Jeffshiu's Miniatures 120mm WWII British sniper
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David Spencer
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Very nice subject indeed
Martin64
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While this nice interpretation of the attached photo remains true to the inspiration it is not very common that a sniper exposes himself so foolishly by sticking his rifle out of a window frame.
That said - nice figure and finally a regular Tommie.
That said - nice figure and finally a regular Tommie.
valiant
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While this nice interpretation of the attached photo remains true to the inspiration it is not very common that a sniper exposes himself so foolishly by sticking his rifle out of a window frame.
That said - nice figure and finally a regular Tommie.
Looks like a curious combination of a figure in a Denison smock, with parachute wings, with a MkII helmet - so not a regular Tommy, at all! The photo is in standard battledress.....
Scotty
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valiant
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Just done an image search and its come up with that exact photo described as "A sniper from "C" Company, 5th Battalion, The Black Watch in position in a ruined building in Gennep, Holland, 14 February 1945....." A further search states that snipers were issued with the Denison late war, so this does fit with the pic, however, it's unlikely to have had para wings on, unless this particular chap had completed jump training.
Blind Pew
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Whichever, nice to see a Tommy for a change. This is an excellent new release from Jeff.
Warren SMITH
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Great to see a British figure.. Hope more are in the pipe works..
Hi Jeff
Nice to see a release and a good subject , no doubt popular
Follows the picture closely but interesting he’s been posed standing up rather than kneeling as in pic
Sure we will see painted version
Thanks for sharing
Happy releasing
Nap
Nice to see a release and a good subject , no doubt popular
Follows the picture closely but interesting he’s been posed standing up rather than kneeling as in pic
Sure we will see painted version
Thanks for sharing
Happy releasing
Nap
Buy one, then more will follow.... works for me, every time I buy one Jerman, another comes along!!
lpa53
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Wow!!!
Steve Ski
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That's a nice one, Jeff, excellent!
Richie
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Thought this would make a nice conversion into a Para having the Denison, but it's rough and unrefined in a lot of areas a lot of work to correct it. The left boot and gaiter need addressing, the fingers look poor from what I can see and even the rifle magazine. These jumped straight out at me.
Nice choice but rushed.
Nice choice but rushed.
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Agree. Rough-around-the-edges seems to be an ongoing theme with JS these days, along with the increasing paranoia about recasters. He's now asking potential buyers to submit photos of their hands next to previous purchases in order to "prove" that they are legit buyers before he'll sell to them (I know of at least two recent cases of this happening).
All combined, this makes the JS buying experience a lot less appealing than it used to be. A real shame because he does some nice unusual subjects that others haven't touched, as well as "popular perennials" like Fallschirmjäger, Panzer crewmen and Kharkov-parka Germans.
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While this nice interpretation of the attached photo remains true to the inspiration it is not very common that a sniper exposes himself so foolishly by sticking his rifle out of a window frame.
That was my first thought as well, but the photo does seem to back it up (although it could be a "posed" pic). I suppose you could always position the bench further back into the room to reduce or eliminate the sticky-outyness of his rifle.
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Von Bock
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Jeff,
Nice looking figure and a Brit should be popular. Regards, Brock
Nice looking figure and a Brit should be popular. Regards, Brock
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