"Plastic Solider Co." Topic

New to the scale. Is PSC considered the "leader" in 20mm plastic kits?

Can someone link a couple model kit sites that offer a nice selection of 20mm ww2 armor?

Gracias!

Thanks so much Tim

If you want a review on plastic figures you can also visit
Plastic Soldier Review

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The list of figures provided by On The Way is not complete regarding metal figures. At first glance you can see AB, CP and TQD are there, Britannia, WarTime, Sojers and Kelly's Heroes are not.

But maybe you are not interested in metal.

In my book Plastic Soldier Company is definitely the leader. Don't take my word for it, there are ample video reviews of their kits on utube by the likes of 'modeldads'etc

PSC armor kits range from good thru excellent to fantastic – and they are also highly compatible with most other models on the market today. The only drawback being things like external machine guns which are overly thick and somewhat crude, probably to provide the gamer with something more sturdy than most kit examples, however the overall effect is not pleasing. The multiple kits in a box format is a real winner, as is the inclusion of lots of spare or optional extras. Parts fit together very well indeed, although instructions can be vague.

Their figures are good value, but again these are rather "chunky" and don't work well alongside figures from Airfix, Caesar,Pegasus, Revell etc. Some of the poses are somewhat unconvincing and with a few accuracy issues, so personally, I don't use them, retiring and replacing the ones I bought.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder however, and on the plus side, the heavy detail makes them simple to paint.

Their 20mm figures are pretty good: more chunky than normal 1/72, less than Valiant. The real draw is that they are hard plastic, making them far easier to paint.

I use their 15mm tanks whenever possible for Flames of War, and just finished an entire British rifle company (infantry, heavy weapons, and anti tank boxes). So I think they're great. But they have one big flaw (as I found out AFTER painting whole German and Russian Bolt Action forces in 1/72): They recycle poses CONSTANTLY. So you might want to mix manufacturers for infantry. The "newer" Italeri kits match scale well. The ex-Esci Italeri kits don't.

Their vehicles are A+: good balance of detail and simplicity.

Thanks for those links Tim!

They are a company that are getting better and better. My favourite kit is the Panther. They have got better since Piers Brand AKA Mr P ,was taken on as a consultant.

Their weakest kits are possibly their first Sherman introductions ( M4A1s)Even these can be made to look good wargaming models with liberal amounts of stowage applied.

In all honesty you can buy confidently from PSC.

Just my penny's worth

PSC make some excellent 1/72 quick-build wargaming models, and their infantry is on par with other soft-plastic manufacturers' offerings while having the benefit of being a hard-plastic.

Kits are pretty close to accurate, and will at least pass off for their intended model of tank – some details are left off or slightly inaccurate, but at the end of the day these models aren't meant for master grade detailing or authentic modeling.

They take paint quite well, and are easy to assemble, which is a plus in my book.

And if you really want to see what their kits can do, wait til Piers shows up with his lovely work.

~iPaint