RAF Ground Crew
Inspection Set

Modelu, 1/72, 1/48 & 1/32 scales

Reviewed by Brett Green

Modelu is a British company that produces 3d printed figures and associated services including full-body custom scans.

Their focus appears to be railway and lineside figures but they also offer military, civilians, workers, pets, wildlife, livestock figures and more.

This review covers three figure sets, or perhaps I should say one figure set available in three scales, from Modelu’s RAF Through the Ages category.

Each set comprises three different WWII RAF ground crew figures.

The first figure is wearing a visor cap, flying boots and coveralls. He is clutching a clipboard and appears to be supervising. The second has hands on his hips and is leaning in to inspects the third figure, who is kneeling on one knee with both arms raised, presumably working on an unseen aircraft.

Nice touches include the braces, rolled-up sleeves and the tie hanging straight down on the figure leaning forward.

This is a lovely self-contained scene.

The figures are perfectly 3d printed in grey resin together on a single base with fine attachment points. No striations or other imperfections can be seen on my samples.

I thought it was important to see what these figures would look like when they had been freed from their 3d printing cages so I set about cleaning up the nine figures across the three scales.

I removed the figures from their attachments one set at a time using a new hobby blade and a quality set of sprue cutters. This was a fast and easy job. I cut the points close to the bodies of the figures using the sprue cutters and they were quickly freed with almost no residue.

I found that little more time and planning was required as the scales got bigger, but cleanup was still fast and quite easy. No more than 10 minutes per figure and they are ready to paint.

The figures can really be appreciated once removed from their printing strips.

Also note that Modelu offers these figures in a choice of seven scales from 1:24 to 1:144 including all the usual model aircraft, military and figure scales.

These really need to be seen to be believed. Rather than waste words extolling the virtues of these lovely figures, I think I will let the pictures tell the story:

1/72 scale RAF Ground Crew Inspection Set - Item No. 50211-072

1/48 scale RAF Ground Crew Inspection Set - Item No. 50211-048

1/32 scale RAF Ground Crew Inspection Set - Item No. 50211-032

These three RAF ground crew figures offer plenty of opportunities to add character to your dioramas and vignettes. They are all amazingly realistic and highly detailed.

All Highly Recommended

Thanks to Modelu for the review samples

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Page Created 14 January, 2025
Last updated 14 January, 2025

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