Urfin Jus New Russian Company World War I Russian Soldiers Information
Here is what Roman had to say about these figures.
Urfin Jus New Russian Company World War I Russian Soldiers My Thoughts
I am amazed on the amount of figures that are coming out of Russia. As Erwin pointed out Russia and Eastern Europe have a younger age group than here. These companies are filling in holes that have not been done until recently.
I like quality of detail on the figures. Two of the figures have rifles on their back. I had to laugh when I blew up the photo of the figures they reminded me of a high school classmate. I am sure collectors will be interested in them once they see them for their collection.
Urfin Jus New Russian Company World War I Russian Soldiers Update
Roman has sent us some comparsion photos
First are Atlantic Egyptian, Pvblivs Viking and Italeri Russian With Urfin Jus Russians
Second photo are Germans from Airfix, Matchbox, CTS and TSSD.
Urfin Jus New Russian Company World War I Russian Soldiers Update 1/19/17
Erwin has been digging and has found out more information on these figures. Erwin has found out that the scupltor is Alexander Deryabin. Alexander stated in the information Erwin found that he has done other figures for Pvblivs and others. The figures were done in resin. They are based on children’s historical World War One story.
Urfin Jus New Russian Company World War I Russian Soldiers Update 1/20/17
Erwin contacted the company and got the this from Maria of Urfin Jus. The figure are in resin which is a gray color and are in a rubber which is green. This first of four sets they are planning to do. they are working with several different scupltors. Maria also sent a photo of the standing firing figure.
Interesting figures; they look a bit large beside the EB figures – always good to hear about a new company though.
I think EB are way far back.But are about same scale .We will have to see a next to photo x compere.
Is the cannon part of the production or else?
I am putting up some comparsion photos.
May I have your email address please. Thanks in advance
I gave it in a previous posting. It is same for submitting material.
Glad to have another collector from Russia in this forum
Welcome Roman!!!
And of course I like the figures a lot, well done and hope continued. Wonder if they will do Germans in the early cap Easter clothing uniform or/and do Austrians too. The Austrian and Italian had complete neglected from the WW1 war sets figures made in plastic, even in HO are very few .Both armies fought and suffer horrendous casualties .Italians fought Germans and Austrians plus others.Wile Austrian empire counting their many nation multicultural forces fought east and Balkan allied forces.
Least for Italian I have Dulcop ,CO-MA and Cane from Italy, Some French could be used for too but not quite correct. Italian, Russian and French used same Adrian helmet in some units.
Austrian had very different uniform than Germans and used German 1916 helmets only by 1917 ,so hard to convert or made off any others ..
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I like these figures a lot. They have a very different look to them from other manufacturers. They kind of look like 28mm figures blown up to 54mm size. The sculpting reminds me of many 28mm Warhammer figures I have seen.
I’m not the biggest WW1 enthusiast, but I would definitely buy these if they were priced competitively lower than the Basevich sets.
I REALLY hope Urfin Jus makes some WW2 Russians and Germans!
They are rather full bodied but not obverly tall, I would be interested in seeing how the rifles on their backs compare with the other weapons. I like the way they look, very well done. I’d like a set of them because they are cool looking damn the size, I don’t collect WWI or WWII anyway.
Well they look more 60 mm because high pedestal base.
The grnadier and one officer could pass x WW2.
Some early Russian/soviets units have the adrian helmet till 1942.
Indeed they are rahter 60mm than 1/32 scale.
BTW, in Red Army, Adrian helmets were replaced by M-36 helmet also known as Khalkingolka in mid-30s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_helmets_during_World_War_II
Thanks x links.
Well as the link says…(The French Adrian helmet was used by the Imperial Russian and then the Red Army until the M36 started entering service. However large stockpiles were kept and were issued during the mobilisation, especially to second line units.
So no quite replaced as still in use in some amount by 1941 during early war campaign and till 1942 as several Poster and documentary show as well…
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Thanks, Ervin. I didn’t read the article carefully.
Also, the shoulder straps were cancelled in Russia after the October revolution of 1917 and were returned as part of the uniform only in 1943. So they will not pass x WW2 but can serve as White Armed Forces soldiers for Russian Civil War to supplement the sets by Engineer Basevitch.
I think if just for shoulder straps is not a hard to look
There also have some minor detail canceled as well not observed, but hard to distinguish any ways. They could pass=(adapted-adopted) if not too accurate same way 1904 uniform could pass for WW1 uniforms.
Their scale next to EB early Revolution sets is a bit too big because the statue bases.As far away artillery- else poses, possible-may be!!
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How can we purchase these?
