Ultracast # 35029 Canadian/British Tank Commander Normandy 1944
Eric Mac Intyre
This latest single figure release by Ultracast depicts Canadian/British
Tank Commander as would be typically present in Normandy in 1944. As with Ultracasts
wonderful tank crew set #35027, this figure could also be used to depict a Commonwealth
tank commander on the Italian front.
This figures stance depicts a commander standing with a pair of binoculars, about to
bring them up to his eyes (or lower them from). He has a simple yet useful pose which has
a multitude of uses and if needed he can be placed in a tanks hatch. His uniform is
the typical summer dress tankers uniform as would be worn by Commonwealth
troops in Normandy or in other temperate climates. I should note that this is a different
figure from the full figure offered in set #35027.
As usual from Ultracast, the sculpting and molding quality of the figure is excellent. No
air bubbles or mold shift were present in the casting. Only a minimal amount of light
flash will need to be cleaned up. One nice aspect about Ultracast figures is the attention
to detail which has been paid to sculpting the figures. It is easy to appreciate the level
of research which has been used to correctly reproduce the uniforms.
As with the Tank crew set, this figure can be easily modified for use as a soldier from
another nations army which sports a uniform similar to that of a Commonwealth troop. Once
again thanks to Ultracast, a modelers options are expanded.
I highly recommend this figure.
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