They're lovely figures. The equipment looks spot on, and the poses are varied and original (that group of Stormtroopers walking is worth a diorama by itself!)The working party is also very useful to pose along any vehicle or trench scenery.
Now... is there a reason why bayonets are not included by some of the sets? The handguns seem a bit wide, but that's reasonable given the small scale and I bet they'll look fine in the final colours. Regarding body proportions, I'd advise to shorten the necks a smidge, as some poses look to have them a bit longer than usual (for example, the sturmtrooper seated on the last group) and maybe because of the angle of the photos, the figures in general seem to have shortish legs. Maybe this is made more evident by the relatively large hands (which are nicely animated) but at a glance, the relationship torso/legs seem to be odd. The shoes and boots are awesome, a detail rarely given enough attention by others manufacturers that you have done properly!
It always surprises me how people think all figures should be the same size and shape, granted if different size and proportions are overdone it looks strange, but last time I looked - people are all different. Personally I prefer some realistic variety rather than ranks of 6 foot tall identically proportioned mannekins.
They're fine figures, as usual!They require a deft hand to assemble them but that is most welcome. The faces are well defined and have a realistic expression... I'd love to add tiny moustaches and chin beards to some of them!
Good thing about the separate heads. Painting them off the rest of the figure (on a stick or a short piece of wire) has always been much easier than sticking a brush into a full 1:76 figure and getting a neat demarcation line around the shirt collar.
besides it has the advantage of being capable of tilting the head, turning them to make the figure as if looking at something, not just staring up front. Only the posing of the head can give a lot of expression, almost as much as the rest of the body. We're wired to recognize attitude just from looking at someone's head: "chin up" means either proud or fearless, "looking down" means depressed, "tilted to one side" means disorientation, etc. etc.
Of the lot, I keep thinking that the "working party" has the most potential and wide scope of use as companions of any other model, be that a vehicle or an artillery scene. Heck, they can also populate an aerodrome scene. The group of stormtroopers with the officer with the cane is also very impressive, with the right scenery, it wouldn't even need anything else to make for a winner diorama (I can imagine a group of soldiers walking by a rubbly town street, on the way for or from action). The standing stromtroopers can add up to that group, or be posed as if waiting on the trench ledge, ready for going "over there".
Nice sets! looking forward to see the "Pioniere"
