New to nobody but me, Pegasus Great War French Infantry

 

 

the front of the box

 

       At the request of The Housemartin I went looking for figures to represent the French in Madagascar at the time of Operation Ironclad. After examining options he picked the Pegasus WW1 French infantry set. To make enough troops to fill out his OOB I would need two boxes (there being forty figures in each box). I ordered these through Michigan Toy Soldier and had them in hand within the week. These figures are cast in a medium soft brown plastic that took detail very well. The figures display almost no flash and very little by way of mold lines. The only thing that gives me any reservation is that several of the figures are cast in multiple parts and will require gluing together, having dealt with Pegasus kits in the past I anticipate no problems but it does add an additional bit of work that the old Airfix and Revell kits did not demand.

 

 

the back of the box

 

somebody at the factory was very enthusiastic about putting the sprues into the box 

and bent the daylights out of the frame

 

fortunately the figures were unharmed by this violence

 

the frame will never be the same I'm afraid

 

the figures are nicely proportioned and properly equipped for 1917 and on

 

the warped frame made getting pictures nearly impossible

 

the sprue of arms and rifles came through unscathed

 

hoping to get some better photos I opened the other box,

the contents had been inserted by someone who was having a better day

 

at first I was baffled by the primitive instructions,

then I realized that there were no numbers on the sprues 

       After having a look at these figures I can say that they are much better detailed than the ancient Airfix kit and have better proportions and positions than the Revell minis, as such I would recommend them as an excellent choice for anyone looking for Great War French infantry in the period 1917-1918.