CTS has done figures people have been asking for Korean War Chinese. The poses are kneeling firing rifle, standing with submachine gun, standing firing rifle, charging with bayonet rifle, kneeling firing sniper rifle, officer with pistol, grenade thrower and advancing for a total of eight different poses. The set will have sixteen figures three each of kneeling firing rifle, standing with submachine gun, standing firing rifle and charging with bayonet rifle poses. Then you will get one each of the remaining four poses: kneeling firing sniper rifle, officer with pistol, grenade thrower and advancing for a total of eight different poses. Price of the sixteen figures is $24.95. We thank Brian Johnson for letting us know about this new set of figures.
I have been waiting for these figures for years. How can one watch Pork Chop Hill or any other Korean War movie and not want to play it with figures that look like Korean War soldiers. I hope they do a set two of them as well as some Korean War G.I.’s and Marines.
Bobby G. Moore
forgotten war, about time, thanks to CTS to go over the classical every body doing WW2 LATE PERIOD FIGURES.AKA GERMAN,AMERICAN,JAPS ONLY
I think as last 3 or 4 last ww2 sets, the mold making and figure sculpting of CTS have increase a lot and much better, also their set s distribution of poses, this set is excellent distributed in poses by quantity and design. Great idea and awesome set .Many Marx figures will go well with then as using post ww2 era weapons. The figures are a com or north Korean regular armies and Chinese uniform, well done.
congratssssss all the way out to CTS.
These ought to do VERY well. I have seen enough WWII Germans and US Marines by now. These guys were actually thinking and listening!
By the way – WWII GIs will work fine against these guys. Very little had changed by 1950. The M-1 rifle was still standard issue (the M-14 would not come until 1957). The fact is, there was such a surplus of still modern WWII equipment that there was little need for anything new. Even the ‘new’ tanks were around in ’45 and saw service in Europe: The M-24 Chaffee and M-26 Pershing. The one thing that would give them a Korean War ‘look’ would be the heavy winter gear, some of which was post WWII design.
Bought mine today!
wondering if they were done in the early scale used by first ww2 sets of CTS or later figures more larger. Also will like to add that they could be used against or with OWN figures as Chinese soldiers same or opposite side ,or use then for conversion with OWN if size scale match well,the coat and boots are same style.
Like to see them do a Pershing (M26) tank to go with these in a playset. They’d get double use on the pershing for WWII and Korean War. The M42 Walker bulldog would be ok too. Their GIs will be fine with these. It would be nice to then get some Koreans. They already have the t34/85 for the Chinese and Koreans. Already did halftracks and artillery. Great job
M41 Walker, exuse the typo.
Lord my old age is acting up, excuse
Would like to see a set of North Koreans although they would probably do what AIP does and do the same figures in a different colour while I would want different poses,also sets for South Koreans and “Winterized” GI’s/Marines.While I’m dreaming a set of “Winterized” Commonwealth Division figures too.
Well north Korean army from mid 1953 up was supplied with Chinese made uniform, weapons and Russian too. So yes they could be used for both forces of red armies.
I the other side US had already supplied all south Korean forces from 1950 with US army uniform and weapons too. So if not looking too much in detail ,US soldiers could be used as SK too if not care the facial features. But winter 1952 US uniform should be a plus addition and it differ from ww2.So I agree in that we need more winter soldiers as many of hard battles were done in winter or mountain high terrain were almost all year the winter coat has to be used. As we know the few American made movies done I will like to mention ..
Recently made SK movies about the war portraying SK versus Comies most time are great and recommended to be watched as very well done graphic battle action. Among then.
The Brotherhood of War(2004)
Into the Fire (2010)
The Front Line (2011)
older
The Marines Who Never Returned 1966
Two very good TV series were done in 2011-2014 too with awesome action scenes as well.You may google most on you tube ,Netflix or buy then.=(be careful when buying in the style DVD format as may be European or Asian format and if don’t have converter or adapter will not be able to see it.
Most are only about KOREANS not AMERCANS , but Korean soldier fought and won many battle along and gain respect from the US as to the point to be only Asian army actually employed in great units during the later Vietnam war for their fierce reputation in combat.
CTS has really hit a home run with this release. Something that hadn’t been done by anyone (other than the Timmie, which just weren’t the same). It’s also amazing that it never leaked out prior to the actual release. No one was talking about a new CTS release, nobody was planning on it, and there were absolutely no rumors about it. I think that’s kind of impressive. However, personally, I like to hear the rumors of what’s coming down the pike. I’m not sure why secrecy would be considered such a virtue when it comes to toy soldier releases. Nevertheless, an occasional surprise like this is welcome. TSSD’s WWII Road to Berlin U.S. soldiers in heavy winter uniforms will make perfect opponents. And we’ll finally be able to do a reasonable recreation of Pork Chop Hill. Of course, now that I think about it, I’m not sure Pork Chop Hill itself was actually fought in the Winter. But anyway, there was lots of winter fighting in Korea.
Don, I agree with you about liking headsups on new figure releases, but I look at some of the 1/72 forums and the knock-down drag-outs they have when something goes wrong with a predicted release and wonder if the folks at CTS aren’t smart for keeping their cards close to their chest. Excited about this release – CTS are definitely finding their footing in both quality and subject matter.
My buddy used to tell me Nam stories and many included the ROK Marines. He said they were bad mothers and mean motor scooters and that the Cong left them alone whenever possible.
Product in the hand is worth two in the bush. It comes out and ready for sale and delivery. CTS listened to collectors and beat them to the punch with this release. Their tanks as always, their ACW release, WWII GIs and Germans were top quality and now they follow up with the Chinese. Thanks CTS!!!
I already got 3 orders of them. Beautiful detail. Now if only CTS would watch “Pork Chop Hill” a few times to make American GI’s look like the movie. The use of the new “Flak Jackets”, the use of sand bag cloth for helmet covers. There are winter GI’s with great coat already, but, none with Flak Jackets. Pork Chop was fought in April 16 1953. Good book to read is : Pork Chop Hill by S. L. A.Marshall
Edmund
I agree they are great figures and hope CTS continues the project.
For an even better book check out “Triumph at Kapyong” by Dan Bjarnson ISBN-13:978-1554888726
I hope CTS does too.