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Kit Name
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201
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British Infantry - WW II
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For the most part, these figures look pretty comical. The PIAT gunner is alright, and there is a pair of figures, one wounded, the other helping him walk, which is also fairly well done. Most of the others are poor. The detail is very good, but there is no variety to the figures' personal equipment, and the poses are vary flat, and unoriginal.
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202
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German Infantry - WW II
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Fourteen poses, many of which are very good. The detail is very good, but there's not much variety in personal equipment. Most of the men are armed with rifles and MP-40's, with a flamethrower, prone MG-34 gunner, MG-42 gunner with tripod, and a kneeling trooper firing a panzerschreck. This is a very good set.
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203
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US Infantry - WW II
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Fifteen poses, some of which are fairly good. Could be used as Marines or Army. Detail is mediocre, and the poses are unoriginal. Not a very inspiring set, but not as poor as some others in this list.
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204
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Soviet Infantry - WW II
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Thirteen poses, plus two horses. One of the figures looks like a Cossack leading the horse. The radio operator is a woman, there is a prone rifleman, light machinegunner and Maxim machinegunner. The detail on these troops is very good, some of ESCI's best, and much more crisp than the Revell set. The poses are not as original as Revell's, but many are very good. Makes a good compliment to the Revell set.
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205
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Japanese Infantry - WW II
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THE BEST JAPANESE KIT. HIGHLY DETAILED AND AGGRESSIVE POSES. HOWEVER, A LITTLE BIT TALLER THAN USUAL, ALTHOUGH NOT IMPOSSIBLE. HEAVY AND LIGHT MG. SMALL MORTAIR INCLUDED. MANY BAYONETS, INCLUDING A "BANZAI" CHARGE. -
R. Haddad
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206
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French Infantry - WW II
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ONE OF THE BEST DETAILED KITS BY ESCI, ALTHOUGH VERY RESTRICTED USE. MOST WEAR US UNIFORMS WITH SOME FRENCH EQUIPMENT. -
R. Haddad
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207
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German Afrika Korps - WW II
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Fifteen poses, many of which are poor. The heads on many of the troops are overly large. One of the guys looks like he's doing a wierd dance, but he might look fairly good riding in or on a vehicle. A couple of the figures will be a good compliment to the Revell Afrika Korps set, but not many.
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208
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British 8th Army - WW II
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There are some very good poses in this set, and the detail is pretty decent. Although the poses are flat, they are fairly unique. This set would be a good compliment to the Revell 8th Army set. The Thompson submachineguns have somehow been miniaturized, and are very underscale. The riflemen are very good, and the officer is much better than the one in the Revell set.
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209
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US Paratroopers - WW II
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Good detail and equipment, but very poor poses. The riflemen firing rifles and carbines have obviously never learned about the concept of recoil. I've not seen the US Paratroops from Revell, but their poses
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be better than these, because most of these are truly horrible. Out of the entire set, I would use five, maybe six of the poses.
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210
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British Paratroopers - WW II
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These figures are better detailed than the Revell Red Devils, and their poses are pretty good. The riflemen seem a little more "relaxed," but I like the crouching poses better than kneeling. The typical PIAT gunner is included, as well as a couple of Bren gunners. This set will make an excellent compliment to the Revell figures, as well as the ESCI set of hard plastic figures.
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211
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Italian Alpine Troops - WW II
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EXCELLENT KIT. HIGHLY DETAILED UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT. MULES INCLUDED. FEATHERED CAPS AND HELMETS. THEY COULD BE USED TO REPRESENT THE ITALIAN 8TH ARMY (REARGUARD OF STALINGRAD). THE FIGURES ARE A LITTLE BIT CHUNKY, BUT WON'T AFFECT THE FINAL ASPECT OF IT. MANY POSES RESEMBLE THE BIG RED ONE. -
R. Haddad
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216
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Battlefield Accessories
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Two or three barrels and boxes are poorly cast. The set also includes sand-bags (pretty flat-looking) and "tooth-picks" or smaller sized parts for barricades, a small improvised bridge or a watch-tower. They fit together by the pin-and-hole system and sometimes they actually do fit together. I recommend it for ESCI collectors and wargamers with lots of nerves and ancient to 19th century battlegear. As for the others.....don't bother! -
Nikola M. Cikos
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228
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US Elite Troops - Vietnam War
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Fifty figures. There are six each of five poses, three of each of another five poses, and a single figure each of a final five poses. These look like "typical" US grunts in Vietnam, not Special Forces, as the name of the set would suggest. There is a mix of helmets, bush hats, berets, and bare heads with headbands. Uniforms are typicl of tropical settings, i.e., bare chested, sleeves rolled up, or fully clothed. Weapons include M-16's, M-60's, AR-15, shotgun, M203 grenade launcher, and M-709 (?) grenade launcher. Pretty much all the poses are for combat, with the exception of a wounded soldier slung over the shoulder of another trooper, and a guy talking on the radio (on his back). While the detail is acceptable, it's not as fine as on the Modern Infantry set.
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229
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Viet Cong - Vietnam War
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The figure breakdown of this set is the same as #228. Very little variety of personal gear and uniforms. Detail is not very crisp. Weapons are a mix of AK-47 varieties and RPG's. All but a single pose are for combat settings. The most original pose is a guy bending over and dragging a wounded comrade (looks like under fire). Not a horrible set, but could be more original and better molded.
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239
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US Infantry - Modern
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These are some of ESCI's best figures, with excellent detail, but the poses are not quite as good as the corresponding set by by Revell. There are fifteen poses, most armed with M-16's. There is a kneeling Dragon gunner, and two figures with M-60's, one standing and one kneeling. Five figures are unique, and represent a command group. The figures firing their rifles seem to only be taking aim over their sights, as opposed to actually leaning into a firing weapon.
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240
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Spetsnaz - Modern
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I used to think that this was a really good set. But then I read Father Valerian's
article
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241
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NATO Infantry - Modern
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Excellent figures, representing four countries. There are sixteen poses, four of each, all with a variety of modern weapons, with which I am not familiar (except FN, Scorpion and MG-3). The poses are very good, and can be adapted to fit a variety of circumstances, both in action, and not. Great overall detail.
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242
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Warsaw Pact Infantry - Modern
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Another excellent set, representing several countries in the former Warsaw pact. Very good poses, with a large variety of weapons. One figure is in a gas mask. The detail is not quite as crisp as in the other modern figure sets, but is still pretty good.
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243
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NATO Pilots and Ground Crew - Modern
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It's a pretty good set with a nice level of detail. The pilots are in 2x7 poses, with different faces (moustaches), mostly standing and chatting away, with or without a helmet and one is squatting with a bottle. Some are actually hely-pilots. The ground crew is done in 3x5 poses (technicians "at work" wearing trousers with or w/o T-shirts and a baseball cap, with a tool or a tool-bag) and in 2x5 poses mostly in uniforms with "anti-noise" headsets. The most interesting is the tech-crew in Anti-radiation suits (3x3 or 4 poses) with gas-masks - not seen anywhere else. All in all, it's one of ESCI's better sets, although not as good as Preiser's. -
Nikola M. Cikos
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244
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German Paratroopers - WW II
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Late war paratroops, with the specialized paratrooper rifle (I forget its designation). Detail is fairly good, but the poses are a little flat. Some of the figures seem very bulky. One is kneeling, firing a panzerfaust. Five poses are unique; a bunch of guys standing around, chatting. All in all, not quite as nice as the Revell set, but pretty good, nonetheless.
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