Action figures 202 pieces with American, British, German & Japanese (WII) model 522

by HingFat

Product Features

• 186 Soldier Figures (Green GI's, Yellow Brits, Gray Germans, Pea Green Japanese)
• 4 Flags, 4-1/2 inch tall
• Size: Up to 2-3/16 inches tall (56mm)
• Scale: Approximately 1/32nd

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7 x 7 x 7 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000THI32Q
• Item model number: 10362
• Manufacturer recommended age: 4 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #950 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #24 in Toys & Games > Action & Toy Figures > Figures
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)

Product Description

Great set of Plastic Army Men in 4 colors with lots of different WW2 figures with over 40 poses. American GI's in Green, British Commandos in Yellow, German in Gray, Japanese in Light Green. Each army has it's own 4-1/2 inch tall flag. Nice quality and detail.

Customer Reviews

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43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good mix of figures, May 14, 2008

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D. O. Becker (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Action figures 202 pieces with American, British, German & Japanese (WII) model 522 (Toy)

Here is a good one-stop shopping bucket for many poses of toy army men. The figures are made by the HingFat toy manufacturing company of China. There are 4 nationalities each in its own color, and at least 12 poses per nationality. You get a good variety and a good quantity for the price.

Those of you who remember Louis Marx and Company army men will be disappointed in these knock-offs. Although many of the poses will be familiar, in reality these figures are slightly smaller and less detailed than the Marx figures. They are also molded of a harder plastic that will snap more easily than the classics. You can see lots of sprue twists and mold lines in the figures. Sculpts are not very crisp. Some of the poses are slightly out of scale as if the molds were acquired from different sources.

Historically speaking there is good and bad here. At nationalities at least have proper national weapons. You also gotta love the national stereotypes: the Brits have a bagpiper, the Japanese have a sword wielding officer, one of the Germans looks much like Rommel. Many poses are familiar from famous photos. On the other hand, the German army has a Bundesrepublik Deutschland flag, U.S.A has a 50 star flag.

Kids young and old will certainly love the set as they are colorful, varied and plentiful. I have not yet tested these items with pyrotechnics or flame.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun but somewhat fragile., February 18, 2009

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J. Springer "Old Soldier" (Salt Lake City, UT USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Action figures 202 pieces with American, British, German & Japanese (WII) model 522 (Toy)

My son loves his new "army men." I must admit considering what is out on the market this is a fun set for him to play with. I like the different nationalities and the fact they're in different colors. I recommend the set for play, but was a bit dismayed that they are made out of a relatively fragile plastic so they are easily broken off stands if stepped on and small parts, such as German hand-grenades and rifle barrels, are easily broken. The set arrived with half a dozen or so broken parts already. Overall, the set is okay, and I only say that because of their lack of durability and price, which is a bit steep. But, as I said, my son loves them and plays with them.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Realistically molded - A good representation of the 4 countries, May 20, 2008

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BasinBictory "Mister Basin to You" (Nowhere in particular) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Action figures 202 pieces with American, British, German & Japanese (WII) model 522 (Toy)

When I bought this toy for my son, I thought initially it might just be the same molded plastic soldiers for all of the four countries, with the exception of the color of the plastic. I am happy to report that I was wrong. The four countries' soldiers represented here (Germany, Japan, USA, and UK) are rendered the way they might have actually looked in WW2. The German soldiers are molded in gray, and have the signature Stahlhelm helmets and the distinctive gas mask cases, the British soldiers (molded in yellow) have the distinctive soup-dish helmets and their machine gunners appear to have Bren guns, the Americans are correctly armed with M3 Grease guns and garand rifles, and the Japanese have officers with samurai swords.

As to the level of detail - well, they're plastic molded soldiers. They were meant to be played with by children, so they're not collector quality renderings with sharp detail. There's the usual leaky-mold-with-rough-plastic-edges common with these types of toys, and the overall detail is pretty rudimentary. You wouldn't even paint these and put them in a diorama, but for my 5-year-old son, he loves them.