1/72 FtF-leIG18 German Infantry Gun (IMG&Link Review)

[Panzer_Grenadire]

Happy New Year, full of achievements in all fields for hobbyists and their families!

I have started the New Year with one of the last releases of 2015 in terms of 1/72 WWII Germans, namely “7.5 cm le.IG18 German Infantry Gun” by First to Fight.

Awaited with interest, this FtF kit proved to be a disappointment, especially in terms of figures. The three crewmen assigned to handle the cannon have already been encountered inside a previous release dedicated to PaK35/36. Additionally, in spite looking fairly fine, the cannon itself is slightly overscaled and much better versions of the same weapon, often accompanied by nicer crewmen, are easy reachable in 1/72. The images accompanying the review present the standard and converted versions of the soldiers as well as other things that might interest.

The review is here:

http://www.ww2germans.com/index.php/com ... 39-031-ext

Kind thanks to my good Polish friend and colleague Maciej for this kit as Christmas Gift as well as for bringing it when we met in a place far from our countries few weeks ago......

Cristian Florescu

[Kekso]

Wow, how did you converted the most left figure with binoculars?
Is that new head after removing binoculars?

[Panzer_Grenadire]

Kind thanks for your message, and indeed, I cut off the head and the arms of the guy with binoculars, replacing his arms with Preiser ones belonging to a figure from their Luftwaffe ground crew set (which is quite poor). In order to keep the initial proportions as much as possible but also adding some diversity, for the head I used one with M34 belonging to another FtF figure, available in their Command set. I also enjoyed the final result, I really find useful figs staying still and not waving hands or weapons and I am glad you like it, too...

[Peter]

Happy New Year Cristian!

Another great work of you!

[Panzer_Grenadire]

Happy New Year Peter and warm thanks for your appreciation....

[KenzoSato]

fantastic

[Panzer_Grenadire]

Kind thanks.. Soon I shall post another le.IG18 with a much better crew....