Warriors 1/35 British Soldier in Tropical Uniform

Background

I just received this piece for review/build and it just so happens I have a TAMIYA LRDG Truck near the top of the pile to build. Talk about timing!!!

Here today from Warriors, we have a British Soldier in Tropical Uniform. It is in a pose that consists of seven resin parts of which one is a very well done base/vignette section and two are weapons. The arms are separate and the hands are molded into the rifle leaving us with a sure alignment.

One of the very cool things about Warriors Figures is that they seem to take the figure a step further. This time there is a wound that has been bandaged on his right arm. It is subtle and almost unnoticeable, but very welcome to the realism of the display. Careful separation from the resin blocks are needed and should pose no problem for anyone.

I found this example very clean with only some minor flash involved in easily removable locations. Alignment of the bayonet and rifle are right on and this puppy is ready to be painted with minimal preparation. Absolutely no bubbles or lines are to be found.

North African settings are a favorite of mine and I already touched on plans for this kit. As mentioned, the figure includes a base that could be used as an instant vignette. If the modeler wishes not to mount the figure in that manner, it makes for a very welcome addition to the parts box for future figures.

The Box Art provides us with a very good rendition of the British tropical uniform and could be the only reference you may need in painting, which I did.

I used Vallejo paints for the flesh tones and brought it all out with an oil wash of red brown. The uniform and equipment were all brush painted using several different colors from Tamiya, PollyScale and the old Aeromaster line of acrylics. I also used basically the same colors for the base that Warriors provides for the Desert Rat. The rifle was a little interesting. I liked the color on the box art and settled for Primer Red from PollyScale. Don't knock those cool colors; they come in handy some times!

The figure was then shot with Future and given a couple of washes to add detail and blend the colors. I put my little guy in front of one of those small electric heaters to speed up the drying time after which I used several small brushes to remove excess wash film.

All told, this dude took about 6 hours to do. This, of course, was over two months!!!

My sincere thanks to VLS for this review sample!