3D Printed French Exodus

This is a new line of figures that is not quite yet available in stores.

These depict French civilians fleeing from the German invasion of 1940.

These are 1/72nd scale 3D printed figures.

They come without bases to give the model builder maximum flexibility in how to display them.

Mine are used for set ups and miniature games so they need a simple plastic base.

Note the realistic pose and the fine detail.

Figures like these would work almost anywhere in the world for the last 200 years or so, their clothing and poses are timeless.

As you see these are not standard figures, they reflect real poses, real body types.

Put this woman in France in 1940, or 1918, or 1814 and she looks right at home.

She would work in the Mexican Revolution, or in a Godzilla attack.

Woman are few in our hobby and this range has many of them on the way, and many men too!
 

Arctic Box

I have been buying diorama bases from Amazon.

They often come with little animals and accessories.

This one just came with the photos, but I had animals and accessories from other sets.

I assume they are intended for kids school projects.

But they make a nice background for set ups.

Or the set up could be a good setting for a role playing adventure, or even a skirmish wargame.
 

Bases For Everyone

I got a few 3D printed figures recently that did not have a base on them.

So I took my trusty Evergreen Scale Models 4504 1/6 square .040" think sheet styrene and made bases.

When using your Loctite adhesive in the fancy applicator and it's empty, open the bottom of the container and finish the tube.  This is the power flex which seems to work very well on plastic.

Scruff up the base and the bottom of the figures feet and use a pliers to hold the figures if necessary.  No teeth on these pliers.

Create a few lumps of clay.

Put a dab of glue on each foot, and place the figure on the base.  Use the lump of clay to hold them in place for a little while until dry.
 

Vacuum Cleaner

I went to Big Lots the other day, they are back in business apparently.

And stumbled across this little vacuum cleaner.

We got lots of bugs here in Kentucky and many choose to die in my bunker, particularly on the window sills.  This one has a filter that can be cleaned and reused, and has a rechargeable battery that is charged with a USB port.

Nice crevice tool for cleaning around the models.  Put a little nozzle attachment and it blows air which is also good for cleaning the models.  $10 was such a good deal, my wife got one a week later.  I had no idea such a thing existed.