Plastic Platoon Custer Revolutionary War Vimpel Russian, no rest for the weary. Just kidding. Rahway spotted future figures from Plastic Platoon, Vimpel, and Mars Toys. I also spotted figures from Plastic Platoon for their American Revolutionary War British.
Plastic Platoon Custer Revolutionary War British Figures
- Sioux Indian wearing a coat has a tomahawk in his right hand back with a Winchester in his left hand.
- Cavalry figure standing firing a carbine.
- Figure standing firing two pistols, Custer?
- Figure sitting firing a pistol in his left hand while his right hand is pressing his chest. I believe this figure is to be Tom Custer.
- Sioux Indian barechested clubbing with a Winchester.
- Cavalry figure falling backward after being hit by a tomahawk.
No date yet when these figures will be released.
Plastic Platoon Revolutionary War British
1.British soldier drummer leftleg is on a rock.
2. Officer missing his hat bandaged head firing a pistol in his right hand while holdinga flag in his left hand.
3. British soldier stabbing down with a bayonet rifle.
4. British soldier sitting on the groundbegging for help.
No date of release.
Mars Toys Heavy Equipment Figures
- Soldier bent over carrying two ammo box
- Sitting for a M1917 Browning water cooled machine gun.
- Laying feeding ammo to the M1917 Browning machine gun.
- Running with a Browning Automatic Rifle.
- Carrying a machine gun.
- Soldier marching with a rifle on right shoulder carrying a tripod.
- Crouching with an ammo box.
- Laying to fire browning 50 caliber machine gun.
They are still working on the weapons.
Vimpel NKVD Pose 2
Good to see so many nice new figures being produced.
While I love the level of Detail in these western Figures from PP , their are things that do annoy me. Firstly the Indians in ALL sets so far have been Brilliant and pretty much spot on. The Cavalry have been ok , but the hats have been average (except the bicorne in set #1) Also Custer’s Personal Flag in set 1 was far too small, (suppose to be 5ft by 3ft on the fly) Now looking at this set to come out, Love the pose of Tom Custer , kneeling shooting, Is dressed as he was , but his Hat should be a wider brim Tom and George were dressed similar that day , both with very wide brimmed hats , George’s turned up into a slouch hat on the left side. George’s hair was cut shorter than this pose indicates on the the day. Also nearly every Custer pose ever made has him with 2 pistols drawn. Never seen a figure with him Firing his Rolling Block Rifle. ( He was one of the best shots in the Regiment) would have been nice to do something different than the old 2 pistols drawn.
I know this is just knit picking because the figures do still look amazing , but I am a bit of a stickler to getting things 100% right. I hate having to convert figures.
A mounted Custer moving behind a skirmish lines barking orders 1 pistol drawn would also look great. I hope there is more to come in this series . The more the better.
Regards,
Shane
tienes toda la razón Shane llevo toda la vida coleccionando soldaditos de juguete y me quedo alucinado …ES POSIBLE QUE TODAVIA LAS VIEJAS FIGURAS DE AIRFIX sean las mejores ? sus poses son reales y muy buenas o algunas incluso de Jecsan…y después de tantos años y decadas y medios tengan tan mal gusto para editar figuras con poses tan poco ortodoxas, que parecen que tienen artrosis y posturas que son mas de circo que figuras inspiradas en nuestros “idolos del lejano oeste o guerras indias ” por eso a los ” viejos chicos” todavia nos gusta seguir coleccionando las antiguas figuras que al menos tiene el sabor de cuando eramos niños…Mucha tecnología pero poca imaginación para acometer proyectos de calidad y mucha variedad y poco donde elegir… sin arrepentirse…a la larga ” Por siempre los clasicos “…
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you’re absolutely right Shane I’ve been collecting toy soldiers all my life and I’m amazed … IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE OLD AIRFIX FIGURES are STILL the best? their poses are real and very good or some even from Jecsan … and after so many years and decades and a half they have such bad taste to edit figures with such unorthodox poses that they seem to have osteoarthritis and postures that are more circus than Figures inspired by our “idols of the Wild West or Indian wars” that is why the “old boys” still like to continue collecting the old figures that at least have the flavor of when we were children … A lot of technology but little imagination to undertake projects of quality and a lot of variety and little to choose from … without regret … in the long run “Forever the classics”
Some real eye candy. I’ve already said the US paratroopers are my next 1/32 buy, now the Heavy Weapons set it next. Somewhere I’m going to have to get the Fallschirmjaeger.
The P P Cavalry are great except for the fact they keep arming them with Cap & Ball revolvers( kneeling pose has a Colt Model 1860 Revolver), according to Army records the 7th Cavalry had been issued Colt Army Revolvers Model 1873( The Peacemaker) in 45 caliber( Metallic cartridge) with a 7 1/2″ barrel & the Springfield Trapdoor carbine in 1874.Yes some Colt Percussion revolvers had been converted to cartridges but these revolvers had the cartridge attached to the side of the barrel & the gun in the photo does not have this. Prior to 1874 the standard weapons for the 7Th cavalry had been the Remington Model Percussion Army Revolver & the Spencer Carbine that took a 10 round magazine inserted through the butt end of the carbine.
OOPS left out the word ejector in the 6th line. Should read “but these revolvers had the cartridge ejector attached to the side of the barrel”. Sorry for any confusion.
The pose Carrying a machine gun .What machine gun is that ?
Looks very short and small.
Both of them are aircooled 30cal. mg’s.. The one being carried by the G.I. running is missing the bipod and a flash suppressor.
I’m thinking that’s what the tripod the other GI is carrying is for – great touch often forgotten. Just glad it wasn’t the Ma-Deuce. I remember carrying the tripod and spare barrel for the .50 cal from our motor pool to our ammo carrier – I don’t know which was heavier, the actual gun or extras.
NKVD are @#%^$#$% Assholes!
Nice figures of really evil people.