The pose that you say is a "guy leading his troops"? He's part of the artillery crew. He's supposed to be pulling the firing mechanism. There is a 3 man crew in this set, one loading a shell, one firing the howitzer and the third an "observer" with radio.
CTS really stepped up their game with their newer WWII sets. The sculpts and poses on this set are particularly nice. I really appreciate that CTS primarily focused on providing a good variety of combat poses, but also included some non fighting poses as well with this set. My only pet peeve is that every US Army set always has their figures wearing the late war M-43 field jacket. The M-41 field jacket was worn more commonly by soldiers throughout most of WWII. The M-43 didn't begin to be issued to front line troops until late into 1944. But it seems that vast majority of WWII US Army toy soldier poses are overwhelmingly wearing the M-43, or are marketed as soldiers when appear to look more like US Marines wearing dungarees ie Airfix American Infantry. Nuff said. I enjoyed you presentation. Great Job. Cheers!
Hello again John,I just remembered you have the Battle of the Bulge set, and I was wondering if you could do a review on the checkpoint (Guard tower, bridge and guard station) It is a very nice and rare set! Thank you
I grew up only knowing that Airfix 1/32 were pretty much the nicest ' big ' plastic soldiers available where I lived. The others just the made in China junk. But recently, after discovering CONTI, CTS, and these other brands, they're excellent ! I see they are also comming out of Russia, very soft but beautiful detail and poses. But, really expensive.
do your research. marx were among the best army soldiers made from 2 to 6 in scale. lido, timmee, mcp, auburn, ideal, payton were among the others. many bmc molds are recasts of marx and lido. nothing special about these knew army men since the 50's, 60's and 70's were superior as with all toys back then opposed to the cheap crap of today
I used to be a fan of CTS but got fed up with everything being done in hard plastic. As for these CTS G.I. figures I had them but got rid of them. Too overdone and too expensive. Nowadays I just use Tim-mee Vietnam soldiers as WW2 soldiers, because even though the M-16 is out of place everything else fits---and Tim-mee is a lot more affordable and durable (and come in a variety of colors).
@@manweller1 Yeah, this guy I think makes his own by himself, so from that aspect alone, they are incredible. Highly recommended, they look great fighting the Airfix Hanomag.
The pose that you say is a "guy leading his troops"? He's part of the artillery crew. He's supposed to be pulling the firing mechanism. There is a 3 man crew in this set, one loading a shell, one firing the howitzer and the third an "observer" with radio.
CTS really stepped up their game with their newer WWII sets. The sculpts and poses on this set are particularly nice. I really appreciate that CTS primarily focused on providing a good variety of combat poses, but also included some non fighting poses as well with this set. My only pet peeve is that every US Army set always has their figures wearing the late war M-43 field jacket. The M-41 field jacket was worn more commonly by soldiers throughout most of WWII. The M-43 didn't begin to be issued to front line troops until late into 1944. But it seems that vast majority of WWII US Army toy soldier poses are overwhelmingly wearing the M-43, or are marketed as soldiers when appear to look more like US Marines wearing dungarees ie Airfix American Infantry. Nuff said. I enjoyed you presentation. Great Job. Cheers!
Hello again John,I just remembered you have the Battle of the Bulge set, and I was wondering if you could do a review on the checkpoint (Guard tower, bridge and guard station) It is a very nice and rare set! Thank you
Yes, thats a great idea!!
@@johngelona3085 If you do it thanks a lot
I grew up only knowing that Airfix 1/32 were pretty much the nicest ' big ' plastic soldiers available where I lived. The others just the made in China junk. But recently, after discovering CONTI, CTS, and these other brands, they're excellent ! I see they are also comming out of Russia, very soft but beautiful detail and poses. But, really expensive.
Awesome! Gotta check them out!
Austin miniatures 1/32 are also good. TSSD too. Well sculptured and very detailed. They are my best soldiers.
@@refealibazeta7886 good to know, Ill give them a look!
@@johngelona3085 oh yeah. They are the best! Expensive. But worth it.
do your research. marx were among the best army soldiers made from 2 to 6 in scale. lido, timmee, mcp, auburn, ideal, payton were among the others. many bmc molds are recasts of marx and lido. nothing special about these knew army men since the 50's, 60's and 70's were superior as with all toys back then opposed to the cheap crap of today
I was so sceptic about them but now I added them to my buy list!
Did you buy them because I never seen you have these
Thank you very much for the review👍
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
@@johngelona3085 how long do they take to ship?
@@oktoberfest4424 I'd say 1 to 2 weeks, but I ordered a playset, so it might take shorter for you
cool figures!
How do these match up with TSSD US ww2 figures are they same size ??
Where do you get these army men??
I used to be a fan of CTS but got fed up with everything being done in hard plastic. As for these CTS G.I. figures I had them but got rid of them. Too overdone and too expensive. Nowadays I just use Tim-mee Vietnam soldiers as WW2 soldiers, because even though the M-16 is out of place everything else fits---and Tim-mee is a lot more affordable and durable (and come in a variety of colors).
Do you have any Marx’s U.S. soldiers that you can review? I’m wondering because I’ve always wanted them and I know you have Marx’s Germans.
Yup! I've reviewed them earlier on, but I'm planning on doing an updated review
@@johngelona3085 great can’t wait 👍🏻
WOW
They all are so detailed
They are truly amazing! Highly recommended. Thank you for watching! :)
@@johngelona3085 yo where did you get the German Version of this?
Where can I get hold of these soldiers?
In classic toy soldier com
Do you have a link?
www.classictoysoldiers.com/cgi-bin/ctsc6/rtl/phd.cgi?Autoincrement=004815&display_related=Yes&tag_rf=54mm%20Toy%20Soldiers+WWII%20Figures%20(54mm)%20Manufacturers%2054mm+Classic%20Toy%20Soldiers%20(CTS)%20Plastic%20Army%20Men
@@johngelona3085 thank you 🙏
@@chasenorwich7004 no problem! Thanks for watching!
Hmmmm they look nice I admit it
They are really top notch. Almost Marx level.
@@johngelona3085 my era was Airfix back in the 70s they were top boy for that time. But I am open to see how other companies having a go.
@@manweller1 Yeah, this guy I think makes his own by himself, so from that aspect alone, they are incredible. Highly recommended, they look great fighting the Airfix Hanomag.
Please review koren war usa soldiers from clasic toy soldiers ):
Ill have to get those, and then I definitely will!
(: