Infantería Alemana, 1914–1916

Revisión de las figuras Airfix en escala 1:76

A platoon of World-War One German Reserve Infanterie based for Crossfire Rules. The figuras are sculpted with camouflage covers over their Pickelhaube helmets. A red regimental number may be painted on the Pickelhaube cover, green after 1914. A simple conversion would be to remove the spike of the Pickelhaube as was common practise among frontline troops. The Airfix figuras are actually Reserve Infanterie, Landwehr or Landsturm militia wearing the obsolete 1889-pattern cartride pouches and a modified M.1910 uniform without cuffs. German line infantry wore the M.1910 uniform with Brandenburg, Swedish or Saxon cuffs, and the 1909-pattern cartridge pouches.

Contenido

• 45 Figures in 20 posturas – 24 mm igualan 173 cm altura
  • Officer (2)
  • Officer with Binoculars
  • Machine gun commander
  • Machine gunner No. 1 with M.08 machine gun
  • Machine gunner No. 2 with ammunition
  • Pionier with flame-thrower (2)
  • Pionier with pole-charge (2)
  • Grenadier throwing handgrenade (2)
  • Stretcher-bearer (2)
  • Casualty on stretcher
  • Fallen rifleman (2)
  • Rifleman running (4)
  • Rifleman marching (4)
  • Rifleman prone, firing (4)
  • Rifleman kneeling, firing (4)
  • Rifleman standing, firing (4)
  • Rifleman crawling (2)
  • Rifleman in melee (2)
  • Rifleman in melee (2)
  • Rifleman surrendering (2)

Evaluación

• Good choice of subject, these early war German figuras may be converted to represent Franco-Prussian War infantry.
• Useful historic poses.
• Heads with the Pickelhaube may be used to convert EMHAR and Revell Infantería Alemana figuras for the 1914-1916 period of the war.
• The crawling rifleman may be converted to a casualty figure.
• Most of the figuras are portrayed in combat order, without packs.
• Compatible with EMHAR, and Revell.

• The men are actually wearing a modified version of the M.1910 field-grey uniform without cuffs, issued to Reserve Infanterie, Landwehr and Landsturm militiamen, and obsolete M.1889-pattern catridge pouches.
• The marching rifleman does not have the typical blanket-roll around his knapsack, and his mess kit is missing.
• Noticeable flash and mould lines need to be removed prior to painting.
• The painting instructions on the HaT box are incorrect, the uniform and helmet covers should be field-grey. The M.1889-pattern ammunition pouches were made of brown leather. The front box cover shows the same figuras painted medium blue, which is incorrect as well.

Empleo Histórico

• German Reserve Infantry 1914-1916
• German Landwehr Militia 1914-1916
• German Landsturm Militia 1914-1916

Posibles Conversiones

• Infantería Alemana of the Franco Prussian War
• German Marines during the Boxer Rebellion
  The figuras are fitted with new heads wearing a pith helmet.
• German Reserve Infantry 1916-1918.
  The figuras are fitted with new heads wearing the M.1916 steel helmet.
• German Landwehr Militia 1916-1918.
  The figuras are fitted with new heads wearing the M.1916 steel helmet.
• German Landsturm Militia 1914-1916
  The figuras are fitted with new heads wearing the Landsturm chacó.
• Bulgarian Infantry 1941
• Hungarian Infantry 1941

Bibliografía

• Förster, Hoch, Müller: Uniformen europäischer Armeen, Plates 106 & 107

The Airfix German Reserve Infantry, Landwehr or Landsturm wearing the early war Pickelhaube helmet and obsolete ammunition pouches are unique in this scale. The figuras are nicely designed and they capture the flavour of the period.

Muestra de HaT Industrie

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– Publicado: 10.02.2003 – Actualizado: 30.06.2008
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