1:35 Wehrmacht soldiers 1944

German soldiers 1944, a set of figures in 1:35

Unlike the single figures of the same line, the name German soldiers 1944 stands in the plural, so this is a set of several figures in 1:35 scale from Black Dog. The manufacturer does not give the exact number of figures in the box in the name, so it is not stated here.

Scenes for a group of figures

A group has one advantage over a lone figure: a relationship arises between them. Two figures turned toward each other create a conversation, three arranged in a triangle keep the viewer's eye inside the scene. The strongest compositions come about when every figure is doing something different, one halting, another walking on, a third looking back. A set of this kind will therefore usually carry a whole diorama on its own, and the hardware in it can remain mere scenery.

How to work on several figures at once

Mix a larger batch of the base shade of the clothing before you start; mixing exactly the same tone again later tends to be difficult and the difference between the figures then shows. Skin tones, on the other hand, can be varied slightly; identical faces look artificial. Keep setting the figures side by side as you work, so that you discover in good time that two of them are staring into empty space.

Who the set suits

• Modelers who want to build a group scene in one go
• Builders of dioramas from the year 1944
• Collectors of figure sets in 1:35 scale
• Those who put together a scene with a story rather than just one figure