Black Powder Revolutionary War Colonial Militia Men 1:56 Military Wargaming Plastic Model Kit 302013402

I love these. So happy my husband bought me a stand for my magnifying glass so I'll be able to see them as I paint them. They are very tiny at this scale.

Despite the box being partially crushed the product arrived unscathed. I recently fractured my hip and I wanted to invest my time in an old hobby… painting miniatures. I am very pleased with the detail and realism of the bolt action Black Powder miniatures. I am looking forward to filling hours of down time with a productive hobby!

Figures need assembly and painting. Great detail and multiple positions. Provides a good start for a AWI unit

Kit is fairly optional with bits. I'm going to set up a few as a Stargrave conversion. Fast shipping, will buy again!

I liked this item because it was exactly as advertised.

Pay close attention to the photos. The set includes a 1/2 sheet of paper instruction sheet, printed in color, with photos of completed figures. The back shows the parts layout with parts id numbers. Important to follow the instructions. A arms are supposed to go to A bodies, B arms to B bodies, etc. Some of the bodies are civilian dress, some are in hunting shirts.I built one figure. Sort of. (I've been building and painting figures for many years, these shouldn't be a problem.) I tried to build the figure depicted on the front of the sheet in the reloading pose. I chose a D body and the D6 arm holding the musket vertically. The arm does not fit to the pose, the left leg interferes with the weapon position. Fixable with some work.I should have paid more attention to the photos in the add. When I received my set I was spotting errors just looking at the photos on the box, the large group photo showing all 30 figures. I noticed that all of the figures seemed to be looking down at the ground at a spot about 8 scale feet out in front. It's true. This is because of the dimple on the body for the head. This can be corrected by filing a bevel on the neck. The reloading figure is holding the musket in the air. Standard reloading drill had the soldier place the butt of the musket on the ground as a stable base. I don't believe there is an arm with musket that will touch the base in the set.I have a problem with the weapons. The forestock was an important part of the musket. It protected the operators hand from making contact with the barrel, and it stored the ramrod. A required tool for firing the musket. The forestocks are all cast short which would leave the ramrod exposed or with no storage space. Some of the weapons barrels are amazingly thin. This may be an attempt to model the Pennsylvania / Kentucky long rifle, which was a smaller caliber than the musket.All in all, I am disappointed with this set. A lot of the problems can be fixed by putting in some time and effort, but more time than I intended to spend. This was the first set of Black Powder figures I had purchased. I had my eye on a couple others, but after this experience I think not. There are better sets and figures available elsewhere.

Colonial figures were disappointing due to limited poses and left arms. Minuteman should have been designed as running figures. Colonial figures in hunting outfits had better poses and arms.

Scale is tall, and is hard to use with 25 mm if you are trying too. Multi poses is great. Detail is good. Some poses are not useful for me, but with the plastic I can easily cut and reshape.

La qualité de la gravure est une constante pour cette marque de figurines.

Der Versand dauerte etwas länger, was aber bereits beim Kauf angegeben war. Ich war über die gute und detaillierte Verarbeitung positiv überrascht und würde sie jederzeit wieder kaufen.

Bought to use as pirates on a 1/50 wooden model ship build from a kit. All being highly detailed parts, with the assortment of heads with different hat, and the ability to position the arms make them good ships crew. Having the bases separate is also a great help. Being in parts and unpainted gives remarkable freedom in use.