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Thursday 7 June 2018

The Elite Corps of Dwarves

 I got a load of potential Verminators/Teamers today. They are 'The Corps Elite' sold by Walmart in the U.S.. I got them, eventually after paying a ludicrous amount in postage. They are cheap in U.S. but not in Europe, where they are otherwise unavailable.
 
The figures are billed as 'Army Men' but do not quite live up to that billing.....

The set is in a plastic box with a bunker on the lid.
 
The contents include 80 figures and various extras.
The extras are a jet, a tank (M1), a nice helicopter, wire, fence, sandbags, a checkpoint, heavy machine guns and mounts, and th ebunker/emplacement from the box lid.
The basic men are well sculpted and without flash or gas holes or shrinkage.
 They are not available elsewhere, being new sculpts. They are VERY well produced. The plastic is stiff but not brittle.
 The only drawback is the size. I hoped they would be closer to 54mm but they are really 45mm.
54mm - 45mm - 52mm excluding base
40mm - 45mm - 60mm  excluding base

 The figures come in three colours, Tan, Green and a leather/brick red.

The poses are excellent. Non are wasted guys doing sentry duty or shooting vertically etc. They can all be used.

They ar esomehwre between 'Aliens' Colonial Marines and modern US infantry. Armoured/protected and armed with futuristic assault rifles etc.

Running man can become a YOU figure with hand blaster. Bayonet guy is really nice, he has night goggles too.
 Machine gun is a bit awkward but the man can be hacked around to use it better. The 'gunner' with mask on is really great.
 Th eminigun man is really nice - pefect for HEMG. The rocket weapon can be modified to a Shotgun or a DOPE gun.
 The sniper has a bush hat - ugh - but this can be carved and given a visor. The crouching man is another very believable and attractive pose.

Finally the other stuff that can be used. The heavy machine guns are good extras to mount on vehicles or other places. Th ebase can be used on a planet surface or cut into smaller installations for inside a ship. The robot walker is hollow in the back but is useable also.

So, 'The Corps Elite' by Lanard toys and sold by Walmart are a good buy in the US for all your Verminator/Teamer needs. They do not mix well with true 1/32 or 54mm figures, though.
From a European perspective they are a little pricey at about 1 dollar each including postage etc.

VIDEO review at LOTS of TOYS here....

1 comment:

  1. I've seen these figures a lot. Nice to have a review of them, though I can't think of any use for them at the moment.

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