This Ultracast 1/32 scale Early War Luftwaffe pilot pulls his flight gloves tight as one of the Airfield cats peeks out from between his boots. Pilots, I will admit are not my strong suite, mainly because they are not typically dirty compared to front line troopers or tank crews. That being said when Allan gave me two newly released Ultracast pilots and a Fisher Seafury pilot I found myself seeing the appeal to the general character of the subject. That is to say that the pilots (especially the most recent releases from Ultracast of the RAF and Luftwaffe pilots) project a sense of arrogance or pride. This is reinforced by their pristine, fresh uniforms and equally arrogant looking fighters.
For example a Me109 D or E variant which have a high nosed perch, almost aristocratic appearance about them.
The cat was taken from a 1/35 scale Tamiya figure kit and was added because of various reference photos Allan has that show Luftwaffe pilots posing in their cockpits with either kittens or small dogs. I thought it was a charming and humanizing detail that would give the figure a bit more individuality.
HighCal, James
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