Open Book "Ltn. d.r.Joseph Mai" 1917 German WWI Ace - Stormtrooper Miniatures

[Guy]

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German WWI Ace
Ltn d. r. Joseph Mai 1917
1/9th scale resin - 4 parts
Sculpted by - Igor Danilkin
Painted by - Arsies

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Stormtrooper Miniatures recently released the Joseph Mail bust sculpted by Igor Danilkin and consists of 4 resin parts.​

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[Guy]

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Arriving in a sturdy white cardboard box with all parts wrapped inside a bubble-wrap envelope. A color guide was also included.​

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The above photos show the small parts, head and strap, enclosed inside a sealed bag and the bottom photo shows the parts laid out for inspection before photographing.​

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Above we see various views of the separate cast head.​

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Above we see various views of the one piece torso part of the bust.​

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After cleaning off the bottom of the neck the head fits perfectly into the neck socket.​

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[Guy]

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The top photo above shows the bust plinth and the bottom is a scanned copy of the color guide furnished with the kit.​

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Additional Box Art photos​

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Conclusion:​

An excellent kit both in casting as well as detail. Highly recommended.​

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Stormtrooper Miniatures Ltd ​

http://www.stormtrooperminiatures.co.uk/​

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R540​

 

[megroot]

Thanks Guy,
Looks a very crispy and detailed casting.

Marc

 

[jonliddelow]

The box art is fabulous, WW1 aviation is my No1 area of interest. this just leaps out from the screen.

Jon

 

[Figurenfreund66]

Thanks Guy

I think, this is a must have for me !

Cheers

Hendryk

 

[Jagdtiger46]

Quite an excellent sculpture.

 

[Michael Tse]

Amply topical, full of naturalistic details and graced with a superb box art, this will no doubt sell at good speed. If only the cheek bones are closer to mouth, resulting in a more relatable human face from which to derive more context and personal history, th richness of which should have been guranteed by the choice of subject alone.

But I know faces are not the thing to be picky about these days. As a result we get a lot of near-perfections which sell well anyway. Maybe I will one day bump into a guy of this ethnic group with this exact bone structure, then I would realise the undeniable truth behind this sculpted face on show here, and be convinced.

Back in the choice of subject business, Stormtroopers has done exceptionally well. By all means keep it coming.

 

[stu]

Thank you for your observations michael.

A characteristic of josef mai the pilot in question is the shape of his face and his prominent cheek bones.

You should google him and try and find the relevant pictures so that you can see it for yourself.

I' ve enclosed one for you

Stuart