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I have found that modern day British soldiers are too few and too far apart to be worth the money, but cheap kits can be the answer. Looking through Academy mini catalog, I'v found a few kits that with a little bit of paint work can be used as British squaddies.
my tips:
1:The model im working on now, is the tamiya Challenger II. It comes with commander and loader, but no driver. As far as i can see you also have to option to have the drivers hatch open or closed, but why have it open if you have no driver? Well, today i got academy's Republic of Korea: tank crew figures for just £2.99 the are to the same scale as the tamiya crew, (1:35th) and with a custom paint job will pass for British tank crew. Now if you have the same catalog (06-07) you will see the page over is a IDF tank crew kit, one problem with this is that the driver's goggles are not over his eyes. But, with the R.O.K crew the driver model has goggles over the eyes so is better for the driver position.
2:The I.D.F infantry figure set (academy, page 66): their helmets look alot like the current british helmet, and the webbing is close enough to pass. The one problem with this is the weapon, unless you want to have an SAS unit, they are WRONG, but you can get a pack of 10 SA80 (1:35th) for just £7.50 form http://www.accurate-armour.com/ShowProduct.cfm?manufacturer=0&category=4&subcategory=104&product=441 paint him in the colour of you scene and you have a few british infantry.
3: I.D.F tank crew figure set (academy, page 68) other than being a good set for your tank that didnt come with a crew, they could be used also for A: Tank crew at rest
B: Tank recovery crew
C: Maintenance crew
4:american soldiers: there are a few kits out there for modern american soldiers, but if you are willing to leave a little to the imagination, then a german ww2 soldier, with a different weapon, and depending on waht clothes the soldier is modeled with could pass as a yank soldier.
5: Keep your eyes out for model people that are around the right scale, as you never know what you can use them for, use toys, any thing.
these are just a few ideas iv had, what do you guys think?
my tips:
1:The model im working on now, is the tamiya Challenger II. It comes with commander and loader, but no driver. As far as i can see you also have to option to have the drivers hatch open or closed, but why have it open if you have no driver? Well, today i got academy's Republic of Korea: tank crew figures for just £2.99 the are to the same scale as the tamiya crew, (1:35th) and with a custom paint job will pass for British tank crew. Now if you have the same catalog (06-07) you will see the page over is a IDF tank crew kit, one problem with this is that the driver's goggles are not over his eyes. But, with the R.O.K crew the driver model has goggles over the eyes so is better for the driver position.
2:The I.D.F infantry figure set (academy, page 66): their helmets look alot like the current british helmet, and the webbing is close enough to pass. The one problem with this is the weapon, unless you want to have an SAS unit, they are WRONG, but you can get a pack of 10 SA80 (1:35th) for just £7.50 form http://www.accurate-armour.com/ShowProduct.cfm?manufacturer=0&category=4&subcategory=104&product=441 paint him in the colour of you scene and you have a few british infantry.
3: I.D.F tank crew figure set (academy, page 68) other than being a good set for your tank that didnt come with a crew, they could be used also for A: Tank crew at rest
B: Tank recovery crew
C: Maintenance crew
4:american soldiers: there are a few kits out there for modern american soldiers, but if you are willing to leave a little to the imagination, then a german ww2 soldier, with a different weapon, and depending on waht clothes the soldier is modeled with could pass as a yank soldier.
5: Keep your eyes out for model people that are around the right scale, as you never know what you can use them for, use toys, any thing.
these are just a few ideas iv had, what do you guys think?
