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This is one I've done a couple of times before, but seeing that Hannants had new stock, I thought I'd give it another go. The figure is based on this chap from the famous group of photos of Kampfgruppe Hansen in the Ardennes:
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There has been an almost limitless amount of discussion about who he is, and more particularly, what he's wearing, and there are a great many divergent opinions out there. He is wearing a rain cape, but it seems too short for a German zeltbahn and some have suggested it's the US version. Ditto his trousers, which seem to be waterproofs with ankle straps. The kit painting guide suggests dark Olive drab for these, so they are going with the US option and I think it's the one I'll follow.
The kit comes on a number of sprues:
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This is one of Dragon's best. The rain cape comes in several sections which enables it to sit free of the body in a natural way. A strip of ammo is provided, but I've never been able to bend it into position, it being too fragile for much handling. I could break it into small sections and attach them separately, but I think instead I'll have him holding the ammo box in his left hand.
Appropriate weather at the moment for this scenario!
This is one I've done a couple of times before, but seeing that Hannants had new stock, I thought I'd give it another go. The figure is based on this chap from the famous group of photos of Kampfgruppe Hansen in the Ardennes:
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There has been an almost limitless amount of discussion about who he is, and more particularly, what he's wearing, and there are a great many divergent opinions out there. He is wearing a rain cape, but it seems too short for a German zeltbahn and some have suggested it's the US version. Ditto his trousers, which seem to be waterproofs with ankle straps. The kit painting guide suggests dark Olive drab for these, so they are going with the US option and I think it's the one I'll follow.
The kit comes on a number of sprues:
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This is one of Dragon's best. The rain cape comes in several sections which enables it to sit free of the body in a natural way. A strip of ammo is provided, but I've never been able to bend it into position, it being too fragile for much handling. I could break it into small sections and attach them separately, but I think instead I'll have him holding the ammo box in his left hand.
Appropriate weather at the moment for this scenario!
