"Russian Assault Troops Review" Topic

"Apart from some heavy cavalry, armour had long disappeared from the battlefield by the 20th century, yet it made a dramatic return with the issue of steel helmets during the Great War, and there was some experimenting with body armour too. In the late 1930s the Soviet Union continued such experimentation, and during the war years 1939 to 1945 issued body armour. While most infantry never saw such things, some motorised infantry received and wore them, as did assault engineers and pioneers tasked with mine-clearing while under fire. The two-piece armour weighed 3.5kg, and while not bullet-proof it must have given the wearer some reassurance during their dangerous work.

Every figure in this set wears the armour, which is the most common type worn during the war – the SN 42. Here it has been accurately modelled, with the two plates and the cutaway section round the right shoulder, but in all cases the figures are missing the straps around the back by which the armour was held in place, so quite a fundamental and vital part to be lacking. The other item of armour is of course the helmet, which in all cases looks to be the common M40 model, and nicely done. Clothing too is the same for every pose, and consists of a camouflage smock and trousers which cover the uniform underneath. This is nice and loose, with a hood and drawstrings at the wrists and ankles, and again is properly shown here…"

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Amicalement
Armand

Hmmm, no necks, and in some cases, overly small heads for those bodies, which are the bane of miniatures buyers/collectors, frequently caused by those being sculpted separately, and then added onto the bodies as an afterthought.

Glup!…

Amicalement
Armand

Excellent

What… Thresher01 comment or the minis…? (smile)

Amicalement
Armand

I think the miniatures are excellent. Modelling plastic World War 2 Russians in body armor is above and beyond.