WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just what I always wanted....a 350 scale Dougie

I got a 1/35 one you can have. It will save me from using it as a paper weight. The kit looks incredible, but is it just me or do they remind anybody else of the cut out figures of the townspeople in Blazing Saddles?

Now that's funny! I think it's a neat idea, but isn't it the usual practice to try to fatten up the flatness of the little fellows with white glue, after bending the little guys to a more natural position? I've always wondered how do you anneal these "pre-painted" parts? Doesn't the paint burn off or flake off when bending? Or do people just not bend them? Kind of defeats the pre-paintedness doesn't it? Especially for things like seat belts.

Most definitely correct, Dave...my theory is that Eduard is trying to make these figgie sets more attractive to ALL ship modeler skill levels, not just the more experienced salts who have no problems working with and including a realistic crew on their ship builds with PE figgies... Again, a good point...annealing these would be an impossibility if you would want to keep the "pre-painted" finish...I've used Eduards pre-painted 1/35 scale figure shoulder insignia's before, and they do bend and comply to curves quite easily, as the brass is a bit softer and lighter gauge...I haven't worked with any other of Eduards pre-colored line, so my comments on them, my friend, would only be speculation...good food for thought though, Dave! Cheers, ~Gunny

I would concur with Mark's specualtions, I would imagine a degree of bendiness due to the thinness and the material. It is that steel photo etch that is a problem for me. I use the brass rails all the time and as long as they aer the true brass versus metal they bend to whatever shape I desire. The steel ones tend to resist and try to spring back into their original shape.

I have their 1/700 pre-painted naval figure set waiting in the wings for my fleet carrier project. It is an extremely nice set.