MiniArt releases a new 1/35th scale British Tank Riders in NW Europe (Resin heads)

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British Tank Riders, NW Europe. (

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Kit No. 35496

1/35th scale

The kit contains five figures, weapons & equipment

The subject: British infantry tank riders in Western Europe during WWII.

Soldiers sometimes hitched rides on tanks in order to keep up with a rapid advance. The news reels are full of pictures of soldiers who have ridden tanks to the front. This gave the tank infantry close hand in case they came across any issues better suited to infantry warfare, like closed in streeets or aleys in towns and villages or any urban warfare.

Some more photos of British infantrymen loaded with gear riding tanks in WWII.

British infantry ride on a Sherman tank in Holland, 24 September 1944.

Sherman tanks of the Staffordshire Yeomanry, 27th Armored Brigade, carrying infantry from 3rd Division, move up at the start of Operation ‘Goodwood’, Normandy, 18 July 1944.

The kit from MiniArt:

This kit contains four figures with not only their own gear but extra weapons and equipment on the extra sprues of the kit.

The five figures of British infantry to ride the tanks each come on their own sprue, dressed in standard summer British Army fatigues, ammo, pouches and gear

The regular British and Commonwealth soldier’s helmets, packs, entrenching tools, flasks, and bayonets are included to vary your soldier.

Two types of Lee Enfield rifles and ammunition pouches are included.

Sten guns, both early and late, plus Bren guns, pouches and bipods are include din this sprue.

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