Got both sets from Net merchants yesterday

Initial thoughts.

IRAQ KIT 1 US Figures

Box Artwork fantastic

Figures.

Figure kneeling.

No single knee pad as artwork
No gloves as artwork.
No protective cover on goggles as artwork
No sunglasses as artwork

Figure Scouting around wall.

No knee pad on actual figure despite one being shown on artwork
No gloves as artwork
No groin protection as artwork

Figure behind above

No knee pad on actual figure despite one being shown on artwork
No gloves as artwork
No groin protection as artwork

Colour Figure against wall

No groin protection
Has knee pads none shown on artwork
No sunglasses as artwork.
On all figures chin straps are simplified look like WW2.
Having said all above figures are better proportioned than the latest Trumpeter.
There is no flash

IRAQ KIT 2 Insurgents

Box Artwork excellent again

As far as I can see these are exactly as the art work
Track suit bottoms
Trainers (sneakers in US)
These will be very useful for a lot of different scenes

Cookie

This thread is useless without pics! Please!

Thanks Cookie.
Mine are on the way and Matt ,if you check the post just before Cookies you'll see photos of the sprues.
Tom

Hi Cookie,
I recieved mine today and everything you listed is the same.
So if someone buys them ,what Cookie said is what you;ll get.

Tom

Hey cookie,

just bought masterbox iraq figures you are right they dont have knee pads or crotch protectors... I am goin to replace the weapons for two of the marines with trumpeters m16's. On the other hand the insurgents look really good. im excited...

I just recieved this kit from the E bay Santa. Was very looking forward to getting this kit, and now i have it, my enthusiasm has waned a bit. It is still a great kit, depicting soldiers/marines in a very convincing action pose. As Cookie has allready pointed out, there are a few short comings with the kit.

Also the helmets are very simplified with what looks like just the camoflage helmet cover on it. No Glasses or NVG mount. The gas mask cover is the M17/M17A1 pouch, not the current service pouch. The ammo poches with grenades attached are the old alice type

. The weapons arent too bad, with the grips allready cut off. The only weapon that could really be used for Current marines is the one with the double mags and ACOG sight. All the others are early 2000's, and ealy 90's style, with the M249 being the pre-PIP model. The carbine with the M203 is the XM-117 not the M4. Also one of the weapons is the Colt LMG, a version of the M16A2 with a carry handle on a forward stock, and bipod. while the set gives you 6 different weapons, at least they could have been current versions. A good idea would be to get some of the Trumpeter weapons kits.

Other than that, a pretty good kit. I'll be putting my build log on Historicus Forma in the next few days.

I agree with the comments made here. There was a thread on these figure sets several months ago that stated the same differences/inaccuracies between the box art for the Marines and the actual contents. The poses are still excellent, the figures for that set just need some alterations to make them accurate I believe.