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Title: crew 1/72
Post by: Rob47 on March 15, 2015, 10:53:30 pm

anyone know of 1/72 modern RN crew?

Title: Re: crew 1/72
Post by: rickles23 on March 16, 2015, 07:33:05 am

Hi,

Try:

These are plastic/resin and may need a bit of tweaking. The nikolai ones do paint up very well. Many are made of metal , good but heavy,

http://www.dantaylormodelworks.com/

http://wwimodeller.co.nz/new-from-nikolai-172-austro-hungarian-navy-sailors/

https://www.wmm.at/figures/51-austro-hungarian-navy-command.html?language=de_DE

http://www.squadron.com/1-72-Revell-Germany-Kriegsmarine-Sailors-RG2525-p/rg2525.htm

https://www.wmm.at/figuren/48-offiziere-der-k-u-k-kriegsmarine.html These are good for Officers.

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=1/72+sailors&biw=1424&bih=725&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=AIcGVeKMLpKB8QWwp4LwAw&ved=0CBwQsAQ   is my main search page.

Regards

Title: Re: crew 1/72
Post by: TailUK on March 16, 2015, 11:08:27 am

Many of the Gunthwaite figures will pass for modern rig.  Especially the tropical kit. 

Title: Re: crew 1/72
Post by: rickles23 on March 16, 2015, 01:51:26 pm

Hi,

Are the Gunthwaite figures metal?

As my newbuild is a working 1/72 all topside weight has to be kept low.

Even the cabins are made of 0.6mm ply.

Regards

Title: Re: crew 1/72
Post by: TailUK on March 16, 2015, 03:25:39 pm

I think some are resin ( not absolutely sure about that) but mostly metal.

Title: Re: crew 1/72
Post by: tonyH on March 19, 2015, 07:48:10 pm

Not wishing to to pirate the thread, but does anyone know of any 1/72 USN figures  for WW2, apart from the few resin or metal ones?
The best ones I've seen are on Benno's Figures but many of those are modified Airfix.

Apologies Rob :embarrassed:

Tony

Title: Re: crew 1/72
Post by: TailUK on March 19, 2015, 08:02:43 pm

Airfix's  American Airforce Ground crew are probably about the best option for figure wearing working rig.  I wouldn't be surprised if Preiser didn't do 1/72nd scale sailors though.

Title: Re: crew 1/72
Post by: tonyH on March 19, 2015, 10:03:48 pm

Preiser don't seem to do sailors atall. Adapting the airfix is fine, it's just that the uniform caps could be a nightmare {:-{ so if anyone knows..........?

Tony

Title: Re: crew 1/72
Post by: Rottweiler on March 20, 2015, 01:30:50 am

steam railway engine crew in 00 gauge are something you could try to adapt.they come in packs of 6 and can be obtained from a good railway shop
Mick F

Title: Re: crew 1/72
Post by: rickles23 on March 20, 2015, 07:31:06 am

For Tony H,

http://www.dantaylormodelworks.com/

and search google.

Regards

Title: Re: crew 1/72
Post by: jimini35 on March 20, 2015, 08:24:26 am

Pardon my ignorance on scale, I have Preiser ships crew at 1:87
Is that any good to you?

Title: Re: crew 1/72
Post by: tonyH on March 20, 2015, 09:34:04 am

Thanks Rick, but I'd tried the DanTaylor site and all I could find was the RN crew. I may take a run down to Hornchurch for the Southern Expo that they are going to see if there's anything there. General Googling comes up with plenty of RN and Kreigsmarine plus the odd pirate but not a lot else. Surely someone must do US crew addons for the Fletcher class models etc.

Tony :-))

Title: Re: crew 1/72
Post by: Rob47 on March 20, 2015, 12:10:05 pm

In Antics model shop in Bristol saw in the Railway stuff a set of modern(ish) RN figures, but as I was late and it was literally a dash in dash out job, never bought them  >:-o cant recal maker either doh, think it was something like modelscale or similar, will have to check with them.

Title: Re: crew 1/72
Post by: rickles23 on March 20, 2015, 01:58:27 pm

Tony H.

http://www.armahobby.com/us-navy-sailors-for-ww2-dioramas.html

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=1%2f72+USN+figures++for+WW2%2c&qpvt=1%2f72+USN+figures++for+WW2%2c&FORM=IGRE

Regards

Title: Re: crew 1/72
Post by: tonyH on March 20, 2015, 03:03:14 pm

Thanks for those Rick. Most are, as the Armahobby ones, in sets of 3 which could cost megabucks for a decent size vessel. I've attached a pic for some from a crew of 100+ on an aircraft carrier. They're converted from 'normal' Airfix type packs of (normally) 72 which makes it much more cost-effective. Rumour has it (Hannants) that Revell are producing a 50+ set of Kreigsmarine figures for release later this year, so where are the others?

Cheers

Tony

Title: Re: crew 1/72
Post by: steve pickstock on March 20, 2015, 03:25:26 pm

The Revell Kriegsmarine are a re-issue (just as well as I'm working on the Airfix e-boat and could only find one of my old sprues) - for the Plastic Soldier Review review of the set see here:-
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=792 (http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=792)

(http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/SetScans/REV2525a.jpg) (http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/SetScans/REV2525a.jpg)
(http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/SetScans/REV2525b.jpg) (http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/SetScans/REV2525b.jpg)
(http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/SetScans/REV2525c.jpg) (http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/SetScans/REV2525c.jpg)

Title: Re: crew 1/72
Post by: hmsantrim on March 20, 2015, 08:10:40 pm

hi Rob.
possibly wot you are looking for not best pix
frank
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj138/farticus1/PICT0791_zps6v93p2u2.jpg)
 
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj138/farticus1/PICT0792_zpss6rylo8b.jpg)
 
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj138/farticus1/PICT0782_zpsyrufhkpu.jpg)
 
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj138/farticus1/PICT0781_zpsvovsry0j.jpg)
 
 

Title: Re: crew 1/72
Post by: hmsantrim on March 20, 2015, 08:14:29 pm

hi Tony
 you will find some 1/72 usn WWII here
http://www.milicast.com/shop/home.php?cat=152&sort=productcode&sort_direction=0&page=2 (http://www.milicast.com/shop/home.php?cat=152&sort=productcode&sort_direction=0&page=2)
 
http://www.milicast.com/shop/product.php?productid=314&cat=0&page=1 (http://www.milicast.com/shop/product.php?productid=314&cat=0&page=1)
 
http://www.milicast.com/shop/product.php?productid=302&cat=0&page=1 (http://www.milicast.com/shop/product.php?productid=302&cat=0&page=1)
 
 
http://www.milicast.com/shop/product.php?productid=1251&cat=152&page=2 (http://www.milicast.com/shop/product.php?productid=1251&cat=152&page=2)
 
http://www.milicast.com/shop/product.php?productid=1250&cat=0&page=1 (http://www.milicast.com/shop/product.php?productid=1250&cat=0&page=1)
 

frank

Title: Re: crew 1/72
Post by: tonyH on March 22, 2015, 09:52:44 pm

Hi Frank,

Looks like it's the rebuild job again {:-{ .

I've just put the red pompoms on a load of 1:96 French matelots so I suppose I'm on a roll. Just wanted an easier life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tony

Title: Re: crew 1/72
Post by: Brian60 on March 24, 2015, 02:35:06 pm

I recetly bought a box of Revell WW2 Japanese infantry, these because of the short tunics, peaked caps and putee's on their boots are the most covertible to a modern tug crew