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General Discussions / Re: Latest Releases

« on: December 16, 2015, 10:13:10 am »

Quote from: Rubicon Models on December 16, 2015, 01:58:47 am

The printer that we had been using for the past year had relocated, and the factory had to appoint a new one. Despite all the QC checks, the final commercial boxes are printed wrong! Need to redo the boxes, we now need to find a new time slot for the packaging as well. To our best efforts, the next free slot for the job is second week of Jan 2016!

That's bad news - the packaging seems to be a bit of a bottleneck for you, as you otherwise seem to be able to get your kits into production quite quickly.

It's not like I don't have enough half-built Rubicon kits, but I really want the M8 and the M10/M36!

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Work In Progress / Re: Willys MB - The Jeep

« on: December 15, 2015, 03:15:51 pm »

It would make a lot of sense to have the nation-specific parts on a separate sprue (like Bruno, however, I have no idea how this impacts on the cost). The Brits used the basic Jeep pretty much unmodified, but they also had some special purpose versions - including the famous SAS variant (which would require a lot of additional parts). I have a feeling that a Jeep with a US Army crew would be the safest bet. Especially if the crew could be used for other purposes (such as tank crew). It probably wouldn't be that hard to convert them into Brits or Soviets using Warlord bits.

Incidentally, one common addition to US Jeeps in NW Europe was a vertical post fitted to the front bumper to snag wires strung across the road.

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Work In Progress / Re: Willys MB - The Jeep

« on: December 15, 2015, 10:27:14 am »

Quote from: ultravanillasmurf on December 15, 2015, 03:43:37 am

Nice.

We will want a range of crew for all the user armies (please).

That would sure fill the sprue! At least British and US crew would be great.

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Work In Progress / Re: GMC CCKW 2.5t 6x6 Cargo Truck

« on: December 13, 2015, 08:34:29 pm »

The point is - if you want these figures to be more versatile, leave the webbing off. But they look great as they are.

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Showcase & Gallery / Re: M8 Scott with Westwind Crew

« on: December 13, 2015, 11:21:13 am »

Looks nice - I agree the M8 is a great kit. I removed most of the sandshields from mine, which took a bit of cutting and filling but isn't difficult. Your crew look fine - at least in this small vehicle.

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Work In Progress / Re: GMC CCKW 2.5t 6x6 Cargo Truck

« on: December 13, 2015, 11:18:45 am »

He's on the loader's seat - the gunner sat in the forward left side of the turret. The driver figure is going to be useful as a tank crewman. The gunner figure is wearing webbing and ammo pouches, which was rare on a tank crewman.

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Work In Progress / Re: GMC CCKW 2.5t 6x6 Cargo Truck

« on: December 12, 2015, 10:05:44 pm »

They look great - nice work!

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Work In Progress / Re: GMC CCKW 2.5t 6x6 Cargo Truck

« on: December 12, 2015, 01:02:48 pm »

Well it was worth it. If this is going to be your established figure style, then it's a good one.

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Work In Progress / Re: SdKfz 251/1 Ausf C & Expansion Kits

« on: December 12, 2015, 01:01:50 pm »

Makes sense. Any chance the heads could be interchangeable so they could just be normal Panzer troops?

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Work In Progress / Re: SdKfz 251/1 Ausf C & Expansion Kits

« on: December 12, 2015, 12:12:34 pm »

I like them - although they're certainly creepy looking. The photos of this vehicle in action (although possibly only a training exercise) shows the crew looking relatively upright, much like these. My question (and it is just a question) is whether troops wearing the hoods would be wearing their normal uniforms, or the special flameproof clothing that was issued. I can't tell what the men in the photo are wearing.

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