"Strelets new 1/72 Early Pacific War U.S. Infantry. " Topic
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rvandusen  | 01 Nov 2015 4:27 p.m. PST |
These don't look too bad for Strelets. I'll pick some up to see if they will work with my 20mm Sergeant Major's Wake Island Defenders I think with Lewis guns and M-1903 Springfields these would work better as USMC. The 31st Infantry in the Philippines already had Garands. Strelets also released a set of Japanese airborne troops. Strelets also lists future Pacific War offerings – Another U.S. set, Japanese in tropical uniforms, and USN AA machine guns.
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| Battle Phlox | 01 Nov 2015 6:13 p.m. PST |
Talk about obsolete weapons, the guy at the bottom has a matchlock and battle ax! |
| Greylegion | 01 Nov 2015 8:30 p.m. PST |
Right! It's very apparent that he (those 4) don't belong in this set. |
 ochoin | 01 Nov 2015 11:25 p.m. PST |
Pretty ugly figures but Strelets often paint up well. Certainly fills a gap. |
| Crazyfrenchteacher | 02 Nov 2015 6:06 a.m. PST |
I do agree with ochoin, while they may not look pretty unpainted, Strelets does paint up well. I think I see a possible Chinese Inter War project coming up…. |
| Winston Smith | 02 Nov 2015 11:09 a.m. PST |
"She may be fat but she has a wonderful personality." |
| Who asked this joker | 02 Nov 2015 11:36 a.m. PST |
I don't think Strelets figures are worse than many metal offerings out there. They are sculpted with over-sized details for ease of painting, just like metal. These are some of the better figures they've made. The last figure is a bonus figure that Strelets puts in every set. link |
| Tgunner | 03 Nov 2015 8:52 p.m. PST |
Talk about obsolete weapons, the guy at the bottom has a matchlock and battle ax! Well the Philippines did get stuck with the obsolete weapons!! Although I wasn't aware that we used ancient Russian weapons! Maybe Ivan the Terrible sent troops there to help defend Bataan??? I don't see Springfields. They look like Garands to me. The Lewis gunner would definitely fit for USMC in the Philippines and maybe Wake/Guam. Also too many Thompsons! A M1919 crew would be nice. I might have to look into these figures even though 20mm isn't my scale. Here's a view of the sprue:
And here's an Ebay auction for them too: auction |
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