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Elprez
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« on: May 27, 2009, 01:05:51 AM »
New release from Eureka Miniatures:-




Link and loads more pictures:-
http://eurekamin.com.au/news.php?newsid=EkuFFuVplErLlnmQWr
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« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2009, 01:22:56 AM »
do they have dog faces or is a kind of nickname?
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« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2009, 01:38:53 AM »
Its a nickname. From a wartime song.

"Cpl. Bert Gold and Lt. Ken Hart, both of Long Beach, New York, co-wrote "Dogface Soldier" in 1942. They wrote the song about common soldiers but it came to the attention of then Third Infantry Division Commander Maj. Gen. Lucian K. Truscott who had "Dogface Soldier" adopted as the division's song. The song was immensely popular. Soldiers sang it, marched to it and danced to it.
It made a public debut in the 1955 Audie Murphy film "To Hell and Back". Over 300,000 copies of the recording were sold. "Dogface Soldier" is the most publicized and well known song of World War II.

"Dogface Soldier"
I Wouldn't Give A Bean / To Be A Fancy Pants Marine, / I'd rather Be A Dogface Soldier Like I Am. / I Wouldn't Trade My Old O.D.'s / For All The Navy's Dungarees / For I'm The Walking Pride Of Uncle Sam; / On All The Posters That I Read / It Says The Army Builds Men / So They're Tearing Me Down To Build Me Over Again / I'm Just A Dogface Soldier / With A Rifle On My Shoulder / And I Eat A Kraut For Breakfast Everyday. / So Feed Me Ammunition, / Keep Me In The Third Division, / Your Dogfaced Soldier Boy's Okay"

The figures are loosely based on comic characters.
(not quite sure about the quote above claiming its the most well-known song of WWII though,  Smiley)
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« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2009, 08:41:19 AM »
Those miniatures are fantastic!! Perfect for Pulp adventures.
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« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2009, 09:13:55 AM »
They are great, I picked them up as a pre-release set several months ago. They are a bit on the small side, but not alarmingly so. Smiley
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« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2009, 09:35:16 AM »
Here's one next to some other weird war II minis:
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« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2009, 09:44:59 AM »
WOW  Love
I really like these figures loads of character.
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« Reply #7 on: May 27, 2009, 09:52:33 AM »
Thanks for the comparison WK.
Always useful to know how compatable figures are.
These look to be a cool set, full of character.
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« Reply #8 on: May 27, 2009, 11:23:24 AM »
Thats good to see them against other figures as I'm always worried that Eureka figures are too small .They seem to have two variations of 28mm.
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« Reply #9 on: May 27, 2009, 01:58:54 PM »
White Knight, thanks for the scale comparison pic, love seeing those. And now I know the Dogfaces will fit in with my AE-WWII figs.

(Also, points for the Moon Knight icon!)
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« Reply #10 on: May 27, 2009, 02:04:25 PM »
Should be available in the UK soon, from Fighting 15s:-

http://www.fighting15sshop.co.uk/

(they're not up yet)
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« Reply #11 on: May 27, 2009, 02:53:43 PM »
I stumbled across these on the Eureka Miniatures site just the other day and I really like them. Now if only I weren't so blasted poor...! Cry
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« Reply #12 on: May 27, 2009, 04:53:20 PM »
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« Reply #13 on: June 01, 2009, 12:09:19 PM »
I've been waiting for these for ages, I was beginning to lose hope. It looks like Germans are in the works for the range, I can't wait to see what else is planned.

"I need me some Dog Faced G.I.s"
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« Reply #14 on: June 26, 2009, 03:05:09 AM »
The Dogface GIs are now available from Fighting 15s in the UK:-

http://www.fighting15sshop.co.uk/
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