The long grey coat and fur cap make this Soviet infantryman a winter subject before the Stalingrad label is read. His quiet stance offers a contrast to the dramatic room-clearing scenes usually used to represent the battle.
A netted helmet, loaded equipment and jump clothing identify this American airborne subject. The important story begins after the parachute has been discarded: finding other men, reaching an objective and fighting with what arrived on the ground.
The large metal gorget at the chest is the key to this figure. It identifies a military-police subject whose traffic paddle and equipment bring movement control and authority into a display usually dominated by combat poses.
A red fez, voluminous trousers and a short decorated jacket make the Zouave one of Del Prado’s most distinctive 1914 subjects. The silhouette introduces the North African connections of the French Army as well as the changing appearance of soldiers in industrial war.
The First Special Service Force is a good antidote to sorting every miniature into a single national box. This Del Prado soldier represents a formation built from Americans and Canadians and equipped along American lines.
This corporal carries his rifle over the shoulder and wears practical khaki rather than the green dress associated with the Rifle Brigade’s earlier history. The figure makes continuity and change visible within one regimental tradition.
Blue braiding and red trousers make this hussar an arresting contrast to the field-grey and khaki soldiers nearby. The figure opens a route into Austria-Hungary’s army through a uniform that still carries the visual language of cavalry tradition.
The broad helmet, khaki clothing and compact automatic weapon distinguish this lieutenant from the later American infantry usually associated with Europe. His subject belongs to the desperate defence of the Philippines in 1942.
Harness straps and observation equipment make this figure an aviation subject without an aeroplane. The balloon observer represents one of the practical links between flight, reconnaissance and the guns on the ground.
A turban, red waist sash and drawn sabre give this dismounted Jodhpur cavalryman a distinctive outline. The figure is a useful introduction to Indian service in a war whose miniature displays often concentrate on European infantry.
