are these new, or just re-packaged. The poses look similar to those from ICM
I also found what I thought were French WW1 figures from Tamiya, ref 35288, but on checking found they were WW2. Now I know the guns/equipment are different, but how different is the French uniform from WW1 version, apart from colour.
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that's good. Just having seen a number of Italeri items appear under Tamiya label, and the questions about where the ICM figures came from(some suggestions of Dragon). Suppose the officer is in classic pose made me think. Would like to see more figures in non action mode though, given that is how most troops spent their time. Is there any other info from Tamiya, and box covers are notoriously inaccurate sometimes.
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One of the problems with the ICM WW1 British infantry set (which is a good product, nevertheless) is that they posed the figures neither "in action" nor "at rest". The poses are relaxed yet "mimicking" some extreme action. The man throwing the grenae, for instance, looks like taking it from a shelf behind him and not in the heat of battle, lobbing a grenade against a trench full of swarming huns. The officer is pointing at something... but certainly it's not the body attitude of raiding troops "over there", and more in the position he would take if anyone asked where the trench restrooms are.
The only ones that seem to be expecting some action are the fgures carrying the rifles. Perhaps not much suitable for a "no man's land" scene, since they would have to be crouching for cover, or climbing, or anything but standing there quietly with their rifles at the ready.
I know most here are interested in the action part of the war, so figures in fighting positions are preferred, but my interest is derived from railway modelling, so is based around scenes behind the trenches where troops are obviously not fighting, and in fact spent most of their time. I can adapt some of the fighting poses, have adapted some of the ICM figures to drive trains etc, and look forward to some of the new ICM figures are the photos suggest non action figures.
WW2 modellers are well supplied with both action and at rest plastic kit figures, it would be good to see some for WW1. The British uniform changed a lot, but the other countries seemed to change less(The French one looks like it is just a change of colour, and I can see similarities to the 1870 uniform).
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Yes, the poses are always meant to dazzle, because that sells more, I dare say. Think like the young customer choosing some kit off a shelf (I know that the kids are into other things nowadays, but I remember how I felt long ago) and what would he choose: the bunch of German Paratroopers storming a bunker, or a French poilu delousing a mate sitting on a bucket?
