1:35 WITTMANN (Resin figure)

Rye Field Model RM-2092, Resin Figure 1:35

The RM-2092 figure from Rye Field Model is a standalone resin add-on in 1:35 scale. The subject is the German tank commander Michael Wittmann. It is not a vehicle kit but a figure to be placed with a finished model, in a turret hatch or in a diorama. The manufacturer also includes the same figure with some of its Tiger I tank kits; this package holds the figure on its own.

The real subject

Michael Wittmann was a German Tiger I tank commander whose name is associated above all with the fighting at Villers-Bocage in Normandy in June 1944, when his machine engaged a column of a British unit. In August of the same year he was killed in Normandy. For a modeler he is a figure that completes a particular historical machine: most often an early or late production Tiger I in the Normandy fighting. So compare the uniform and equipment against a photograph of the machine and the period you are building.

Building and painting tips

• resin is glued exclusively with cyanoacrylate, ordinary plastic cement will not bond it
• before painting, wash the parts in water with detergent to get rid of the mold release agent
• cut the casting blocks off with a saw or a knife and sand with respiratory protection
• a primer coat is a must on resin, without it the paint flakes off
• paint the face separately from the uniform, and the metal of the equipment last

Who the figure is for

For builders of German Second World War subjects, for modelers doing Normandy dioramas, and for figure painters who want a specific, historically placed figure to go with a tank.

The figure is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Paints, glue and a base are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.