Currahee Chris
Sergeant Major
- Joined
- Apr 24, 2007
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Hello to all:
I received my first CS set this week. I purchased the two OIF 3RD ID figures. Here are my impressions:
These figures are very gritty and realistic looking- they are as ugly as the mean streets of Baghdad- this is an ugly war these guys are fighting and they look perfect in that regards. These aren't your spit and polished glossies ready to go parading around- no sir, these guys are taking the fight straight to Saddam's boys and they ain't taking prisoners.
The weapons and battle rattle is all spot on. One figure from each set had paint rub off from them. They were an easy touch up.
ONE MAJOR DISAPOINTMENT- the 3rd ID division patches were RED!! Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!! MAJOR MAJOR bluder here- just unforgivable. Four blue stripes in a square- doesn't seem too hard to get- definately stepped on it here.
All said and done, at 1/28th scale, they aren't going to pose up with your KC figures side by side. I believe the Javelin team will pose easier as they are squatting and can be positioned behind a building or what not. The three running grunts will be a bit more trickier. Still, I'm up to the challenge. I think what I am going to do is "lift" the KC Iraqi tank up and rest it on top of a sandbagged base so that the tank doesn't look hull down but in an improved fighting position.
All in all, if you are a collector of modern figures, might want to grab the javelin team. They aren't bad figures at all, just the sizes make them a little difficult to dio up. Still, if you are creative it can be done.
STANDS ALONE!!
CC
I received my first CS set this week. I purchased the two OIF 3RD ID figures. Here are my impressions:
These figures are very gritty and realistic looking- they are as ugly as the mean streets of Baghdad- this is an ugly war these guys are fighting and they look perfect in that regards. These aren't your spit and polished glossies ready to go parading around- no sir, these guys are taking the fight straight to Saddam's boys and they ain't taking prisoners.
The weapons and battle rattle is all spot on. One figure from each set had paint rub off from them. They were an easy touch up.
ONE MAJOR DISAPOINTMENT- the 3rd ID division patches were RED!! Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!! MAJOR MAJOR bluder here- just unforgivable. Four blue stripes in a square- doesn't seem too hard to get- definately stepped on it here.
All said and done, at 1/28th scale, they aren't going to pose up with your KC figures side by side. I believe the Javelin team will pose easier as they are squatting and can be positioned behind a building or what not. The three running grunts will be a bit more trickier. Still, I'm up to the challenge. I think what I am going to do is "lift" the KC Iraqi tank up and rest it on top of a sandbagged base so that the tank doesn't look hull down but in an improved fighting position.
All in all, if you are a collector of modern figures, might want to grab the javelin team. They aren't bad figures at all, just the sizes make them a little difficult to dio up. Still, if you are creative it can be done.
STANDS ALONE!!
CC
