Mars Figures Preview Two Vietcong Heavy Assualt Team, just as we preview one set another one has popped up. Kent Sprecher and Peter Bergner informed me of this new set coming out late may from Mars toy This time it is Vietcong Heavy Assualt Team. We also have an example of Peter Evans’ painting skill. finally, we do two figures in Collection time
Mars Figures Preview Two The Figures
The set has 15 figures in 8 poses. The poses are
1. Standing firing automatic weapon at the waist wearing vest
2. Sitting behind a wheeled machine gun.
3. Grenade thrower with a vest of hand grenades.
4. Woman walking with an automatic weapon
5. Firing an automatic weapon in a standing position
6. Barechested Vietcong firing automatic weapon.
7.Laying behind a wheeled machine gun
8. Standing firing rifle
There is a nice mix of uniforms, People who are doing the Vietnam War will like this set.
Peter Evans Marx Six-Inch Viking
Museum of Plastic Lost at Sea
Peter Evans also sent me a link to an interesting article. Tracey Williams has been searching the beaches for plastic pieces including toys and legos. What started as a hobby and grown into something more. Take a look at the article right here.
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Thanks for posting the article on plastic lost at sea. Very interesting read.
did you see this link to another article? a complete page of toy soldiers. it would be interesting to see how many we can recognize.
https://twitter.com/Andr6wMale/status/1246354891381055488/photo/2
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Is that Rambo VC version?
The maxim pm 19 and SG-43 Goryunov are part of set?
They look way too small x figures,wheels way too tinny ,especially been asian people .
why the hole on the mounted Indian’s arm? it doesn’t look like a swivel arm, and it seems much too deep for a mold ejection mark. was there some sort of plug-in accessory there?
Another great looking set from Mars! They have made a number of innovative sets recently. This past December I was in London and went to the toy soldier show where I was looking for the Mars Winter Germans 1/32. A dealer remarked to me that he didn’t stock them because they are really dollar store plastic soldiers. I completely disagree.
To Jeremy I buy mine from http://www.modelhobbies.co.uk here in the UK they do 10% off retail price on their products and if you spend £60.00 or more it is free delivery. They are brilliant figures I have bought all the sets so far. I take no notice of what other people say.
In my opinion, the Mars sets seem to vary in scale and utility. I do appreciate the number of sets they have been releasing as of late. I especially enjoy their Vietnam line and have several sets in my ranks. I like this heavy weapons set and I think it will be a good addition to the NVA and Viet Cong sets Mars has already produced. I’d still like to see a Mars ARVN rangers set and a U.S. air cavalry set to complement what they already have.
I’m also very pleased with the diversity of WWII sets that Mars has and will produce in the future. They have made many sets never seen before in 1/32 scale plastic. I’ve always found it strange that they have such an impressive 1/72 scale 30 Year’s War line, but no 1/32 scale 30 Year’s War figures. Love to see that. Also, Mars should make more early era Napoleonic infantry to go with their Russian Grenadier and Old Guard sets. I love Waterloo, but it would be nice to have troops for Austerlitz and Jena too! Maybe some day.
Nice job ,Peter, like the skin tone especially !
Is the VC female waiting in line for the Latrine??
I noticed that too but it’s kind of an optical illusion. It is the black ammo Cartridge of the AK that makes it look like her legs are crossed.