US Infantryman in experimental armour and experimental helmet №5, 1918










This is the first of two figures in a new Range of figures sent to me by Dmitri Baev of Soga Miniatures in Russia. This figure from the new Picklehelm series represents a US Infantryman in experimental armour and experimental helmet 1918.



The scale of the figure is 120mm or 1/16th scale and all thirteen parts are cast in resin. There are two printed A4 sheet of illustrated assembly instructions included in the box which is a great help towards assembling the more delicate parts.

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There are two poly zip bags, one hold the large parts and the other for the more smaller delicate parts. All of this is wrapped in bubble wrap and enclosed in a sturdy cardboard box with some very nice colour illustrations of the painted figure.










A closer inspection of the larger parts shows the level of detail of sculpting and casting that has been done of the production of the figure. There are mould blocks to remove on every part of the kit and a small amount of flash to be cleaned away left over from the casting process. A closer inspection of the one piece torso and the smaller parts shows nice casting and level of detail with no air bubbles present.









A closer inspection of the backpack with moulded equipment. The rifle will need careful removal from he casting block. There are two experimental helmet options included in the kit. We can also see close up the gas mask and other smaller parts.









Conclusion:
A very nice WW1 release of a subject slightly different from your average infantryman. Al parts awe well cast and there is some work to do in the mould block removal and cleaning of the parts. Will paint up well and will be of great interest to any WW1 historical figure painter. Highly Recommended.



Availability:
Citadel Figures are available “Exclusively” from Soga Miniatures. Please click on the link below to enter their web site.
http://www.soga-miniatures.com/

Tommi

Great review of an interesting subject!

Thanks Tommi

So - do I understand this right? No retailer in the US is going to stock this excellent product?

All the best,
Dan

Another must have.
Looks a great figure to me.

Marc

I think that is the case Dan, Soga do ship worldwide.

Cheers
Tommi