before the figures are finished off with final details, weathering and badges of rank supplied in the multipose kit, the figures have a hole drilled in the heel and a stretched sprue plastic support peg was glued in place.
trial placing of the figures to check I'm happy with the grouping, using the vehicle as hard cover as the Sergeant faces backward telling the follow up troops to spread out.
the kneeling unsupported rifleman, looks a little stiff by modern sculpting standards, I'll be doing the Masterbox Germans next, they will fair better. These are from the 70's afterall.