Alpine Miniatures Unveils New 1/35 WWII US Infantry Figures for April 2026

The 29th Infantry Division set (kit 35335) is the clear standout in Alpine Miniatures' April 2026 drop, a two-figure pack sculpted by Taesung Harmms with box art by Dr. Jin Kim, scheduled to ship from the direct webstore and distributors on April 15. The "Blue and Gray" Division's D-Day history gives painters some of the most documented uniform reference material in all of WWII hobby work, and a two-figure package opens the door to a credible vignette without the overhead of a full squad build.

The full April roster covered three 1/35 kits. Kit 35333 is a single WW2 US Infantry Corporal, 35334 is a single WW2 US Infantry Officer, and 35335 is the 29th Infantry Division two-figure set. Harmms sculpted all three; Dr. Jin Kim handled the box art across the board. That kind of creative consistency shows in Alpine's catalog: proportion standards and facial anatomy tend to hold steady across releases because the same hands are doing the work.

For display purposes, the Officer (35334) and the 29th ID set (35335) are the two picks worth planning a paint schedule around. The Officer is the obvious solo portrait: rank insignia on collar and shoulders, the subtle kit wear differences that separate an officer from a rifleman, and a headsculpt that typically receives Alpine's sharpest facial detail. You're painting a character here rather than one of twelve. The 29th ID set earns its place because the division's blue and gray shoulder sleeve insignia, the yin-yang patch worn on the left shoulder, adds an immediate spot of controlled color to an otherwise OD green uniform palette. For a Normandy build, photographic reference from June 1944 is about as abundant as it gets.

The Corporal (35333) is a solid sculpt but operates in familiar NCO territory. Rank chevrons and gear placement reward careful work, but if the goal is a single-figure display, the Officer gives you more visual hierarchy to build a composition around.

At 1/35, Alpine's cast resin figures require the standard prep pass: mold-line removal along seam joints, light filing on flash, and potential pinning where arms or equipment attach to the torso. Alpine's casting quality runs tighter than most in this price range, so don't expect the heavy flash cleanup associated with older Eastern European kits. The figures stand approximately 48-52mm heel to head, which puts fine-brush detail work on faces and insignia at a manageable size even for intermediate painters.

The 29th Division kits tend to move faster than generic infantry releases because the D-Day angle pulls in diorama builders working on Normandy scenes alongside 1/35 armor from the breakout period. Both the direct webstore and distributor network carry all three kits from April 15. If the 35335 is the target, that's the date to check the storefront.