Customer Reviews

Tamiya 1/48 WWII U.S. Army Infantry GI Set

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

These are models, designed to go with armor models in the same series. Amazon lists them as "army men", they're not army men in the sense most Americans think of army man toys - they require assembly with glue of some pretty small parts.
With that said, they're great recreations of each of the major weapons and clothing styles utilized by US Soldiers during World War II.

If you are buying them for modeling or for educating, they're great, if you are buying them with small children in mind, they're not the right product.

It grieves me to see a classic model kit get knocked simply because it wasn't what customers expected. These model soldiers require a great deal of assembly (and painting!) but are well worth the effort. The equipment is well-cast, figures assemble easily and smoothly and the poses are excellent. This is a great kit that's been around for years. For figures to accompany 1:48 scale armor kits they can't be beat.

Im on my way to pro model building and I built 2 of these kits and I think its just great! there are 15 awesome u.s. infintry figures in each kit(including 2 tank crew figures). if you are looking for a green army figure set than don't look here. this is a model kit. not for play. anyway it was cool

Probably should be listed under hobbies and crafts. These kits need to be glue together and painted. I downgraded it for durability because the soldiers would break if a child tried to play with them. These are meant to be built and displayed in dioramas.

This looked nothing like the picture. I ordered them for my six year old son and when they arrived I was very disappointed. The army men were all in pieces and hooked together like all the legs toghether all arms on a seperate plastic sheet. They needed assembly. It was more like a project to put together the men not a toy for a six year old.

My son selected this to buy with his allowance, after reading the description on Amazon. He was very disappointed when it arrived.

I originally wrote a review on this product that was not bad. The wrong product was sent to me by the company but once I contacted them, they were very quick to email me a postage paid return sheet to attach to the envelope & they promptly sent the right item which was still received in time for Christmas. About a week after my review was posted, a man contacted me telling me he was the owner of the company & he asked that I remove the review even though it was not bad, it was not a 5 star review & they are a small company that relies on reviews to make sales. Well, in exchange for removing it, he said that I would get a 20% refund to my card. I agreed & removed the review that same day. HE LIED. I NEVER RECEIVED A REFUND. My review now is even worse than the 3 star I originally gave it. Sir, if you read this, do NOT bother to contact me again. I will NOT remove this review & I hope you lose customers based on the fact that you are NOT REPUTABLE!

My son picked this item out, apparently the description was very impressive! Because the product that arrived sure was not!!

The description for this product was misleading and it was a problem getting it to me honestly. Better luck next time I guess. Disappointing.