After years of waiting, Pegasus finally has released these 1/144 figures. We have many tanks, planes from different companies but there are not that many companies produce real 1/144 figures.
The first time I saw these was from the Pegasus web and later there were some pictures with some unpainted figures on the sprue. May be they found it hard to price a couple un-painted 1/144 figures so they decided to sell them pre-painted now. I probably will re-paint some of them so either way does not impact me (except my wallet).
I think you may agree it looks a bit bored if there is no figure in any diorama. They may not be good for wargaming but I think they are a welcome addition for collectors. I know Preiser also has some German Panzer crews but they are hard to find anyway.
There are 5 sets in this first releases - Modern US - desert and NATO uniform, WWII German (early), WWII Americans & WWII Russians. I think the figures are very well sculpted. The painting is ok but I think the WWII German set and Russian set used some glossy paint so they look too glossy to me. May be they will look better if you re-paint them.
My first impression of these figures is they are a bit smaller than others. But if you look at the picture at the bottom, you can find they are not really that small.
I wish these sets sell well so Pegasus will keep producing more figures such as late WWII German or some other figures not in action. Anyway, check here for more details.
2 comments:
nice comparison picture.
is it me, or do the pegasus figures look "shiney/glossy?"
as for the preiser panzer figures, they are hard to find as i do not belive they are on sale yet - I have had a back order with a big railway hobby supplier since feb'06!
You're right. Both the German and Russian look shiny/glossy. The Americans Modern and WWII look ok as they have a flat/matt look. I think they pick the wrong color as I think the German look too blue/greyish to me too.
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