Nemrod
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A bit is lost in translation of this product name from French, as this is actually a pair of figures in long wool melton greatcoats, perfect for an Ardennes setting. One is a vehicle driver, with hands posed for holding the steering wheel (wheel not provided). He’s armed with a .45 pistol and has a two-clip ammo pouch for a carbine, which is not provided.

The passenger is literally riding shotgun (or Garand, in this case), with his right foot up on the side opening of a jeep or cargo truck. His Garand is molded to his right hand; while it takes some nimble figures, it’s always best to dry fit the arms, hands and weapons before committing them to superglue.

Both wear the later style boots with the leather buckled gaiters. In the product photo the gaiters are painted a khaki color, suggesting they’re canvas (like German gaiters at the time), but they really should be brown leather.

As with all Nemrod figures I’ve seen, the sculpting is excellent, and the molding is crisp. The mold seams are on the backs of the figures and are easily removed. The casting plugs on the rear ends of the figures will need some surgical sawing. Care must be taken with these figures as the upturned collars on the coats are quite delicate and could be easily broken. The figures are sized more towards 6’ tall, though the helmets are scaled more like Tamiya’s. This excellent duo would work well with other winter passengers from MK35 and Wolf.

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