Bausatzbesprechung: MiniArt "israelische Panzerbesatzung, Jom-Kippur Krieg" im Maßstab 1/35

Please activate the English subtitles if you don´t understand German. Das Thema IDF ist für viele Modellbauer ein spannendes Betätigungsfeld, aber gerade wenn es um die ersten Jahrzehnte der israelischen Streitkräfte geht fehlt es ein bisschen an passenden Figuren. Die Zeitspanne ab 1982 bis heute ist besser repräsentiert. Das vorliegene Figurenset bezieht sich auf den Jom-Kippur Krieg von 1973 und beinhaltet drei Panzersoldaten und einen Panzergeneral, der interessanterweise wohl Ariel Scharon darstellen soll, der in diesem Krieg eine Panzerdivision auf dem Sinai geführt hat. Das halte ich für einen guten Zug von MiniArt, ich hoffe wir sehen so etwas in Zukunft öfter! Die Figuren an sich sind leider nicht ganz perfekt. Die Details an den Uniformen sind gut und auch die Hände sehen meistens ganz passabel aus, mit den Gesichtern bin ich aber nicht so recht zufrieden. Es fehlt etwas Tiefe und Emotion, gerade bei den beiden jubelnden Soldaten. Das ist aber nur ein vergleichsweise kleiner Kritikpunkt, denn an und für sich halte ich die Figuren für sehr brauchbar und vielseitig. Der Preis für das Set von ungefähr 11€ ist absolut angemessen. Ich hoffe, dass MiniArt noch mehr Figuren zu diesem Thema bringt, gerade der Sechstagekrieg wäre spannend. Vielen Dank für eure Unterstützung auf Patreon:   / hamilkarbarkas   -------------------------------------------------------------------- The IDF is a thrilling subject for many scale modellers, but when it comes to the early decades of the Israel Defence Forces in particular there is a lack of suitable figures. The time frame between 1982 and today is covered a little bit better. The figure set we have a look at is set in the Jom-Kippur War from 1973 and contains three tank crewmen and one tank general, who is actually depicting Ariel Sharon, who was leading a tank division on the Sinai peninsula during this conflict. That is a smart move by MiniArt, i hope we see that more often in the future! The figures are not perfect though. The details on the uniforms are good and the hands look decent for the most parts, but i am not quite satisfied with the faces. They lack depth and emotion, especially when it comes to the two cheering soldiers. That might be a small point for critique, besides that i would call the figures viable and versatile. The price tag for the set is about 11€, which is absolutely fine. I hope that MiniArt releases a few more figures of this subject in the future, the Six-Day-War would be interesting in particular. Thank you very much for your support on Patreon:   / hamilkarbarkas   The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, the 1973 Arab–Israeli War or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was an armed conflict fought from 6 to 25 October 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria. The majority of combat between the two sides took place in the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights—both of which were occupied by Israel in 1967—with some fighting in African Egypt and northern Israel. The war began on 6 October 1973, when the Arab coalition jointly launched a surprise attack against Israel on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, which had occurred simultaneously with the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in that year. Egyptian and Syrian forces crossed their corresponding ceasefire lines with Israel and invaded the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights, respectively. The fighting commenced with a massive and successful crossing of the Suez Canal by the Arab coalition; Egyptian forces crossed the ceasefire lines with Israel and advanced virtually unopposed into the Sinai Peninsula. However, Israel mobilized most of its forces three days later and halted the Egyptian offensive, resulting in a military stalemate. The Syrians coordinated their attack on the Golan Heights to coincide with the Egyptian offensive and initially made threatening gains into Israeli-held territory. After three days of heavy fighting, Israeli forces had pushed the Syrians back to the pre-war ceasefire lines. The Israeli military then launched a four-day-long counter-offensive deep into Syria. Within a week, Israeli artillery began to shell the outskirts of the Syrian capital of Damascus, and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat began to worry about the deteriorating integrity of the Arab coalition's leadership. On 22 October, an initial ceasefire brokered by the United Nations unravelled, with each side blaming the other for the breach.This development led to dangerously heightened tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union (allied with Israel and with the Arab states, respectively) and a second ceasefire was imposed cooperatively on 25 October to officially end the war. (Wikipedia) I used music from the YouTube audio library for this video. Music: "Yah Ribon" by "E´s Jammy Jams" "Up above" by "Letter Box"