[Thread] What the hell is wrong with these Ukrainian military model designers?

So, I learned today thanks to @BryanPassifiume that Masterbox models exists...and I kind of wish I hadn't because they put the "problem" in "problematic."
Which means you get to know about them too.
TL;DR: this is an EXTREME example of where military buffs and aficionados lose the ball on larger social issues related to conflict.

Disclaimer: I like to paint a mil figure now and then, but they tend to be Napoleonic cavalry or medieval. i.e. NOT THIS. http://mbltd.info/ 
Master Box - Ukraine scale plastic model kits

http://mbltd.info/
Point being (and I somehow didn't realize how far it went) we should think about the military stuff we fetishize. The Wehraboo phenomenon is the more mainstream example of this, but I think it's worth considering some of these examples. Probably relevant that this a non-US co.
So...this is where it all began.

Just a chance to devote your time to reconstructing sexual trafficking in Vietnam. The perfect addition to your Saigon brothel/STD clinic diorama.

Yikes.
Did the Trump campaign design these?

I mean, if you spent the time it would take making these on social skills, you might meet a real woman.
I...just...what?

"So there we were in...the Italian...jungle(?). And, I said, hey pal, look out! Nazis! But then, whoa...look at those chicks. And so we had kind of a Christmas truce moment with the Krauts. Good times, good times."
Hey, this is cool. They're recognizing the service of American women in WWII. I guess that's ok becaus-

Oh, nevermind, They're getting ogled by two dudes and a monkey. 🤦‍♂️
"Order in the rear areas must be strictly enforced."

Wait, what?! Is this for your "Papers, please" diorama?

"Look kids! Oppressing civilian populations can be fun and educational."
Corporal: Hey, look, sir! I stole this champagne.
Captain: Good job. I gave these ladies chocolate and pantyhose.

Ladies: Do these Americans know how to party or what? <Internally...We REALLY do not want to be here right now.>
You know how the west was won?

By dudes wearing outrageous bright purple shirts, that's how. Partner!
Not that the West was ALL about winning...

* Dead horse IS included. Score!
Then, umm, more cringe.

(Folks, it takes a long time to paint one of these. Just think about that for a second.)
Then, umm, more cringe.(Folks, it takes a long time to paint one of these. Just think about that for a second.)
Then, umm, more cringe.(Folks, it takes a long time to paint one of these. Just think about that for a second.)
Oh, make it stop. It just gets worse and worse. WHO MAKES THESE THINGS? Like, who thinks, "THAT would look good on my shelf?"

Answer: probably half the customers of Nine Line Apparel and Grunt Style...

#Vetbros
Oh, make it stop. It just gets worse and worse. WHO MAKES THESE THINGS? Like, who thinks, "THAT would look good on my shelf?"Answer: probably half the customers of Nine Line Apparel and Grunt Style... #Vetbros
Oh, make it stop. It just gets worse and worse. WHO MAKES THESE THINGS? Like, who thinks, "THAT would look good on my shelf?"Answer: probably half the customers of Nine Line Apparel and Grunt Style... #Vetbros
These figures in the "Trucker's Series" make me want to post the number for the Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

I mean, I need a shower just screenshotting them.
These figures in the "Trucker's Series" make me want to post the number for the Center for Missing and Exploited Children.I mean, I need a shower just screenshotting them.
These figures in the "Trucker's Series" make me want to post the number for the Center for Missing and Exploited Children.I mean, I need a shower just screenshotting them.
Speaking of modern times...The war in Afghanistan.

Sponsored by Snickers.

"Not going anywhere for a while?"

Yeah, that cuts a little too close to home.
Those tankers...always thinking with their stomachs.

No. Nope. Don't even think about making any other kind of ARmy tanker and sheep joke.

STOP!
But if you thought those were strange, buckle up, Slappy...There's a zombie series.

Remember, hot chicks of the apolocalypse: be sure to wear your hot pants and thigh-highs when escaping the living dead...on your vinage WWII German military motorcycle. 🙃
If you've gotten this far, you get to be rewarded by the "New Amazons," rated "YIKES!" on the post-apocalyptic misogyny scale.

And why are the Gorgeous Ladies of MAGA in situationally inappropriate clothing preparing to double-tap Kris Kristofferson?
"This...is...my Booty! We demand functional wardrobe items!" scream the bizarre new Spartans as they battle for long pants in Castlevania.

What are we even doing at this point?

This is like building a model railway with your dad...on acid.
I dunno, I had a point here about not fetishizing the bad guys in history, but basically now we are at "Don't fetishize...women." Like, in general.

I'm done.
But, if you are a scholar of gender, war, pop culture, here be your dissertation or next book project because someone needs to unpack all this and I don't think I can handle it.

I'm sure @KimAtiWagner will be happy to advise you.
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