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02500
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German Paratroopers - WW II
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Most are very nice figures; others, not so much. Forty-four figures in twelve poses, plus open supply containers. Good compliment to the ESCI figure set. If I had to pick only one of the sets, I'd probably go with this one because of the finer details. Weapons include the typical rifles and smg's, with a pretty decent radio operator, and a prone MG-34 gunner.
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02501
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Australian Infantry - WW II
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53parts, 13poses, some original: soldier surrendering; MG team; firing Thomson upwards, radio operator; loading clip. About half the figures carry the typical Australian (or ANZAC) hat. Sculpting is quite good, although the Thomson and a soldier's head look underscaled. Detail on most figures is quite good.
- R. Haelterman
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02502
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German Infantry - WW II
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These are late-war figures, some armed with rifles, Stg.44, panzerfausts, flame thrower, multi-headed grenade, and MG 42's. There is also a prone figure firing a panzerschreck. They wear winter uniforms and for the most part have good poses (with a couple of exceptions). Detail is not as good as Revell's other sets, and some of the heads are poorly detailed. But for the most part it is a pretty good set.
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02503
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US Infantry - WW II
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Foty-seven figures in winter dress. Poses are not incredibly original, and there are only 13 of them. Personal weapons include M1 carbines, M1 Garand rifles, "grease-guns", Thompson SMG's, and BAR's. There are two .50 cal MG's on tripod mounts (with two crew figs), two 81mm mortars (with a single crew fig each), and a kneeling figure firing a bazooka (three figures). The Thompson SMG's are underscale. The most original pose is a rifleman in greatcoat loading a clip into his Garand. The commander figure is holding a pistol (of course) and speaking into a walkie-talkie. There is a single non-combat pose, a guard in greatcoat with rifle slung over shoulder. The detail on these figures is very good, but I would have liked more creative poses.
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02504
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German Infantry - WW I
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ONE OF THE BEST BY REVELL. FIGURES WEAR 1916 - 1918 EQUIPMENT. POSES PORTRAY ASSAULT TROOPS. HEAVY MG AND GERMAN SHEPPERDS INCLUDED. -
R. Haddad
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02505
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French Infantry - WW I
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GOOD DETAIL, GOOD WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT. HOWEVER, MANY FIGURES HAD SMALLER HEADS. NEED TO TRADE WITH SOME FROM AIRFIX / HAT FRENCH INFANTRY. DELETED -
R. Haddad
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02506
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US Marines - WW II
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EXCELLENT FOR DIORAMAS, TERRIBLE FOR WARGAMERS. DETAILED KIT, WITH NICE EQUIPMENT. THEIR BEST OPPONENTS WOULD BE THE ESCI JAPANESE INFANTRY. EXELLENT FOR BEACH LANDINGS OR HILL CLIMBINGS. -
R. Haddad
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02507
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Japanese Infantry - WW II
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SAME PROBLEM AS MATCHBOX (FACELESS FIGURES). Beside this, they deserve a chance if you are able to find them, because they seem to paint very nicely. DELETED. -
R. Haddad
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02508
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German Pioneer Troops - WW II
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An incredibly unique set. Poses and detail are superb. There are only twelve poses, including two figures paddling an inflatable raft, a prone trooper with wire cutters, one armed with a mine detector, one shoveling dirt, one swinging a pick axe, and two poses carrying a wooden beam between them. There is an officer pointing to the side, and a trooper wearing a zeltbahn, running forward carrying a pair of tellermines. The set also comes with several separate tellermines, and two goliath remote-controlled bombs.
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02509
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British Paratroopers - WW II
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Better poses than the ESCI Red Devils, but the detail is not quite as good. Kneeling and standing figures firing rifles are really leaning into the weapons, which looks far more realistic than most figures I've seen. Prone rifleman is in a unique pose, much better than most other prone riflemen. Includes a couple of guys pulling in deployed chutes, and two open cargo bins.
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02510
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Soviet Infantry - WW II
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This set is the exact opposite of most ESCI sets, i.e. it has excellent poses, but the detail is very poor on many of the figures. There are an exceptional 18 poses, eight of which are unique. The set includes a woman staff officer, an excellent prone light machine gunner, and two fellows pulling a Maxim MG behind them. These are some of the best poses I have ever seen.
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02511
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German Panzergrenadiers - WW II
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Another fantastic set. Sixteen poses, with five unique poses, including an officer in greatcoat peering through the periscopic binoculars, two more field officers, a kneeling rifleman pointing his gun up and at an angle, as if firing at an upper story, and a kneeling figure with a Soviet Ppsh submachinegun. Other weapons include rifles, MP-40's, and a kneeling machinegunner with an MG-34 propped on another trooper's shoulder. Excellent detail and poses.
