Friday, November 04, 2011 - 03:48 AM UTC
I don't, as a rule, like Dragon Model's 'Inside Story' publicity material very much. It tends to go off on wings of hyperbole. However, there are (happily) always exceptions to the rule, and in this case, i'm pleased to be able to show a couple of detail images of the company's forthcoming 25 Pounder in 1/35th Scale.
The updated images are from their forthcoming release:

6675 - British 25-Pdr. Field Gun Mk.II w/Limber & Crew

Now, on the first, the gun crew look very promising indeed. There hasn't, to my knowledge at least, been a set of figures of this kind before and frankly it's been long, long overdue.

Secondly, the limber. DML appear to have been doing their homework on the ammunition trays on the limber and the idea of including PE to get 'scale' on the ends, seems very realistic. Of course, somewhat tempering this by the comment that this is a CAD image does bring the thing onto perspective, but it seems we can be pretty optimistic over the final product. Also, designing the trays so they can be removed is also a great leap forward.

More, to come...
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I think the musculature on those figures looks way overdone. It looks like the guys have been pumping iron. It makes them almost unusable in a desert setting.
NOV 04, 2011 - 02:07 PM
Neil, you try throwing around 25+lb shells and see how your musculature develops... And please correct me if I am wrong but didn't the ancient Tamiya 25lber have a crew with it? I had a the kit but sold it about a year ago.
NOV 05, 2011 - 07:11 AM
I have to agree Warren as just manhandling the gun is bad enough add the shells to the mix and I suspect you will get fit, sick, or die. The rate of fire the 25pdr was able to put out would put anyone to the test and I suspect it would build your physique especially you arms and trunk, and while not everyone is the same picking on the figures when a company supplies a crew in the box seems daft.
NOV 05, 2011 - 10:19 AM
Frenchy, you got any photos of buff Brit gun crews?
NOV 07, 2011 - 09:41 AM
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