WWII Military Photographer

This came as a set, waist up. The figure, pants and boots were added to make a complete figure.
This was not a complete figure.



Besides the cap, he also came with a helmet for combat. And two cameras, the one on the left
I'm not sure about it has a strange circular pattern on top, which one would assume is for a flash
cube. At least that's what it looks like to me, but it's rather large for that. The camera on the right is
a 35mm rangefinder, like the Leica's that were used during that time.



The set came with an armband with a P. Designating press maybe? Or photographer? I haven't seen
anything like that.



The set also came with a .45 and holster, some "prints" which luckily were in plastic that could be
removed from the packaging to keep them in good shape, and a third camera. The third camera
is a folding camera, which I have known to be a consumer type, that took film like the old 127 which has
long been discontinued.



A view of all three cameras, hanging around his neck.



And all three "photos" that came with the set.



Joe holding one of the photos



And one last piece of the set, a notebook. This piece is solid plastic, painted with a list. The piece is so
tiny that I can't make out what is written with my poor eyes and the tiny writing. But it looks like a list of
names.

I’m really liking the look of your WWII Military Photographer Daryl. I’m liking how plain and simple his whole outfit is. I especially like the picture of him holding one of the photos.

I brought two or three of those sets , I used the Lecia's for my NAM toggers , it`s a good set . I like how you kept yours together and made up a figure out of it .

Thank you Alexander.

Thanks Chip.

Rather than a list of names it says:

"THE FINAL PRESS
CONFERENCE REVELED (sic) THAT
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND WINSTON
CHURCHILL CONVEYED
A CLEAR FEELING THAT
THE WAR WAS OVER
AND A NEW AGE HAD ARRIVED

ALTHOUGH
THE EUROPEAN WAR WAS
TECHNICALLY OVER
AT THE BEGINNING OF
MAY THE CONTINUED
SURRENDER OF GERM.....
SUBMERENS(?) ISOLATE
UNITS AND SHIPS W
CONTINUE FOR TH

COMIC SANS M(?)  "

There's a word I can't quite make out but that's what it says anyway.
Must be notes the reporter has taken.
It's a great set and I have a few bits and pieces from it.
The figure itself was commonly used for a few other sets too, which means I've got several of them.
Redheads all of 'em!

I like the cameras. It would be nice if someone made a 1/6 scale Speed Graphic. There size notwithstanding, they were used by a lot of WWII photographers.

Kimono Troop Command wrote:

I like the cameras.  It would be nice if someone made a 1/6 scale Speed Graphic.  There size notwithstanding, they were used by a lot of WWII photographers.  

That would be great KTC, but I haven't seen any in 1/6 scale.

I was lucky enough to get one a few years ago. I always wanted one, as it's my understanding
they were the first used by newspaper photographers. In the "modern" world of course. Matthew
Brady used a view camera back in the day, although newspapers would make carvings of photos
then for print. Before the half tone was introduced.

TLR's were also used during WWII. I wouldn't mind to have one of those in 1/6 scale. I've owned
a couple of those back in the day.

I have both a TLR....one of my late father's old Rolleiflex from the early 50's and a Graflex Crown Graphic that he used for portraits and group photos into the 1970's. I restored it to its former glory as a press camera by reinstalling the solenoid trigger, and getting flash and dish from e-Bay some years ago.

Very cool Daryl!

Nice figure …. Great accessories…

That’s a cracking figure Daryl.
The GI Joe sets from the 90s? had a lot too offer.

Really super looking figure Daryl. Some cracking figures in your collection. The accessories accompanying this are very cool .

LeStryge wrote:

Rather than a list of names it says:

"THE FINAL PRESS
CONFERENCE REVELED (sic) THAT
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND WINSTON
CHURCHILL CONVEYED
A CLEAR FEELING THAT
THE WAR WAS OVER
AND A NEW AGE HAD ARRIVED

ALTHOUGH
THE EUROPEAN WAR WAS
TECHNICALLY OVER
AT THE BEGINNING OF
MAY THE CONTINUED
SURRENDER OF GERM.....
SUBMERENS(?) ISOLATE
UNITS AND SHIPS W
CONTINUE FOR TH

COMIC SANS M(?)  "

There's a word I can't quite make out but that's what it says anyway.
Must be notes the reporter has taken.
It's a great set and I have a few bits and pieces from it.
The figure itself was commonly used for a few other sets too, which means I've got several of them.
Redheads all of 'em!

Wow, your eyes are better than mine.

Thanks everyone for the kind comments. I'm glad you like him.

I didn't think to photograph the pad and enlarge the original out of camera file to
try to read it. So I did, and this is what I could make out.

"THE FINAL PRESS
CONFERENCE REVELED (sic) THAT
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND WINSTON
CHURCHILL CONVEYED
A CLEAR FEELING THAT
THE WAR WAS OVER
AND A NEW AGE HAD ARRIVED

ALTHOUGH
THE EUROPEAN WAR WAS
TECHNICALLY OVER
AT THE BEGINNING OF
MAY THE CONTINUED
SURRENDER OF GERMAN
SUBMEBIENS(?) ISOLATED
UNITS AND SHIPS WILL
CONTINUE FOR THE NEAR FUTURE

COMIC SANS MS  "

I can see "REVELED" as being revealed.
But "SUBEMEBIENS?" I can only assume that's supposed to be submarines.