Even painted-up and given a diorama
background, they manage to make the Atlantic
AFV's look sensible! The wheels though look very useful, nice sculpts and I can
think of several contemporary toys that would benefit from a tyre-change with
these!
The picture doesn't improve when you get
the bag open! The figures missing (seen in the artwork); seated and with
carbine across body, are both seen in the previous set we looked at here, and
seem to make the pose total seven figures as six mouldings.
Shades of Monogram/Revell and both Marx
and MPC, can be seen in the
sculpts but they appear to be 'based-on' rather than straight
pantograph-copies. The ammo boxes are very crude and differ from the
round-topped 'pirate' chest seen last time.
A universal 'cradle' takes various items
either as direct plug-ins, or attached to a variety of plug-in spindle
mountings, swivels or clamps. The rocket has the same tail as last time, but a
sharper point and longer middle-bit!
If Alni
was teaching young Argentines this is what armies were made of in the 1970's,
it's no wonder the Falkland Islands are still called the Falkland Islands!
That'll upset some, but really it takes a special kind of stupid to out
under-perform the very worst of mid-70's Hong Kong rack-toys, which this set
manages!
To crib from the musical, perhaps a new song is needed for these: "Don't Make me Cry, Argentina".
ReplyDeleteComical post, Hugh. Although I rather like that two man bazooka team figure.
Heh-heh! Corporal Trim! Yeah-b't-no-b't-yeah-but . . . he's only got one leg! The one he's kneeling on is actually not touching the ground, fades away to nothing and doesn't seem to have a foot!
ReplyDeleteThere are many piracies of the old kit bazooka team from Monogram (Revell, SNAP, UPC et al...+ plus HK 'softies') which is/are just as good and the same 1:35'ish sub-scale. If you need one I can probably sort you?
H
This actually worked for us ,Argentineans. Remember the exocet missile launched from an improvised shore-based launched a to HMS Glamorgan?
ReplyDeleteYes, I remember Exocets, didn't prevent the Falkland's remaining the Falkland's though, did they? Also remember the Belgrano, best submarine in theater, still out there I believe; running silent, running deep?
ReplyDeleteCheers
H