I am very excited about the lines chosen to be featured this month but not always the execution. Here's my thoughts:
-SS is one of my favourite lines so...
-The best is the 250 halftrack. I will probably get that, it looks very nicely done at first glace.
-More SS infantry are welcome BUT:
-The sniper rifle in WS 122 repeats the exact same error that Oz identified years ago in WS049: the scope on the G-43 rifle is placed way too far forward. Bolt action Kar-98s had little scopes near the front like that but not semi-automatic G-43s. Also, the poses in this set are kind of stilted.
-WS 123 is pretty neat
-WS124 flamethrower - a much requested set, including by myself. SS flamethrowers are HOT. But unfortunately it looks like K&C kinda messed up the German flamethrower design. Of the two main models used in the war, one had a single vertical tank and the other had two horizontal tanks, one on top of the other. From the picture it looks like K&C made one with two vertical side-by-side tanks which if it did exist was a field made job or the Fm.W.41 worn incorrectly. PLEASE K&C, it's not that hard, do your research, you could have gotten a nice book on the subject for only $10 right here:
http://www.schifferbooks.com/newschiffer/book_template.php?isbn=0764302647
I hope Honour Bound's upcoming flamethrower is more accurate.
-Crusaders, another of my favourite lines.
-These look very nicely done, especially the mounted MK054, yet I'm not interested in them as none of these new figures are warrior monk orders (Templars, Hospitallers, Teutonic Knights). Also, I was hoping for some more casual non-action poses that would work on my Conte medieval ship.
-In terms of the saracen horse archers, good to see Andy followed my advice:
http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6767&highlight=archers
As for the "taking a dump" figure, what can I say - he's certainly unique.
