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I acknowledge honestly, I took the new collection of star without the special hopes - the surveys of the previous novelties promised nothing especially good. However, it turned out that on closer examination not too everything and it is bad... however, let us examine everything in the order.
Box, as in all last novelties, it is splendid - it is possible to take because of one figure alone Of karashchuka, as the minimum because of the squinted German with the mocking ukhmylkoy in the foreground - the more living and more picturesque persons to boxing -arte 4, perhaps, it did not see. Figure serves even and as outstanding benefit on the painting - to the back of the box, where the photographs of the assembled figurines in the inferior painting are printed, it is possible not to look generally. Very successfully gripped colors (polygraphy also not of podkachala), plausible fragmented camouflage... On the whole, lovely sight, but not box.
Are depicted on it four soldiers, of the composing those two connected with the subject pairs - two snipers (one s Kar.98K, another with G -43) and two observers (with the binoculars and the periscope). Star does not give timing, although by judging by the uniform, collection can be attributed not earlier than to the middle of 1942 - camouflage jackets (Tarnhemd) and cases to helmets (Tarnhelmuberzug) with the fragmented vermakhtovskim camouflage appeared during May of the 42nd.
In the box one runner of traditional for the zvezdovskikh Germans light grey color. However, with the first view strikes the difference as the casting between the parts of figures and the fine details - helmets, the weapon, ammunition... Amazingly clear mesh on the helmet will make honor to any collection Gen2, and figurines themselves pull faster on LND. As it was possible so to ispokhabit' master model with sinking of molds - it is possible only to guess.
The persons immediately issue the author of master models - four practically identical heads, as brother- twins, are similar to the majority of other heads of the work Of a.Bleskina 35- m scale. Alas - with the fact that bleskinskuyu sculpture 35- m 4 I unconditionally consider best in the world, on the persons the hand of metra, obviously, rests, and standardization be although picturesque, "conveyor"... Heads in the collection are also noted by the special features of zvezdovskogo casting - in the miniartovskikh collections the same bleskinskiye persons look not into an example better.
Outfitting, nevertheless, smooths out impression. It is first of all necessary to note helmets - after monstrous pots from the past collections, unlike not to one of the sometimes existed helmets, new helmets lie down by balsam per capita. Besides the well self-possessed geometry, gladdens also the variety - in the collection are given two helmets in the vermakhtovskikh camouflage cases, one helmet with the wire mesh and one - with the cross-shaped tarpaulin belts. Cases came out well, but sword knots for fastening of plant camouflage were not designated on them. Then on the forehead is present certain scar in the form of lightning - not otherwise as the concealed advertisement "Harry Potter". However, this is treated elementarily. Grid, as 4 already he wrote - is higher than any praises. Only minus in the fact that the size of cells decreases to the top, while in the original it was constant; but with the view on the helmet on the side this strongly does not strike. And finally cross-shaped belts - are poured sufficiently clearly, but it is necessary to complete independently fastening hooks and fastenings. All helmets have from within lobes of cap, but it is similar weakly to the original - spoils impression the wide ledge, which the helmet becomes to the shear of the head of figurine, yes even lobes seven, and in the original there were eight (thinner than nine).
Weapon from one side gladdens - relatively it is well studied and it is clearly poured, it distresses with another - tyuere is no obeshchannoy on the box automatic Gewehr-43, instead of it is given the second rifle of 98K. Are given also two mp-40 for the observers - the same as in the previous collections, without the trigger. Rifle cartridge pouches came out extremely unsuccessfully, MPwnye rather better. For one of the soldiers is given the "Lueger pistol" in the holster.
Remaining ammunition differs on the level. The periscope, entrusted by star one of the observers, is strongly exaggerated, although poured clearly (on the correspondence to sizes nothing say I can). By the way, it is given without the winding depicted to the boxing -arte, and it is it's a pity - so it looked much more picturesque. yes even the absence of itemization would be not so critical. Flasks and binoculars of pererabotany in the comparison with the past collections changed to the best side. Antigas tanks remained the same, i.e., by sufficiently rough and exaggerated.
It is separately necessary to say about the notorious "umbrella", which already had time to become parable into yazytsekh in the model circles. On the black and white pencil sketch, with which the star of proanonsirovala in its time this collection, was depicted the most usual umbrella, which is dragged along first whether for the environment, then whether as the masking for the lying sniper. However, in the collection is present something with difficulty that being yielding to the identification (Karashchuk on the box to depict this it did not begin). Of no information from this devaysu for me found could not be. This by something is similar to the certain well-made screen, but its "knitting needle" on the thickness and koryavosti they are similar perhaps that to the wood twigs... On the whole, a question with the "umbrella" remains open, and I will be rad, if someone opens slightly the curtain of this secret.
However, final verdict to collection can be carried only after assembling. It flows with the variable success - especially large slots and nonjoinings it is not observed, but trimming and puttying compulsorily will be required. Especially this concerns hands in strelkov - in order to bring aiming line of rifles to the eye, will have fairly to be taken some pains. Yes even generally hands on -zvezdovski are rough, and they must be thoroughly driven on to the weapon, the binoculars, the periscope... Or by something to substitute.
And here finally assembling is finished. And it becomes there clear that all this was made not in vain in spite of wretched casting, before us four very living and dynamic figurines - with the successful poses, the invoice folds of clothing... on the whole, in the best traditions Of bleskina. It is very it's a pity, that the casting does not make it possible to gather these figurines "from the box", but after modification from them it is possible to obtain very decent miniatures, in particular if we replace heads, hands and certain ammunition.
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