locates some hard-to-find military toys at the dollar store.
When Soviet troops entered and then occupied Afghanistan in 1979, they wore uniforms little different to those that their fathers and grandfathers wore during The Great Patriotic War. Armies need to adapt in order to be effective, and these miniatures represent troops from the middle to late period of the war, reflecting changes to Soviet kit after combat experience.
The troops are equipped with modern body armor, an innovation for the Red Army and the first issued to Soviet troops since World War II, when some specialized assault engineers were equipped with body armor. Soviet troops also adopted the 'chest rig' for holding their spare Kalashnikov magazines, at first using webbing taken from their enemy, later producing their own version of the Chinese-style chest rig.
Both sets of Motorized Infantry portray troops in summer clothing, wearing the light-weight KLMK camouflage suit. The Soviet tropical hat dates back to the 1930s and was still a popular item until the end of the Soviet occupation in 1989.
Both the helmeted and tropical hat-wearing sets feature different poses, and consist of ten figures.
We also have a set of five Soviet tank crewmen armed to the teeth and ready for action. Inspired by a certain 1980s war/action film. All are equipped with historically accurate weapons, but with a ghostly aspect thanks to their Soviet issue gas masks.
A 28mm set of elite U.S. Navy SEALs have arrived as reinforcements for our first set of SEALs. Equipped the latest GPNVG-18 night vision goggles, they can be grouped together as a 'stack' for dynamic entry into close-quarter battle.
The figures portray elements of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group during Operation Neptune Spear.
100MOD62 – a S.E.A.L. Team 6 – four figure set with suppressed HK416 and GPNVG-18 night vision goggles, stacking up.
100MOD94 – 1980s Soviet tankers in gasmasks (5)
100MOD250 – 1980s Soviet mechanized infantry NCO in helmet, with AK74 (1)
100MOD251 –1980s Soviet mechanized infantry Sniper in helmet, with SVD rifle (1)
100MOD252 –1980s Soviet mechanized infantry, helmet, with AK74 and underslung GL (1)
100MOD253 – 1980s Soviet mechanized infantry in helmet, with RPG (1)
100MOD254 – 1980s Soviet mechanized infantry in helmet, with RPD LMG (1)
100MOD255 – 1980s Soviet mechanized infantry in helmet, with AK74 (5)
100MOD256 – 1980s Soviet mechanized infantry NCO in hat, with AK74 (1)
100MOD257 – 1980s Soviet mechanized infantry Sniper in hat, with SVD rifle (1)
100MOD258 – 1980s Soviet mechanized infantry in hat, with AK74 and underslung GL (1)
100MOD259 – 1980s Soviet mechanized infantry in hat, with RPG (1)
100MOD260 – 1980s Soviet mechanized infantry in hat, with RPD LMG (1)
100MOD261 – 1980s Soviet mechanized infantry in hat, with AK74 (5)
