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Hobby Fan: ROC & British Tank CrewMaki
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Croatia Hrvatska
Joined: February 13, 2002
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Posted: Sunday, January 12, 2020 - 09:09 PM UTC
Hobby Fan released 2 new sets of figures depicting Korean and British Army tank crew.
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Klaus-Adler
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Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined: June 08, 2015
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Joined: June 08, 2015
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Posted: Monday, January 13, 2020 - 06:22 AM UTC
wow a British tank crew that aren't drinking tea from a mug!
bravo hobbyfan, bravo!
bravo hobbyfan, bravo!
Removed by original poster on 01/13/20 - 20:28:15 (GMT).
Posted: Monday, January 13, 2020 - 09:22 AM UTC
Can't say that I am overly impressed with these as the faces seem very weak and the scale of some elements seem off.
TankManNick
California, United States
Joined: February 01, 2010
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Joined: February 01, 2010
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Posted: Monday, January 13, 2020 - 12:54 PM UTC
The Brits faces are OK - maybe a more subtle paint job is needed - but the ROC crew - well let's be blunt they don't look Chinese to me!
Posted: Monday, January 13, 2020 - 01:47 PM UTC
I would like to see an image of them unpainted. Note sure if it is the paint, but all the figures seem to have portions off on some parts.
Removed by original poster on 01/14/20 - 18:18:27 (GMT).
Taeuss
Manitoba, Canada
Joined: January 03, 2016
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Posted: Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - 06:58 AM UTC
All that I can say is that they're far better than I could ever sculpt; that being said these definitely aren't up to par for modern offerings. I can think of other better-looking figures; their faces look like caricatures to me and I've got better things to do than wholesale-replace all the heads.
BootsDMS
England - South West, United Kingdom
Joined: February 08, 2012
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Joined: February 08, 2012
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Posted: Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - 09:18 AM UTC
Sorry, but these look really poor; I am sure that the head set requires a harness on the Commander's chest (I appreciate that the modeller would have to add his own scale wires). Proportions look a little iffy and as Frank identifies, there's not much point to the figures if you have to replace the heads. The beret cap badges are way too large.
Shame, we always need good and interesting figures,but if you really want to populate a Korean Centurion etc then consider the excellent Ultracast range, especially those in the 44 pat tank suits.
Brian
Shame, we always need good and interesting figures,but if you really want to populate a Korean Centurion etc then consider the excellent Ultracast range, especially those in the 44 pat tank suits.
Brian