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02512
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Scottish Infantry, 8th Army - WW II
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Like the Afrika Korps set, this one contains several unique poses. There's a piper, a guard standing in overcoat, another guard in shorts, and a great-looking troop sitting on a crushed barrel, eating from a tin. Several of the troops are wearing berets, in respect to the Scottish uniform, and the piper in is a kilt. There are several figures advancing at a run, and their poses are great, but I'm not real keen on the foolish looking officer walking with a cane and pistol pointing forward.
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02513
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German Afrika Korps - WW II
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There certainly are some unique poses in this set. A guard in a full overcoat; trooper carrying a water jug; trooper in summer outfit drinking from a cup, and two MG-34 gunners, with a tripod-mounted gun. Trooper with goggles on helmet has an underscale MP-40, and the commander is in the obligatory pose pointing a pistol, but this time, the pose is fairly 3-dimensional. Twelve poses. Level of detail is superb, and I prefer this set over the ESCI Afrika Korps figures.
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02514
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Soviet Cossacks- WW II
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46 parts for 17 figures. Only 7 poses: 1 dismounted, 6 mounted, of which 4 with a large cape (seperate part). All figures carry a fur Cossack hat. The capes don't fit very well to the figures. The sabres really need replacing. Original set.
- R. Haelterman
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02515
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German Artillery - WW II
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This is one of the nicest sets I have seen. It comes with two howitzers (105mm, I think), one in firing position, and one being towed by a horse team with a limber. There is a full set of crew members for the firing cannon, some without shirts, all in excellent poses, They could be used with any cannon kit. Six horses are pulling the limber and cannon, with an additional horse and rider on the side. There are open cases of ammunition, and personal equipment for the troops, including rifles, packs and helmets, all as separate parts. The detail on all the parts is magnificent.
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02516
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Siberian Infantry - WW II
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Like the Soviet Infantry set, this one includes several great poses, but the detail is not quite as crisp as the other sets (but is still very good). Most are dressed in overcoats or winter smocks, but some are in the standard padded winter uniform. There are eleven poses including two on skis, two manning a mortar, and a sniper. One figure is holding an anti-tank rifle in the ready position, but too bad he isn't firing it. Superb set for winter dioramas.
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02517
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US Paratroopers - WW II
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The US paras are by far better than the German paras, with some very well sculpted figures. -
J. Parkinson
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02518
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German Panzergrenadiers - Modern
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This set is very good, although not quite as excellent as the newest Modern US Infantry set. There are twelve poses, with many interesting weapons. There is a prone figure firing a Milan AT missile, a kneeling figure firing a grenade launcher, and several others with rifles and machineguns. The poses are very good, and for the most part, the detail is well done. Five of the poses can be used in a non-combat situation, and pretty much all but one could be used in a combat diorama, with six actually firing weapons.
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02519
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British Royal Army - Modern
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I have mixed feelings about this set. The detail is very good, and the poses are pretty decent as well, but many of the figures look out of proportion to me. They have miniaturized legs, and over-sized heads, making them look rather comical. Weapons include mortars, rifles, light machineguns, and an anti-tank weapon which I cannot identify. Perhaps the proportion problem will not be noticable after painting and placed next to a vehicle in a diorama.
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02520
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US Infantry - Modern
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These are some of the best figures I have ever seen. The poses and detail are top of the line. Twelve poses, including two kneeling Dragon gunners. Other weapons include M-16's, M-60's and SAW's. Most figures are in full kit. Prone SAW gunner is excellent, as is the crawling rifleman. I can't praise these figures enough. Outstanding.
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02521
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German Paratroopers - Modern
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Not too bad of a set. The detail is fairly good, although not as good as the Modern US Infantry. The molding quality on my set is one of the worst I have seen from Revell, with a lot of flash on many of the figures. The poses are fairly original, if somewhat uninspiring. There are a total of 39 figures in 12 poses. Seven of them could be used in combat scenes, but the others seem a little "unhurried" for action. There are a few unique poses: a Milan gunner setting up the weapon (not firing it), a trooper pulling in his 'chute after just landing, a prone sniper, and a trooper loading a grenade launcher. The other poses are more typical.
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02522
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Modern German Fast Reaction Troops (KSK)
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Love at first sight. Nice detailed and correct equipment/weapons, but much bigger than 1/72. Figures are 31 - 32mm. Can be easily converted into GsG9. One pretty nice civilian prone figure is included. However, they are very hard to be mixed with other existing kits. Maybe the Atlantic Afrika Korps could do the task. If you are much into making figures to represent PC games like Counter Strike, this is it.
- R. Haddad.
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02523
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WW II British Infantry
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A pretty nice detailed kit with nice poses, suitable for Normandy. A good one "to go with" the freshly Cromwell. Many devices never released in pastic now are available, like the 2" mortar.
- R. Haddad.
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02524
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Modern German Special Forces
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