This set is a BMC-made reissue of a set of Korean War-era toy soldiers originally produced by CTS (Classic Toy Soldiers); supposedly, they were going to make a whole series of Korean War-themed figures, but so far they have only made three winter-themed sets of soldiers from that conflict; one of US troops, one of North Koreans, and one of Chinese. They have made a number of sets with these figures in varying quantities; the set I bought for review is a 24-figure "sampler pack" featuring one of each pose: 8 US, 8 North Koreans, and 8 Chinese. Sets consisting of 16 US troops, or 16 North Korean and Chinese troops are also available. Reviews of the figures themselves will come in three parts, starting with the US troops, followed by Chinese, then North Koreans. I can, however, review the packaging in the intro to this review:
Packaging: The set comes in a plastic bag with a folded cardboard hanging tag on top. In addition to the usual information, there is also a note on how to straighten out any bent parts using hot then cold water. There is no history or painting guide, however. The plastic bag is fairly roomy; while there were some slightly bent parts, they weren't as severely bent as some of the Weston or TSSD figures I've bought, which may have been due to the less-cramped packaging.
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| Left to Right: US soldiers (in green), North Korean soldiers (in tan), Chinese soldiers (in butternut) |
Up next: Part 1: US figures
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