BMC recently added tow new soldier sets to its repertoire. First is Juno Beqach, a set of Canadian infantry versus German coastla defenders. Second is a new, bigger bag of Iwo Jima Marines in OD colored plastic.
The Juno Beach set uses figures from BMC’s D-Day playset. The Canadian figures are casts of the D-Day British figures in olive drab plastic. The bagpiper is omitted. There twenty figures in seven poses. Eleven Germans in gray oppose them. The set also has a rock formation and an old-style Canadian flag.
Historically, Canadian uniforms were dark green. The dyes were more stable used by the British, so that Canadian uniforms remained green even when faded. British-made uniforms tended to fade to a brown drab.
As with the Iwo Jima Marines, color makes a big difference. The Canadians in olive drab look much better than the light tan used for British troops. The Juno Beach set makes a nice addition to the D-Day playset.
Speaking of the Iwo Jima Marines, BMC now offers a bagged set of 36 figures. It comes without the flag raising diorama and has no Japanese. Just Marines. These are cast in olive drab. As I have noted in a previous review, the olive drab looks much better than the sage green that was originally used for the Marines. It is a set of quality, well-detailed World War II figures at a good price.
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| Large bag of BMC Marines |
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