In Box Review of Miniart 1/35th Scale
German Civilians
Kit no. 35086
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2011
I paid $14.66 years ago at a local hobby shop that went out of business,
The kit is out of production.
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2011
I paid $14.66 years ago at a local hobby shop that went out of business,
The kit is out of production.
THE KIT:
MiniArt is an old prolific plastic model kit manufacturer based in the Ukraine. They make all manner of plastic model kit subjects in the popular scales.
This kit comes in a blousy, shrink-wrapped end-opening box. The box is 3” too long and 2” too wide.
I am no fan of this type of box, because invariably parts or the decal sheet will find their way past one of the end-flaps of the box to become lost forever. Give me a tray and lid type box any day of the week.
The box art shows a color illustration of 4 civilians, posed against an all-white background. Similar to how Tamiya also does the majority of their box arts.
The title of the kit is a bit wrong. Two of the figures are in military uniforms.
Shown, reading from left to right:
First is a woman, wearing a brown plaid dress with a belt and carrying a purse. She is bare-headed and wears black shoes, a belt and gloves.
The second figure to the right is a man in a grey suit and black hat and shoes. He has his hands in his jacket pockets.
The third figure to the right is an old grey-haired woman, wearing a black overcoat and black shoes. She has a wood cane in her right hand .
The fourth figure to the right is a Hitler Youth teen-ager. He wears the Hitler Youth uniform of a short-sleeved tan shirt, over black pants, a black neck-tie and with a belt with an engraved metal buckle, white tall stockings over black shoes.
The fifth figure to the right is a German officer, in a field-grey uniform and steel helmet. With a black shoulder-strap and belt that has a pistol holster on it. Black groves and high black jack-boots. His pants are jodhpur type.
There is sixth figure illustrated on the box bottom and is a field-policeman. He is dressed exactly the same as the officer, but with a cloth policeman’s hat.
One side-panel of the box, starts with Model Rectifier’s street address in Edison, NJ and for modelers aged 10 and over. Made in the Ukraine. On a yellow sticker with white lettering.
Followed by features of the kit: Unassembled plastic model kit. This kit contains 47 parts. Kit contains models of 5 figures with the option of different arms, heads and helmet or soft cap for the soldier. For modelers aged 14 and over. Not suitable for children under 3 years because of small parts. Paint and cement not included. In 3 languages, including English.
MiniArt is an old prolific plastic model kit manufacturer based in the Ukraine. They make all manner of plastic model kit subjects in the popular scales.
This kit comes in a blousy, shrink-wrapped end-opening box. The box is 3” too long and 2” too wide.
I am no fan of this type of box, because invariably parts or the decal sheet will find their way past one of the end-flaps of the box to become lost forever. Give me a tray and lid type box any day of the week.
The box art shows a color illustration of 4 civilians, posed against an all-white background. Similar to how Tamiya also does the majority of their box arts.
The title of the kit is a bit wrong. Two of the figures are in military uniforms.
Shown, reading from left to right:
First is a woman, wearing a brown plaid dress with a belt and carrying a purse. She is bare-headed and wears black shoes, a belt and gloves.
The second figure to the right is a man in a grey suit and black hat and shoes. He has his hands in his jacket pockets.
The third figure to the right is an old grey-haired woman, wearing a black overcoat and black shoes. She has a wood cane in her right hand .
The fourth figure to the right is a Hitler Youth teen-ager. He wears the Hitler Youth uniform of a short-sleeved tan shirt, over black pants, a black neck-tie and with a belt with an engraved metal buckle, white tall stockings over black shoes.
The fifth figure to the right is a German officer, in a field-grey uniform and steel helmet. With a black shoulder-strap and belt that has a pistol holster on it. Black groves and high black jack-boots. His pants are jodhpur type.
There is sixth figure illustrated on the box bottom and is a field-policeman. He is dressed exactly the same as the officer, but with a cloth policeman’s hat.
One side-panel of the box, starts with Model Rectifier’s street address in Edison, NJ and for modelers aged 10 and over. Made in the Ukraine. On a yellow sticker with white lettering.
Followed by features of the kit: Unassembled plastic model kit. This kit contains 47 parts. Kit contains models of 5 figures with the option of different arms, heads and helmet or soft cap for the soldier. For modelers aged 14 and over. Not suitable for children under 3 years because of small parts. Paint and cement not included. In 3 languages, including English.
The other side-panel of the box shows 2 color box arts of other figure kits that MiniArt manufactures: Kit no, 35042, WWII Drivers and Kit no. 35046, German Feldgemdarmerie.
Followed by: Not suitable for children under 3 because of small parts. In multiple languages, including English and Miniart’s street address in the Ukraine.
Followed by: Not suitable for children under 3 because of small parts. In multiple languages, including English and Miniart’s street address in the Ukraine.
The bottom of the box serves as the painting and assembly instructions, over a paint color listing of Vallejo, Testors, Tamiya, Humbrol, Revell and Mr. Color brands of hobby paints.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX:
The kit holds 2 medium-grey parts trees and a small 4” x 3 ½” sheet, printed on one side with the parts trees illustrations in a sealed clear cello bag.
The kit holds 2 medium-grey parts trees and a small 4” x 3 ½” sheet, printed on one side with the parts trees illustrations in a sealed clear cello bag.
Trees are not alphabetized, but each figure is. There are no part number tabs on the trees. So, very careful study of the parts-trees is needed to get the right parts for each figure.
One medium-grey tree holds the German officer, policeman and the Hitler Youth. The officer, civilian man and the policeman are both letter B.
There are optional head, arm, helmet and soft cap parts to make either the policeman or officer.
The Hitler Youth is letter E. All four are divided into separate heads, torsos, arms and legs. Also on the tree is a pistol in a holster, steel helmet and top hat for the civilian guy.(26 parts)
One medium-grey tree holds the German officer, policeman and the Hitler Youth. The officer, civilian man and the policeman are both letter B.
There are optional head, arm, helmet and soft cap parts to make either the policeman or officer.
The Hitler Youth is letter E. All four are divided into separate heads, torsos, arms and legs. Also on the tree is a pistol in a holster, steel helmet and top hat for the civilian guy.(26 parts)
The other medium-grey tree holds the two women. Divided into separate heads,arms and legs and a cane. (21 parts)
Detail is excellent. These figures will really dress up a diorama.
Recommended.