Barcode: 0 89195 86391 1
Case Pack: 48 Pieces per case
Box Size: 6.4" x 10.2" x 1.5"
After its declaration of war on June 10 1940, Italy had 250,000 troops available
to fight against 30,000 British troops in North Africa. However, things didn’t
go well for the Italian Army, and after an Allied advance of 800km in December
1940, it was nearly destroyed. At this point, the Italian defense was stiffened
by the arrival of General Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps. The desert war
was to seesaw back and forth, with Italian soldiers playing an important part
in the various battles, until Axis units in North Africa eventually surrendered
in May 1943.
Dragon’s newest 1/35 scale figure set depicts four Italian soldiers fighting
in the hot and dry deserts of North Africa. Indeed, it completes a trilogy of
El Alamein sets after the earlier No. 6389 DAK Infantry and No. 6390 8th Army
figure sets. This set of Italian figures is set to be a singular success, especially
considering it’s the very first in decades to be produced to an up-to-date standard.
These Italian infantrymen with full equipment are sharply molded and realistically
posed for desert fighting, with every item in the box being a brand new tooling.
Their brand new weapons include an M1934 pistol, M1938 submachine gun, M1930
light machinegun and M1891/1938 carbine. A variety of uniform items and headgear
also offer modelers exciting prospects. With this perfect combination of molding
technology, maximum detail and innovative subject matter, this set of Italian
Army infantrymen in North Africa will prove to be a valuable and popular release.
