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ICM 35th scale “Tank Crew of the Armed Forces of Ukraine”.

ICM 35th scale "Tank Crew of the Armed Forces of Ukraine".

ICM 35th scale “Tank Crew of the Armed Forces of Ukraine”. See what he thought of the set in his review…

Construction Review: Tank Crew or Armed Forces of Ukraine

From ICM

1/35th scale

Kit No #35756

When I took on the Magic Factory M2A2 Ukrainian Bradley for review a couple of months ago, I didn’t really think about what that would mean to some people and how it would make me feel given that the subject matter was actively engaged in a See what he thought of the set in his review…

Construction review: Tank Crew or the Armed Forces of Ukraine

From ICM

1/35th scale

Kit No #35756

When I took on the Magic Factory M2A2 Ukrainian Bradley for review a couple of months ago, I didn’t really think about what that would mean to some people and the way it would make me feel given the subject matter was actively engaged in a current conflict. Take this review at face value. It caught me off guard. I’m just a guy who builds models for enjoyment looking and a few lumps of plastic…

So, with that aside, I’d like to bring you a first look at the newly released figure set by ICM–Tank Crew of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 1/35th scale.

The box art promotes 4 Ukrainian soldiers interacting with a tank. The style of packaging has that recognisable ICM flavour to the illustration.

The scaled-back poses are shown on the side of the packaging in a simplified way.

The figures come as part of one single sprue fret, and interestingly, you get a fifth figure and a dog.

When looking at ICM’s new releases, I see they have announced a Special Edition Leopard 2 with a full crew set that shows the five figures and the dog, so I’m not sure why they wouldn’t have promoted that in this release? The instructions even block out details for the figure and dog. It seems like quite an odd thing to do.

The simplified illustrations of the figures from the side of the box are included in a larger form on the instruction sheet, and a very basic ‘template’ for recreating the unique multi-cam pattern for the suits is suggested using combinations of 5 different colours.

It seems like a case of minimum possible effort with this painting guide.

Painting these figures could be the challenge with this set, with the Ukrainian crews wearing predominately digi-cam overalls. The fine dots and disrupting pattern may look good from a distance but it is difficult to paint in 35th scale. The fault lines are visible in the middle of the torso. I’m not sure what caused it, but I would need to fix this before painting the figures. It’s not clear what caused it, but I would recommend addressing it before painting the figures. The oversimplified forms are hard to ignore, even though some of the facial sculpts may be slightly better. These pieces are well detailed and seem to fit the heads fairly well. However, they appear to be overscaled once placed. You have to work hard to achieve the desired result with these figures. It takes a lot of work to get a good result with these figures. I bought a set of decals from Live

to create the multi-cam pattern. I can’t recommend that set highly enough, and they saved me from embarrassing myself trying to recreate that complex digicam scheme.

CONCLUSION

When I was building the Bradley, I’d wanted to pose some figures around it but found it incredibly difficult to source anything suitable. ICM has clearly identified this opportunity and is building a collection that includes figures from the ongoing conflict. The figures’ poses and geometry are nice, and they are useful when posed in front of a vehicle. The plastic is not up to modern standards and neither are the sculpts. If you are wanting to use these figures, I’d strongly recommend factoring in aftermarket heads and hands to at least elevate those human elements on the figure.

Clayton Ockerby

 

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