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Gecko: WWII British Infantry
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Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2017 - 06:18 AM UTC


Gecko Models provides further details on its WWII British infantry figure kits.

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Sailfish
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Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2017 - 06:27 AM UTC
Is there any information on when and where these kits will be for sale?
MrCompletely
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Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2017 - 06:29 AM UTC
I'm looking forward to getting these (as long as the price is right). The Vickers, apart from some visible mold lines, looks better than dragon's effort from these pix.
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Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2017 - 08:04 AM UTC

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Is there any information on when and where these kits will be for sale?


Brian, we have yet to hear on release dates. Here's a list of distributors posted at their website:

http://www.gecko-models.com/Home/Article/Distributors

Cheers,

Tat
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Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2017 - 11:35 AM UTC
Finally, figure set with rifle slings and decals for the insignia
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Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2017 - 06:38 PM UTC
Do those helmets look right ?
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Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2017 - 07:46 PM UTC

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Do those helmets look right ?


Are you talking about the box art, or the plastic parts? They are (or appear to be) Brodie Mk ll helmets. The rivet on top (on the kit parts) appear to be slightly over-stated, but not by much. Maybe where the bowl parts meets the brim is a little too sharp and should be more curved, but it's difficult to be sure without actually checking the parts in hand. They seem to be well proportioned.
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Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2017 - 09:30 PM UTC
Wondeful! These look great and are begging for a Firefly or Churchill next to them!
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Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2017 - 10:26 PM UTC

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Do those helmets look right ?


Are you talking about the box art, or the plastic parts? They are (or appear to be) Brodie Mk ll helmets. The rivet on top (on the kit parts) appear to be slightly over-stated, but not by much. Maybe where the bowl parts meets the brim is a little too sharp and should be more curved, but it's difficult to be sure without actually checking the parts in hand. They seem to be well proportioned.


The boxart looks better than the kit parts,from what I see. You are correct about where I also think th helmets are "off" and it seems to be worse in the pics on the sprue.
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Posted: Friday, September 29, 2017 - 01:03 PM UTC
I would agree regarding the helmets. It seems many companies, both plastic and resin struggle to get a good representation of this helmet.
leviman
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Posted: Friday, September 29, 2017 - 01:36 PM UTC
Hornet heads will sort things out.
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Posted: Saturday, September 30, 2017 - 02:33 AM UTC
Any decent reasonably priced plastic British figures has got to be a bonus.
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Posted: Sunday, October 01, 2017 - 06:40 AM UTC
Ultracast Brit heads for me, Hornet still under scale for me!
Biggles2
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Posted: Sunday, October 01, 2017 - 08:20 PM UTC

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Ultracast Brit heads for me, Hornet still under scale for me!

Maybe, but Hornet have better sculpting and animation.
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Posted: Sunday, October 01, 2017 - 11:25 PM UTC
Are they already available?
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Posted: Sunday, November 19, 2017 - 05:41 AM UTC
Can't find anyone who distributes Gecko Models anywhere in the USA. Squadron is supposed to be a distributer but they don't have any in stock. Looks like they have some cool 1/35 kits....so far all British subjects (YEAH!!!!).
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Posted: Sunday, November 19, 2017 - 06:27 PM UTC
AFAIK none of their kits is one sale yet. Their website says nothing neither...

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