1:35 Russian tankmen Set 2 (5 fig.)

The second set of tank crew figures, 1:35 scale

Five figures of the crew of an armored machine, designated Set 2 in the name. It is the continuation of a numbered line, so both sets can also be obtained together and arranged into one larger scene. The particular posture of the individual figures cannot be read from the name. The set is intended for modelers who already have a finished machine and are looking for people to go with it.

Why tell set one from set two

Both sets have the same scale and the same number of figures given in the name; they differ in their serial number. Anyone who wants to fill the whole machine and its surroundings will reach for both; anyone who only needs the crew of one hatch will choose one. They do not replace each other but complement each other. The arrangement will finally decide where the viewer looks first, because the figure placed highest usually wins.

Painting step by step

• First divide the areas by material and only then deal with the shades.
• Paint the hands and the head separately from the torso; the transitions will be cleaner.
• Leave the faces until last, when you already have the overall tone settled.
• Bring out the bends of the fabric with a darker shade, not with black paint.
• A matte varnish unifies the surface and protects it while you seat it in the scene.

For which modelers

For those who build dioramas with armored hardware and want several figures at once, and for collectors of figures in this scale. Dry-fit the figures in place before gluing. Details of the material, the division of the castings and the dimensions are missing from the name, so they are not added here.