Contents

• Neo body with 'Peter Schmidt' head sculpt

Uniform

• M35 pattern helmet (metal)

• White shirt

• Stone grey trousers with braces

• M35 pattern tunic with functional shoulder boards

• Black marching boots

• M35 pattern side cap

• Greatcoat

• White vest

• Brown long pants (long johns)

• Grey socks

• Black leather belt with functional buckle

• Zeltbahn

Equipment

• Black Y straps

• Green bread bag

• Water bottle (flocked)

• Mess tin

• Gas mask can (webbing straps)

• Gas cape pouch (no cape)

• Entrenching tool

• Leather E tool holder

• Bayonet scabbard with black frog

• Bayonet with light colour handle

• 2 sets K98 ammo pouches

• K98 rifle

• 10 ammo clips

• Tonnister (back pack)

Additional items

• Rifle cleaning kit can

• Whistle with lanyard

• Knife fork and spoon

• Razor blade

• Pocket knife

• Case

• wedding ring

• Pay book

• Identity papers

• Photograph

• Spectacles

• Cigarette

• White collar

• Dog tags

• Spare hands (non-bendy)

• 4 belt hooks

• Instruction leaflet

Review

The figure is intended to represent a typical soldier of the German Army during the Wehrmacht period. There are some high points with this figure as well as some lows! First the high points:

At last there is not one inch of crappy elastic to be found on this figure!!

The finish on all the uniform, equipment and accessories is first rate as is usual from Dragon. The steel helmet is metal and has a working buckle. The tunic features the belt support system as on the 1:1 and has cloth shoulder boards secured with minute nuts and bolts!

Also included is a great coat that also has provision for cloth shoulder boards but alas only one pair is provided.

The black leather belt is the new type with functional buckle.

Dragon has also included the distinctive German fur covered Tonnister (backpack) and in my opinion it is a work of art.

The K98 features the now standard working bolt action but has the addition of a more accurate sling adjuster instead of the huge silver buckle (about time!).

The entrenching tool carrier is made of black leather like material and is  pretty good with a working buckle and strap to hold the entrenching tool. At last the gas mask can has webbing straps.

There are many other good things about the figure but lets not labour the point.

Now for the nit picking....

The Y straps are the standard plastic type. On this point there is no adjustment on the smaller straps that hold the back pack and it is impossible to fit the pack on with the figure wearing the great coat.

Why only one set of shoulder boards?

Overall: This is a reasonable figure with a lot of work going into some, minor, details producing a good addition to the WWII German line. There has I think been some penny pinching but the end result is a nice figure. Value for money? Not really convinced that minute and sometimes invisible details justifies the high price. Lets see what Soldat 02 brings.

Star Rating

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