Published by Top That, (a Nathan Murphy shares a 'designed by' byline, but is not on the cover?) who were behind the Paint Your Own sets we looked at before Christmas;
this manual from the Department of Secret Forces is a fun
item which introduces toy soldiers to people who might not otherwise have
encountered them among all their Lego
and licensed Manga characters, so it's to be applauded for that if nothing
else!
Spot the deliberate mistake on the cover .
. . the Bren-gunner is reversed, something the Papo catalogue also suffers from, what is it with modern
picture-editors that they don't check the original object? Or - apparently -
liaise with the authors!
It's basically a fun series of simple,
interactive things you can subject the enclosed 'Army Men' to; in and around
the home; some you will be familiar with, some are predictable, some are more
ingenious or inventive, and all are meant to be and would be FUN!
The meat and six-veg! The usual copies of Airfix Paratroopers with a lone German Infantryman for imbalance! They
are unmarked and while they are poor-quality sculpts (detail wise), are
nevertheless of high production value - if that's not an oxymoron!
Out there . . . Now! Get training!
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