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US Marine, 1945

Discussion in 'Figure News' started by ANDREA EUROPE, Dec 9, 2018.

  1. ANDREA EUROPE Active Member

    US Marine, 1945 by Purple Heart
    PH16-F001
    1:16 SCALE
    https://www.andreaeurope.com/…/ph16-f001-us-marine-1945-116…
    PH35-F001
    1:35 SCALE
    https://www.andreaeurope.com/…/ph35-f001-us-marine-1945-135…
    PH48-F001
    1:48 SCALE
    https://www.andreaeurope.com/…/ph48-f001-us-marine-1945-148…
    PH72-F001
    1:72 SCALE
    https://www.andreaeurope.com/…/ph72-f001-us-marine-1945-172…
    Scenic Base and 2 heads Included
    Ready to assemble cast resin and metal kit.
    Ultrarealistic figure

    3D RENDER (Painted figure coming soon)

    PH-F001 01 copia.jpg PH-F001 08.jpg PH-F001 2 heads_1.jpg PH-F001 01.jpg PH-F001 02.jpg PH-F001 03.jpg PH-F001 04.jpg PH-F001 05.jpg PH-F001 06.jpg PH-F001 07.jpg
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  2. Blind Pew A Fixture

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    This is breathtaking!

    That 'single colour' olive drab is tricky to paint well

    Shame it is as expensive as it is good.
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  3. Sergei Active Member

    Country:
    United-States
    Why does he have two helmets?
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  4. JasonB Moderator

    Country:
    United-States
    USMC figures are one of my favorite subjects, and this one looks appealing, but I also wonder about the 2 helmets and weapons. I wonder if there is a historical reference (I have never seen this particular subject myself)? Carrying 2 American helmets and weapons implies a dead or wounded buddy, making the smile a bit...incongruous? I honestly hope there is a historical basis for the pose, otherwise I have to wonder what they were thinking. "Hey, how about he carry 2 rifles and 2 helmets for...reasons".
    Or I guess since there are 2 heads included, the other one not shown is bare, and the helmet on the belt is optional?
  5. Zastrow.cuirassier PlanetFigure Supporter

    Country:
    France
    There's an original photo, used by Andrea.
    [IMG]
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  6. JasonB Moderator

    Country:
    United-States
    Very interesting. I can't see 2 weapons in the photo, but it is small. And that is a new one on me. Thanks!

    Found him, bigger size. The discussion that goes along with this link is interesting, and may well explain the 2 "helmets". Its possible that he is wearing a camo helmet cover over his helmet liner, or even soft cap, and his actual steel pot is the one hanging on his suspenders.

    [IMG]
  7. Zastrow.cuirassier PlanetFigure Supporter

    Country:
    France
    The challenge will be to find this picture in full and especially to understand what may seem incongruous!
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  8. Zastrow.cuirassier PlanetFigure Supporter

    Country:
    France
    Regarding the two weapons, perhaps a first explanation:
    One is a submachine gun, collective weapons, the second weapon is a PM, individual staffing weapon.
    It has always been very common, (it even becomes a clasique with the special forces) to carry an individual long gun and a collective weapon.
    Or simply, he carries the collective weapon / or the PM, to relieve the true holder.
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  9. JasonB Moderator

    Country:
    United-States
    Regarding Marines in WWII, it would be unusual for them to carry more than one weapon. Machine gun sections, mortar sections and the like ("weapons company") might carry their personal weapon and perhaps a mortar tube or even a 30 caliber MG, but the usual rifle company grunt would carry only his own. I'm thinking this is a case of a BAR gunner perhaps finding himself a Thompson and deciding to hold on to it. But his lack of ammo for it might suggest he's holding it for someone else. Usually the BAR gunners in a squad would get assistance from other grunts carrying ammo for the BAR. The BAR is a heavy weight, the gun itself weighing in at about 20 pounds, and each loaded magazine weighing about 1.5 pounds. He would be carrying nearly 18 pounds of ammo on his belt.
  10. Zastrow.cuirassier PlanetFigure Supporter

    Country:
    France
    Think you right.
    Just for information, i know a lot of people how are or were in the 1er RPIMA (French SAS) Their equipment is often very heavy, a MG minimi, an HK machine gun, a Glock / Sig sauer , grenades (4/6), bulletproof vest class 4, helmet, backpack of 45/60 Kilograms and ammunition depending on the mission.....
    some told me about 10-day mission in Afghanistan with this equipment!
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  11. Martin64 A Fixture

    Country:
    Germany
    What to say about the discussion so far? I expected now everybody going crazy for "Purple Heart Series" - not another Nazi - maybe suggesting other subjects never done before like a British Para at Arnhem etc, but not all this fuzz about weapons etc. It seems to me quite easy to convert the kit by leaving off the helmet and secondary weapon. The figure looks very realistic and is based on a historical reference. Where are the praises and must-buy-comments? It seems that just Germans sell...:confused::D
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  12. khollar A Fixture

    Country:
    United-States
    Personally, I’m thrilled to see this first figure in Andrea’s Purple Heart Series.

    Martin nailed it - thank goodness it’s not another Nazi!

    Looking forward to seeing more from this series.

    Cheers,
    Kurt
  13. JasonB Moderator

    Country:
    United-States
    You are right, Germans sell, everything else almost constitutes a niche interest. Sorry to offend you by talking about the finer points of the figure, but most know by now that I'm not a "just paint it" guy and value accuracy as much as subject, and having been a US Marine myself, its that much more important to me in this case.
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  14. Noel Walker Active Member

    I don't think it is two helmets, instead it is a camo cover over his fatigue hat.
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  15. clrsgt A Fixture

    Country:
    United-States
    I like this one. Looks to me like he is carrying a Thompson submachine gun and a Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) and I agree that he is wearing a camouflage helmet cover on top of his fatigue cap.
  16. Martin64 A Fixture

    Country:
    Germany
    Fair enough and I am not offended at all - but I am just surprised that the obvious qualities of the figure were next to ignored and corrections/conversions about the weapons and helmet seem to be an easy job IMHO.
    Given that he is wearing just another helmet cover on top of his fatigue cap he fixed that with a helmet strap - but I think that the helmet straps are possibly connected to the smaller inner light weight helmet hidden by a fairly large helmet cover...:unsure:

    Cheers, Martin
  17. JasonB Moderator

    Country:
    United-States
    Good eye, I missed the strap. If Andrea has portrayed it correctly, its very likely that it is the strap for the helmet liner. Whenever you see a marine with a helmet on and his chin strap hanging loosely, you will usually notice a thinner strap going up over the front brim of the helmet and cover. Thats the strap for the helmet liner, and it appears in this case its the one he has strapped on.

    [IMG]
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  18. Kandor8 Active Member

    Country:
    United-States
    An illustration based on the photo shown in an earlier post was included in the book "Naval, Marine and Air Force Uniforms of World War 2" from 1976. Illustration by Malcolm McGregor Text by Andrew Mollo. I think the 1/16 scale is mispriced on the USA site, the European site lists the price as 60 euros for the kit so why is it listed for $360 on the USA site?
  19. ANDREA EUROPE Active Member

    We corrected the price on the USA site.
  20. Ned Ricks Active Member

    Country:
    United-States
    This excellently sculpted figure appears to be, primarily, a BAR gunner given the ammo pouches on his belt. Perhaps he is carrying gear from a medically evacuated buddy. The stretcher bearers wouldn't want the extra weight of SMG and helmet -- a guess or opinion only.
    Collectively, we could speculate enough to write the screenplay for the movie based upon the figure...

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