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WWII Soviet Infantry Winter 1941 - 4 Figure Set
Manufacture Product Number : DML-6744 This is a model kit and will need to be assembled and painted. The picture illustrates how the model should look once completed. Glue and paint are not included in the kit. |
| Dragon has released Soviet infantry figures in its 1/35 scale series before, but never before has it offered soldiers from the 1941 winter period. Thus the stage is set for this exciting release! Germany mounted a massive invasion of the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941, and the powerful force's momentum took troops to the very gates of Moscow. However, amidst stiffening Soviet resistance, freezing weather and badly overstretched supply lines, the attack slowed and stalled. Stalin had been transferring fresh troops from Siberia and the Far East since autumn, and in early December 1941 they helped launch a counteroffensive near Moscow. These troops were better equipped for cold-weather operations than the Germans, and as they advanced, Soviet forces drove a gap between Army Group North and Army Group Center. It's from this desperate period of winter fighting that this figure set emanates. The box-top illustration shows four Soviet soldiers dressed for winter combat. They wear uniform gear such as greatcoats, sheepskin jackets, toques, mittens/gloves and fur boots. The action poses are very suitable for depicting a combat scene in the snow and ice, and the sculpting of the plastic is sharp and realistic. The soldiers also wield weapons suitable for this time period of 1941, including Mosin-Nagant rifles and a DP28 light machine gun. Of course the figures could also find application in a different setting (in the winter fighting against Finland, for example) so they will prove very versatile. This new Dragon set will find a niche amongst modelers as there is little else available representing this period of the Great Patriotic War. |
Type = Figure Kits, Busts and Accessories
Period = World War 2
Scale = 1/35 Scale
Material = Plastic
Finish = Unfinished Plastic Figure Kit
Date of Release = 2013-08-21
Status = 1 Week Shipping
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Preferred Customer Price :$17.99
10% off, you save : $2.00
10% off, you save : $2.00