Sometimes Junk Happens - 45mm Infantry Pose 3

Unlike the other two poises, which were gray, this one is in olive green. At first I thought he was Marx, but now...

...I just don't know. It are what it is.

That said, overall he's not too bad, only the rifle/MG(?) has a clunky look to it.

Ed

Pose 3

Sometimes Junk Happens - 45mm Infantry Pose 2

Okay, looking at this guy makes me believe that he's supposed to be a British paratrooper. Why? His helmet looks more British. It could be an American helmet, but to me, it just looks more British. He is carrying a Tommy gun though which was more fitting for an American GI, not a Brit. Oh hell, maybe he is a Yank.

Ed

Pose 2

Welll, at least the words 'HONG KONG" are upright and read left-to-right.

Sometimes Junk Happens - 45mm Infantry Pose 1

Let's not mince words here.

These are crap!

Being a part of a job lot of German soldiers (which arguably, weren't all that great either) these are good examples of how not to make toy soldiers. They are poorly executed, difficult to determine what country they represent, and if that's not bad enough, on two of the figures the words 'HONG KONG' are crudely sculpted upside down in an arc on their back!

On the bright side' I'll have a few sets of soldiers to post here in the coming days/weeks.

Ed

Pose 1

I thought at first these were German Fallschirmjäger (paratroopers) because of the helmet and what looks like a potato masher hand grenade. But that grenade is totally flat - like a spatula! The unit's cook?

If you look closely at his back you'll see the words 'HONG KONG' backwards, upside down, and in an arc across his upper back. Now that's classy sculpture!