A set of cast legs in laced boots with gaiters for 1:35. It was precisely this footwear that replaced tall boots in the German infantry in the second half of the war.
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The German infantryman set off to war in boots with a tall shaft, but a disproportionate amount of leather went into every pair. From the beginning of the 1940s, therefore, the change was made to a low laced boot completed by a canvas gaiter with leather straps, which protected the ankle and the calf in much the same way but used a fraction of the material. The soldiers took to it reluctantly, but by the end of the war it had become a more common solution than the original tall boot.
For a modeler it is one of the few visible elements that can be read on a figure literally like a calendar. Gaiters on the legs mean the late war, roughly from 1943 onward, while a tall boot points to the campaigns of the first years. When this difference does not fit the scene, even people who know nothing about uniforms will notice it – the result will simply strike them as odd without their being able to say why.
When changing the legs it is easy to forget the trousers. Into a tall boot the trouser leg was tucked inside, whereas above a gaiter it gathered into a fold and ended just above its rim. When a smoothly tucked trouser leg is left on the figure and a gaiter is added below, it looks as if the soldier had put on somebody else's legs. A moment's work with putty puts that right; a couple of folds suggested is enough.
The set contains several stances, so you choose the one for the figure that matches its center of gravity. The original legs are cut off above the ankle, the cut is leveled with a file and the new part is fitted onto a short pin of wire; glue alone would not hold the joint. Degrease the parts before painting. A gaiter has a more matte surface than leather, and it is precisely that difference in sheen that makes the greatest impression on a finished figure.
Naši poradci a znalci sortimentu jsou připraveni odpovídat na Vaše dotazy (Po–Pá, 8–18 hod).
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