"Pegasus 1/72 Vietnam US Marine Corps Miniatures" Topic

Wondered if the TMP members could give me some advice regarding these minis; link

Are they soft plastic (polythene), or harder (polystyrene) like many other manufacturers are now using? What are they like, detail and pose wise? And how well does paint stick to them, and how do you make it stick!

I want to use them to game with metal 20mm figures from various manufacturers (eg. Britannia, SHQ) so any thoughts on compatibility would also be most welcome.

Thanks

Malc

They are polythene, same as old Airfix and Revell, not nearly as floppy as the HaT stuff.

Excellent poses and details, they would work well with SHQ but not Britannia (IHMO Britannia are more chubby/stocky in style). They also work well with the old Esci Vietnam troops for more variety.

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RobH,

thanks for that picture and the comments.

My only issue was having to assemble them. I ended up using a gel glue as it was hard to hang onto a 1/72 polythene arm.

I agree with cloudcaptain. Really nice miniatures, but a huge pain to assemble.

Mike

They are excellent figs! A huge pain to assemble? I'm an old time modeller and thought they were a piece of cake to do. I guess it depends on what your background is.

Thanks,

John

Working on a couple of boxes for a commission job now. Using a glue called "Plastic Surgery" that works well holding them together.

I think the detail is much softer than on metal figs. Proportions are more realistic though, so may not mix well with many of the metal 20mm stuff that's out there.

They are very good figures, and can be cut and re glued into different positions. Pegasus Larry gave me a test shot and I got about 24 done up in a variety of ne poses.