WW1 German Pilot

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Hi ,
Its my pleasure to be able to review the latest from the Figures@MDC range from Model Design Construction .

The subject is a lesser known "Ace"called Lt Edgar Scholtz , born in Suhl , Thuringia 21/09/1898 and killed in action over Cappy in France on 2nd May after 6 victories , , the sculptor is Rob Lane , who has worked from an actual photograph of the subject wearing the fur covered coat and helmet .

The bust comes in a stout and rigid clear plastic box with recycled packaging (well done MDC for this) .
My review sample was received very quickly from MDC and with excellent postal packing and a follow up call as well !!!

The initial inspection revealed a high quality casting , retaining all the details sculpted , minimal work is required to remove any casting flash with no mould lines to remove .

The bust is a 2 piece casting which includes the actual bust plus a separate base , cast in grey resin by Bob Brown from MDC

Here we have the 2 pieces shown together , with views from front , rear and side


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Review -Scholtz

Here is some more pictures :

Here we have a close up of the face and the helmet , wonderfully sculpted , with the detailing on the flying goggles of particular note in addition to the collar on his uniform which has also been finely sculpted .

 

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And more ...

Now we have close ups of the coat all that fur!!) and the decorations he is wearing , note his pilots badge under the Iron Cross .

 

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And now ....

Hi ,
You have seen the pilots badge that Lt Scholtz is wearing , well Rob has included one on the actual base , a very nice touch and distinctive .

To order this and other subjects (including fantasy) go to MDC's website www.modeldesignconstruction.com , or e mail to [email protected] or by phone to 01246 827755 .

Now comes the shock its a bargain £19.95 plus shipping ( MDC ship worldwide)...how is it so low a price thats easy MDC do their own casting !!!!!!

If WW1 is your period or even if not this is a bust that will grace any collection and I am sure we will see this at many shows around the world . I highly recommend the model and applaud MDC for their customer service .

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