1:35 ´´...lets play soccer`` Boy with ball

Boy with a ball, the lets play soccer motif, 1:35, a MAiM figure

This is a separate civilian figure in 1:35 scale — a boy with a soccer ball. It is not a model of equipment and not a kit; the figure completes a scene that has already been built. The quotation marks in the original name are only the way the manufacturer writes it; the content is the ordinary name of the motif.

The subject

Children as civilian figures have a special role in diorama work: they set everyday life against the setting in which a scene stands. A boy with a ball in the middle of a street or in a yard changes the sense of a whole composition and gives a viewer a point at which the eye stops. The motif suits urban built-up areas, village buildings and postwar scenes; it also works on its own as a small vignette. The brand also offers a following motif with more boys playing, so a scene can be extended.

Building and painting tips

Choose the glue according to the material of the parts — a plastic cement on plastic, super glue on resin parts. Wash the figure in lukewarm soapy water, sand the parting seams gently and protect your airways. Apply a thin filler primer. On a child figure, take care over the proportions of the face — set the eyes higher and smaller than on an adult figure and choose gentler shadows, so that the face does not age. The clothing takes lighter, richer shades than a uniform; paint the small ball separately and fit it only at the end. Dirty the knees, the elbows and the shoes lightly with pigment.

Who the figure is for

• Builders of dioramas on civilian and urban themes
• Modelers who want to bring an everyday contrast into a military scene
• Collectors of figures in 1:35 scale
• Figure painters who want to try the facial proportions of a child

The figure is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Glue, paints and a base are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.