i was thinking of ordering the first kit because i like the poses, is it any good

I have built some of these sets a long time ago. The figures are typically old Tamiya, not very good. Details are soft and poses somewhat stiff. I don’t have the first set, but it’s the oldest of the bunch and from what I’ve heard even worse. I’d recommend some Dragon or Masterbox figures. MB have some great action poses.

Cheers

I can offer that these are all classic Tamiya kits from way back. I built these in the 80's.

There are some cool poses. The kits are decent and with some TLC and a nice set of files they can be worked into some good projects. The detail is a getting a bit soft, but if you keep newer figures out of the diorama all will be about the same so it won't look out of sorts. You can also look at replacing heads and hands if you want to go that route.

All in all not a bad lot.

Hi Paul

There is a reason why they are that cheap, sorry.

Apart from some of their more recently releases these figures have been around for several decades and should have been discontinued or superseded by much more anatomically correct, better detail sets from Tamiya years ago.

The German troops are undersized midgets that were about the only thing available in 1976, I know I brought them then, and still have them. You couldn't place them with Tamiya's own latest offering let alone another manufacturers. I think it's a real shame Tamiya continues to sell these and does nothing to enhance its catalogue of other fine kits.

When shopping for more plastic moulded figures take a look at what's on offer from Dragon, Masterbox, Miniart, and Tristar. You may pay more than you did for the Tamiya figures but you'll also get much better figures.

Alan

I agree with Alan
are figures that are somewhat old and today you can find in the catalog of Dragon (for example) much better figures.

Another thing is the approach of a diorama with fighting troops.

could be a surprise attack, if not distance shot forces you to make a substantial base of

Domi

The first set of 4 American infantry are I think Tamiya's oldest figure set and are dreadful by any standard. I thought they were unusable when I bought my first set in 1983 and my standards are low! As I recall the weapon and equipment are all molded on and quite poor. The other sets are much better but again are more than 30 years old in design and don't stand up to more modern sets. That said, used on their own in just a figure setting they should be perfectly adequate. They were all staples of just about every diorama every made between about 1975-1995 and worked perfectly well then. You may not win any competitions with them but if your just trying to have fun, run with it!