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Tango0126 Mar 2021 10:02 p.m. PST

"The Viet Cong were citizens of South Vietnam working to overthrow their government and effect a union with the north. Like many insurgent movements, they received a great deal of support from outside their country – in this case from the north – and through them from the wider Communist world. Their guerrilla tactics proved highly successful against often poorly-motivated government forces, and against the military assistance provided to the government by the USA, but they suffered massive losses during the Tet Offensive of 1968, after which their importance was greatly reduced, and final victory in 1975 was achieved largely by direct intervention by North Vietnam…"

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Skarper27 Mar 2021 2:17 a.m. PST

It's another missed opportunity. Such a pity. Some great concepts just bungled.

Personal logo deadhead Supporting Member of TMP27 Mar 2021 10:44 a.m. PST

It is strange that, whilst a lot of thought has clearly gone into the design and animation of these figures, the execution has been so careless. This may be incompetence or penny pinching, but, if you want your product to be successful………

Great review, as always from this site

Tango0127 Mar 2021 12:35 p.m. PST

(smile)


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The H Man05 Apr 2021 2:35 a.m. PST

I can't understand the gripes.

Flash is there to be removed.

Once painted they should look good, especially if on group basing.

At the end of the day, they shouldn't be visible for all the jungle anyway.

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