I'll buy at least one set.

Dennis you miss my point. My comment about kinetic poses was in response to your original post. There really aren't that many "in action" sets. By "in action" I mean firing a weapon, running, in cover etc. Like yourself I very rarely build a figure straight from the box. In the Arnhem dio I did recently there were 6 figures out of the box. The other 30 were conversions or had extensive surgery. As you say Verlinden do a lot, however it goes back to the age old scale problem with their figures as they're 54mm not 1/35th so look ridiculous if mixed in with mormal plastic or resin figs in 1/35th. I think one of the problems these days is manufacturers tend to release figure sets to complement their vehicles that they've released thus making them very purpose specific. In some respects that's great news with the Allied tank crews that Miniart brought out but as you say it would be nice to see some sets come out where the figures are literally doing sod all in fairly generic poses so that they can beused for a multitude of purposes. A bloke standing still could be used for queuing for rations, on stag, traffic point, chatting to a mate etc. If that were the case then the possibilities are endless. Some of the best figs I've seen like that was a Preiser set of Germans resting. The options with them was unreal. Trouble is Preiser don't do much and are difficult to get hold of, fantastic for spares as well. I may start a thread on this to see what poses people would like to see.

Well I started a thread so I/we don't hijack this one but I have no idea where it's gone? I didn't select a discussion group at the top as none of them fitted ( I just clicked "the post a question" bit at the bottom of forums on the front page started the thread, clicked okay and it appears to have vanished. Help please! Anyone! lol

These aren't HBT's.....could be modified to replicate with some work but these are tanker/ utility overalls...! HBT fatigue pants have their own shaped style pockets without the gusset in the middle of the pocket.

Nice kit for the Allied softskin clans. I get the philosophy of use here but it's not for me. I suppose I draw from my experience sculpting and, like almost all of us, rarely building right from the box. I have such an appreciation for in action poses because I feel like I can easily sculpt relaxed poses where 'in-action' (sprinting, covering and firing from different positions) is so very difficult for me to capture in an organic way. Organic being the key term here. I can create guys sitting, standing or tinkering with tools or a vehicle and it looks fairly life-like. Sprinting and firing..not so much. I've also found Allied uniforms easier to modify and create than a lot of the German ones. This is why Ive frequently brought up my thing for late war Germans in action. Sculpting a group of Germans firing and running in baggy smocks and zeltbahns is very difficult. Good kit though! I'm sure it's of Miniart quality and will be very useful to those who are into American leisure poses and these uniforms.

I did say that these figures can be "modified" into US Marines. What I neglected to say is that some puttying/sculpting would be involved. There is plenty of reference material out there that can be used to replicate the differences between US Army Tankers' HBT coveralls and the two-piece USMC "Utilities". Early on, the US Army ALSO used 2-piece Utilities, which were a bit different from the USMC-style, notably in the "TORCH" invasions of North Africa...

I'm with you there, Karl! The PREISER sets are really nice for plastic figures, but I wish they'd go ahead and do some US/ALLIED figures in the same vein as their German ones. I'd LOVE to see "casual" WWII US Army, USMC, British/Commonwealth figures from PREISER, but also from the more "mainstream" manufacturers as well- i.e- TAMIYA, DRAGON, MASTERBOX, MINIART, ICM, ALPINE, etc...

Ditto - I will need these for my Motor Pool and Maintenance bay!

A squad posed in various different casual poses seated in a Deuce-and-a-half or the larger US Army/US Marines would be nice, especially since we now have more of these to choose from.