"Hands Up" - US Infantryman & German POW - Mantis MIniatures Review

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Mantis 35015
"Hands Up" - US Infantryman & German POW at Ardennes, 1944
1/35th scale resin - 2 figure set
Sculpted by L. Borget (US Inf) & R. Pituch (Ger POW)
Painted by A. Miniszewski

Mantis Miniatures offers a 2 figure set in 1/35th scale resin depicting a US Infantryman with a German POW at the Ardennes Forrest in 1944. This 9 part kit is cast in a light gray resin with the box art on the front for painting reference.

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Mantis Miniatures sent this kit in a medium cardboard box with each figure packaged in a separate sealed zip-lok bag to ensure against loss and keep the parts to each figure separated. The bottom photo above shows all 9 resin parts laid out for inspection.

US Infantryman, 1944

Above you see the four sides of the head and helmet of the US Infantryman showing the detail Lorent has sculpted into the face and helmet.

Above is the torso section of the figure cast separately.

Above you see the front and back of the right and left arm with the weapon cast to the hand.

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German Prisoner of War

Above you see the four sides of the German POW head cast separately in the kit.

Above is the torso section of the German cast separately.

Above you see the front and back of the right and left arm plus the captured weapon of the German Prisoner.

Additional Box Art Photos
painted
by
Artur Miniszewski

Conclusion:
An excellent kit with 2 figures that tell a story and can be used in a diorama as well. Minimal clean-up required. Highly recommended.

Mantis Miniatures
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R462
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[Roman]

Very nice figures. Congratulations to both sculpters. Artur my friend, fantastic painting as always.