Gents,
Maria, the owner of Urfin Jus company, contacted me and asked to inform everyone that those who interested in purchasing the figures can contact her directly at: soldiers-urfinjus@mail.ru
They look like scaled up metal wargames figures with the slight dumpy bodies and too large heads
We just found out on the scupltor and will contact if the maker wanted them that way. I put into the update they were for a child’s story. The scupltor also stated he did the Pvblivs Indians.
They look like they have been on double ratios, to big for me. I do like the concept tho.
Ok,i have some question about these figures.
First appeart to be a confusing in the material.
I read one Russian blog that claim are “resin kits”,not plastic.
One blogger-direct me to seller in eBay that indeed list then as (Resin kits) too !?
So are they plastic or Resin?
Are they kits or solid pieces!?
Is the price listed the price x 3 figures?
The back of figures show the rifles are horrible shorted done-grotesque.
Here is sale link.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Imperial-Russian-Army-/122316529207?hash=item1c7aa21e37:g:qRgAAOSwa~BYSHgQ
I have placed an update from Erwin on the article about the scupltor
The grey colour of figures means that those are made of the resin. The figures in green material (as shown on the pics on top here) are made of the rubber (or soft plastic, similar to that used for AIP Indians, for instance). The firm produces the figures in both materials. They presume that the resin figures (in grey material) will be purchased by those who like to paint the figures for the shelf while the rubber ones (green color) will be purchaed by those who like to play the figures because they are hard to break (as any soft plastic figs).
Both options are provided as solif figures, not kits for assembly.
For more details, please contact the owner of the firm directly. Her name is Maria, and her e-mail is soldiers-urfinjus@mail.ru
I had receive email with more pics and further info as well regarding the other pose of this set.I sent to admin last night.
He may post it later…
Hope they can fix those short rifles soon..
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Those short rifles are in fact carbines. Cossack is a cavalry man and grenadier is also bearing a carbine since the storm units in Russian Imperail Army aslo had them. The fourth pose, shooting infatryman, should have the normal long Mosin rifle, as far as I know from the producer.
Sorry those short rifles are extremely too short even for child toy caribine and too thick.
They looks funny, bulky and grotesque.
Thr grenadiers and next pose are not cavalry but infantry also.
The four pose prototype is been done with one longer so far in photos provided to me and pass to administration.
They better fix it ….
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Too clear it better is more in the thick and too bulky where the rifle(if were to be a carbine) looks odd and disparaged out proportion versus figure and hand of soldier-Length in inches should be around 40″ max or 1015 mm
Too obvious rare and not in accord with figure.
Least what photo of link eBay sale show in resin figures.
The deep detail is fine, but that size correlation is not.
Of course a simple cut and remove of it with another replacement will not be difficult by convertors. But a detail that should be considered by artist when making historical figures that already have deep detail.
Beside unless the soldier with helmets is a dismounted grenadier “Dragon” ,as only Dragon may had been supplied with helmet in the Russian corps then he should not carry any carbine. But it is an infantry Grenadier by uniform and else plus the symbol in helmet and grenade pack.
The tip should be more thin and fine too in the WW1 model updated after the 1907 model.
Here is link to.
http://www.mosinnagant.net/USSR/M1907-Carbine.asp
EB and other Russian maker had taken much better accurate detail on the weapons.
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The whole figure looks grotesque, the proportions are indeed like in 28 mm scale wargame systems, so the weapon also complies with the whole idea. Should the figure with such proportions have a normally designed rifle, it would look strange. Let’s see the pics of the new figure from this set. I think the weapon will still be grotesque to match with other figures.
Here is a correct depiction of the carbine on a WW1 Don mounted Cossack figure.
The hanging weapon need be much thinner and longer were it should come more off(above) shoulder and back of soldier. Figure made in Russia as well.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tin-toy-soldier-Cossack-Sergeant-Don-regiment-1914-1918-WW1-54-mm-/162353056784?hash=item25ccff0c10:g:fGQAAOSw5cNYdKK-
I love the figures. I would love to paint them.
Benjamin
I received mine today. Please support these businesses as they work to provide the hobby with more product!
What does it matter what the scale is?
If it’s a new subject, WW1, that nobody else does. Why does it matter? You’re not going to mix and match with other brands. Besides, a lot of the so called 54mm stuff is more like 1/35 scale.
I think that there is a change in sizes happening because the new guys, (Russians and Ukrainians) making figures, didn’t grow up playing with Marx or Airfix, etc. And the larger figures have a better “hand feel”, that is they feel like something, not just a mere toy. Plus the better detail.
I think that 60mm/1:30 may be the wave of the future. TSSD, Conte, and a few others have been making figures to the size.
Anyway, I’d like to know what you guys think.