I want to make Dragon Gen2 series figures, the German 9th SS armored division, Hohenstaufen division kit. This series has many parts and is hard, but I like it because it comes with so many accessories that I can’t use them all and can use them for other kits. I can’t make enough to use it all, though.
I am making the first one for now. It’s a camouflage smock, so it’s pretty different from the mold of a standard uniform.
Dragon’s Gen2 series figures have separate parts, such as wrists and ankles, so the number of parts per figure is quite large. I feel the finish is good because the parts are divided.
The boots are also perfect.
I arranged four heads of Gen 2 figures. In this kit, the face and the back of the head are separate parts, so you have to glue them together. I think the mold of the face has improved a lot compared to the early figures of Dragon. I’m considering replacing it with the resin heads I have this time, but I think I can use this mold for other kits, so I’ll keep it.
The assembly of all four will be completed soon. The upper body and collar parts of the uniform are separated, and, amazingly, they can be reproduced three-dimensionally with an injection kit without any additional processing.
(2020/09/27)
First, I sprayed Tamiya flat fresh on the face and hands.
There are 4 German soldiers in total, so I will paint 2 of them on Beige Brown base camouflage pattern smocks and the other two on dark green camouflage smocks.
I used buff with camouflage paint; it will stand out too much. Khaki might have been better.
Each Panzerfaust has six small decals. The Dragon kit is unique; too detailed! There are also several types of anti-tank weapons called Panzerfaust 30 Klein. The range is 30 m, the armored penetration is 140 mm, and the firepower is weaker than other models.
This kit includes photo-etched parts of rifle slings.
(2020/09/29)
Four Waffen-SS infantry soldiers have been completed. The Waffen-SS of these four men has a hierarchy: a lieutenant with a pair of binoculars and a short machine gun, a corporal giving a signal, and the other two are privates. The rank badge of the camouflage smock is slightly different from a normal epaulet.
This division is said to be a reconnaissance unit of the German Waffen-SS against the Allied occupation of the bridge in the movie “A Bridge Too Far.”
Well, some of them have too thick eyeliner and become women. Well, let’s close our eyes here and go next.
The 9th SS Armoured Division of the German Waffen-SS was established in February 1943. The division’s name, Hohenstaufen, dates from the Hohenstaufen dynasty, during the reign of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II. The division was deployed in Western Europe, the Eastern Front, and again in France, and fought through the Battle of Bulge to the point where its forces were on the brink of collapse. It is a very dense two years.
The armored SS mark on the collar is excellent.
The helmet also reproduces the camouflage cover, so it looks like SS.
The soldier looked forward with his head down; his eyes were too low. If it were an upward slope, it would be just right.
Wow, that’s cool. Wearing camouflage smocks, these German army figures feel like they are around the end of WWII. It might look quite dramatic if I put a figure like this next to the half-track.
After watching the first presidential debate, Trump, Biden, and the MC didn’t get it under control. It was lousy. It was bizarre that Biden never looked at Trump. He had too many camera eyes; it’s not speech but discussion, so I thought he should have seen Trump more times. And Biden sometimes got stuck because he had some tiny earbuds in his ears and was listening to instructions, I suppose. I was surprised that it wasn’t as dementia-like as rumored. In any case, the outcome of the presidential election is terrible. If possible, I want the world to be stable.
(2020/10/01)
