Recently I painted a KGN platoons worth of PSC German figures. I'm not a real fan of plastic 20mm (1/72nd scale) figures, but for the price I thought they were probably worth getting - even if just to bulk out forces centred around metal figures.
Anyway - I was more than just pleasantly surprised. Apart from a couple of chaps with horrid poses (which I simply ignored) I was basically impressed with the figures and some of the poses are excellent.
I also loved the ability with plastic to make some basic conversions such as changing arms or heads.
Moreover they were very easy to paint and I think came up pretty nicely.
The only other thing I think is a bit questionable about the figures is for some reason the gas mask cannister on each chap is wrapped in some kind of blanket or something. I've never seen this on another figure or can remember seeing it in pictures. Well, I'm not expert but this just struck me as being a bit odd.
So here are the pics
Thanks and have fun...
Richard
From my days collecting 1/6th WWII figures, those things on the gas mask canisters MAY be ponchos in sleeves, maybe? I can't recall exactly.
ReplyDeleteIt's a gas cape pouch "Gasplane" which sometimes was strapped to the cannister. In early war it was generally worn around the neck.
ReplyDeleteA picture here: http://www.gdstab.com/gear/gasmaskcan.JPG
Got these figures along with the Russians and I agree they really are quite good all round. Nice one.
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