Andrea December Releases.

[Uruk-Hai]

Hello Figureteers!

Heres what Andrea has in mind for us the coming year. :lol:

Hitlerjugend drummer.

R.A.F Pilot ca 1940.

Tombstone 1881.

Charging British Infantryman.

Otmin från Narnia.

More pictures on Andreas own webpage.
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Cheers

 

[garyjd]

The RAF pilot and Tombstone piece are really nice. They both have a lot of personality.~Gary

 

[Dan Morton]

Very nice pose on the British figure and I like the RAF pilot also!

All the best,
Dan

 

[Dani A.]

Hi,

Regarding the Great War figure, it would seem the rifle is odd... it certainly is not the ubiquitous Lee-Enfield MKIII, nor is it any of a number of rifle models that were pressed into service, in much lesser numbers, because of small arms shortages, like the Canadian-made Ross, for instance.

It does not seem to be really identifiable, but it has some similarity with the Lee-Enfield ancestor, the Lee-Metford, which would not be correct for a front-line 1916/18 figure even if properly done (and it is not, neither). I find it hard to believe the sculptor has neglected such a basic element in a subject about which there are tons of readily available references, so I suspect the rifle is not a newly made incorrect part, but a "lift" from some earlier Andrea's colonial times figure, the Boer War highlander probably (whose rifle is not accurate anyway, BTW), in order to "save" production time - apparently they have thought it looked similar enough... The bayonet is far too short, too.

Compare the weapon the figure is carrying with the Lee-Enfield MKIII:

Regards,

Daniel

 

[Brent Fordham]

Absolutely love the pilot and the western one. The Hitlerjugend drummer is kinda creepy though.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I like the Hitlerjugend drummer for two reasons.

The main reason is that its so provocative.
And the second is some what related to the first as it has some resemblence of a propaganda poster.

Cheers

 

[Brent Fordham]

Originally posted by Uruk-Hai@Dec 10 2006, 09:02 AM
I like the Hitlerjugend drummer for two reasons.

The main reason is that its so provocative....

Agreed - it's an attention getter.

 

[Johan]

I like the idea of the RAF Pilot, but when you look closely the life jacket is wrong - it wasn't held with two straps that went around the back like in the figure, but was really more like a jacket or a vest.

Also, it would have been a beige-green colour in 1940.

Nice try, Andrea, but no cigar. Sorry ...

One positive thing - it's good to see a manufacturor bringing a much neglected subject such as this on the market ...