Friday, December 23

A new SS Sturmmann, France 1940 & paint sets to shade them from Andrea Miniatures

In the very interesting Eisernes Kreuz series of WWII German soldiers - Andrea Miniatures bring another dose of an iconic image of an early war soldier from ϟϟ-Standarte „Germania.“ He will be available in both 35th & 16th scales, painted & unpainted. We have the info and parts pictures as well as the inspiration for this figure in our preview...

SS Sturmmann, France 1940.
From: Andrea Miniatures
Available in both 1/16th & 1/35th scales.
After their first release in the new Eisernes Kreuz series of WWII German soldiers - Andrea Miniatures bring another dose of an Iconic early war soldier taken from the images of the Bundesarchiv.
Eisernes Kreuz is a new line of WWII character figures developed out of a full commitment to release accurate scale renditions of real combatants. A thorough study of period footage, photographs and documents, so as the use of original uniforms and equipment are just the beginning of a complex process involving advanced modelling techniques including 3D and casting technology which results speak for themselves...
This image is straight from the German archives - the Bundesarchiv. Shot by Kriegsberichter Friedrich Zschäckel and published in the magazine "Signal." This image that inspired this sculpt is of an SS Sturmann of the "SS-Verfügungstruppe" (the later Waffen-SS) in 1940 in France
PRODUCT INFORMATION
Ready to assemble cast resin and metal kit.
The figure depicts an SS Sturmmann in France 1940.
Ultrarealistic figure with accurate details of weapons and uniform equipment.
A small scenic base is included.
Available in both 1/35th & 1/16th scales - the two options are for a bare, unmade kit option as well as a fully painted high-quality figure by some very skilled Andrea painters including full lighting and shadowing processes. Here are the prices for these options:

1/35th scale kit
unpainted 18€
Painted HQ:120€
1/16th scale kit
Unpainted: 60€
Painted HQ:390€
Andrea Miniatures are also selling a new paint set to suit two versions of this soldier - A spring/ summer camo...
...and an autumn colour set to match this figure - both have instructions to help you paint them. They are - of course, separate to the figures themselves.
A helpful guide can go a long way!
These are available right now from the Andrea Miniatures Website www.andreaeurope.com