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Posted: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 - 11:24 PM UTC


MiniArt announced a new figure set in 1/35 scale.

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Posted: Thursday, November 19, 2020 - 02:44 AM UTC
While its nice to have a modern IDF tank crew at a resonable price, and nice to see female tankers represented, be aware that there are no mixed tanks crews. Unless something has changed recently, they are either all male or all female.
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Posted: Thursday, November 19, 2020 - 03:25 AM UTC

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While its nice to have a modern IDF tank crew at a resonable price, and nice to see female tankers represented, be aware that there are no mixed tanks crews. Unless something has changed recently, they are either all male or all female.


True, but there are female instructors so it's not unreasonable to see a mixed group on a vehicle if you are depicting a training scenario.
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Posted: Thursday, November 19, 2020 - 04:04 AM UTC
Nice to see some IDF figures in plastic... but what about some 1973 one to fit their Tiran kits instead, we just don't have enough YKW or Six Day War figs for either IDF or Arab forces..
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Posted: Thursday, November 19, 2020 - 04:41 AM UTC
I agree with Mark,

There are several sets of modern IDF figures but nothing from the the 50's to the 80's.

Not just with the IDF though. How about cold war era British, German, US & French? There are USSR figures from the same timeframe.

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Posted: Thursday, November 19, 2020 - 06:39 AM UTC

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Nice to see some IDF figures in plastic... but what about some 1973 one to fit their Tiran kits instead, we just don't have enough YKW or Six Day War figs for either IDF or Arab forces..


Hey Mark, Miniart has a set of 1973 crew figures coming soon. It's three tankers celebrating along with Ariel Sharon. Here is a link to them:

MiniArt 37086 Israeli Tank Crew, Yom Kippur War
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Posted: Thursday, November 19, 2020 - 01:41 PM UTC
Nice figure set and it was great to see a woman included though I found the length of her hair a marked disadvantage in the tight confines of a tank and question if it would be allowed to remain that long. Just saying.
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Posted: Friday, November 20, 2020 - 01:13 AM UTC
The tanker reading the Torah will probably be my main reason for getting this set of figures . Just think of all the potential single figure vignettes from using this guy alone . Kudos to MiniArt!
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Posted: Friday, November 20, 2020 - 01:52 PM UTC

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The tanker reading the Torah will probably be my main reason for getting this set of figures . Just think of all the potential single figure vignettes from using this guy alone . Kudos to MiniArt!


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Posted: Saturday, November 21, 2020 - 02:25 AM UTC

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Nice figure set and it was great to see a woman included though I found the length of her hair a marked disadvantage in the tight confines of a tank and question if it would be allowed to remain that long. Just saying.

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Posted: Sunday, November 22, 2020 - 11:03 AM UTC
Isreali armour babes. Cool. And yes, I noticed the long hair; must be tucked-in or it would be a hazard in a tank, I'd think. Still, nice to see. But please, no manufacturer should offer a figure set of them in scanty attire; it is ridiculous and demeaning to service personnel.
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