 2018

Airfix WW1 German Infantry

After a fair bit of heart ache I have finally produced my first Airfix regiment from the boxes bought recently. I think this will be my last though as the remaining figures will be a real challenge. If I need more, I will buy second hand figures off ebay where I can see how much flash they have.

Anyway, I have a unit of Airfix Germans ready for action along with some casualty markers:

I have painted up two Hat regiments and I am currently working on two Hat Jaeger regiments, these will join the two old Airfix regiments that I already have in my collection.

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6 comments:

  1. Matt4 December 2018 at 04:19

    These figures have always been my favourite Airfix set. Vintage figures are much better than the current output, it’s how I get mine nowadays.

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    1. Bob The Old Painter8 December 2018 at 23:59

      I have been keeping an eye open for some that have not gone brittle.

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  2. Paul´s Bods4 December 2018 at 07:56

    They look as good as anything available today. The MG Team was one of my favourite pieces.
    How many did I have of them way back?..hundreds. Trenches dug in the garden, "barbedwire" made using any copper wire I could lay my Hands on then wrapped around a pencil to create the coil, mud bombs to re-create huge explosions. If it was that time of year more realistic explosions using brocks bangers covered in a light pile of dirt....happy days. How many have I got now?...very few, most are still buried in the backyard.

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    1. Bob The Old Painter9 December 2018 at 00:01

      Proper toy soldiers. Most of my early Airfix ACW went the same way. Dried earth clots do make marvellous artillery rounds!

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  3. Jeffers5 December 2018 at 10:24

    Well, despite the pain you've still managed to make them look good! If you go eBay, try for the later rectangular packs (if you can get them) from the late 70s. A good tip, if there is no box, is to check the photos for broken figures: if there are a few arms etc missing then there is a good chance they have all gone crispy and should be avoided.

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  4. Bob The Old Painter9 December 2018 at 00:01

    Good advice there. I am keeping watch on ebay.

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