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[tonyH]

Evening All!

Can anyone suggest a source of US Navy figures at 1:72, WWII style please.

Many Thanks

TonyH

[Ian K]

Hi Tony,


Try these http://www.ebay.com/itm/Attack-Squadron-Models-1-72-U-S-NAVY-SAILORS-for-WWII-Dioramas-/361068899574 or here http://www.hecker-goros.de/html/figuren_1_72-1.html


Ian

[baloo]

There could be a possibility that Deans Marine might have some as well


baloo

[thunderchild]

Good Day Tony


Have a look at these,  http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/index.php?adv=1&product_category_id=&product_division_id=&manufacturer_id=&product_type_id=&code=&scale_id=956&keyword_search=gato+class+submarine&setPerPage=25&sort=0&search_direction=asc&save_search_name=&save_search=

[hmsantrim]

Hi Tony.
 I would recommend you buy the hasegawa set as you will get about 10 figures you can paint up in working rig ie lt blue shirt and denim breeks as in second url.  Buy some officers just to populate the bridge as at £8-£10 for three resin figures you wont be buying many of them.
 Frank   
 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hasegawa-1-72-U-S-Pilot-Ground-Crew-Set-HSG35007-/221541361616?pt=UK_ToysGames_ModelKits_ModelKits_JN&hash=item3394e4e7d0
 
http://www.ussnclivinghistory.com/uniformdescription.html

[tonyH]

Thanks all for the sources.

I'm going to go for the cheapest option because the figures are for a Flower Class converted to a USPG (eg USS Spry) and I want to use it when the going gets rough, so I'll need to add a lot of oilskins etc.

Of course, if anyone knows of a source of appropriately dressed figures......................

Tony

[hmsantrim]

Hi Tony.
 well if you are doing the ubiquitous flower class kit you do get some figures with it and if you want oily skins there is always here
 http://www.gunthwaite.co.uk/  but again not cheap.
 
 seems someone else has built this model heres a build log.
http://theflowerclasscorvetteforums.yuku.com/topic/1277/Log-Building-an-American-Flower#.USbFpldZPng
 
 frank

[Brian60]

Airfix do a wide range of models and figures in 1/72nd. You could do worse than check out their website.

[tonyH]

Cheers again chaps!

I'd noticed the thread on the Flower forum, but it seems to peter out half way? I hadn't noticed the Gunthwaite stuff but I can't find any US figures.

Airfix or similar may be the last resort, but they'd need a lot of work. I'm in the middle of putting red pompoms on the hats of about 40 1:96 French matelots so I thought I'd look for something a little simpler!

Tony

PS The answer to the pompoms is so called Caviar Beads at about 0.5mm diameter, used for fingernail decoration