Blue UN headgear and a long-handled detector make this Polish officer one of Del Prado’s clearest support-role subjects. The 1979 date places the figure near the end of UNEF II’s service in the Sinai.
The red-topped cap and white equipment are designed to be noticed. This Royal Military Police figure represents a different kind of military presence: directing, regulating and maintaining order rather than blending into the landscape.
The boonie hat is a useful corrective to the word “airborne.” Del Prado’s 1971 American sergeant is dressed for service on the ground, not suspended beneath a parachute, and that is central to understanding the subject.
The pith helmet and rifle identify a regular soldier in Del Prado’s late-war Vietnam subject. The date is the key: 1975 belongs to the final campaign, two years after the agreement that ended direct American military involvement.
The red beret and camouflage are familiar, but the year is easy to overlook. This Del Prado colonial paratrooper belongs to 1952, when the experience of an air-supplied position at Na San still lay ahead of the catastrophe at Dien Bien Phu.
A machine gun, short sleeves and a forward-moving stance give this figure a different presence from Del Prado’s formal uniform portraits. The 1973 date places him in a conflict often remembered through tanks, although the fighting was never only an armoured contest.
The wartime SAS is usually pictured beside a heavily armed jeep. Del Prado’s 1960 paratrooper opens a different chapter: the regiment’s postwar revival, its Territorial roots and the practical weight of airborne equipment.
The plain field clothing and compact stance give this Del Prado sergeant a restrained appearance. The North Korean and 1950 identification provide the historical substance, placing the model at the opening of the Korean War.
The patterned headcloth and military equipment make this Del Prado sergeant visually distinctive. The Arab Legion and 1948 identification place him in a postwar Middle Eastern context, well beyond the world-war subjects that surround him in many collections.
The blue beret, camouflage clothing and striped shirt at the neck give this Del Prado paratrooper a clear Cold War identity. The long weapon held upright makes him visually distinct from the catalog’s Second World War Soviet infantry.
