Review: Plastic Soldier Company 20mm British Infantry

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Something a little different from me today! I had a few minutes spare and these guys arrived in the mail yesterday, so it seemed like an opportune moment to take a look in the boxes and see what you get from The Plastic Soldier Company. A solid box with one or two issues, this would be a pretty decent place to start for a skirmish game in 20mm (1/72) scale.

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24 янв 2018

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@johnkelley9877 6 лет назад

Thanks for the review. I have been wondering how they looked. Your review answers a lot of questions.

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 6 лет назад

On the whole they're pretty good. My one real bugbear is the swapped position on that water bottle and respirator bag, but with that exception they're bang on in most respects. Can't really complain about the price, either!

@niceguysi394 2 года назад

Thanks for the review. I can't be bothered gluing together 1/72 miniatures. A company called Zvezda do great miniatures in this scale and are pretty good value. They're available on Amazon for about £11 for a box of 40 or so miniatures. Caesar Miniatures do a box of 42 WW2 partizans for £8. I just painted up a set of these and the sculpts are great.

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 2 года назад

Caesar Miniatures I hadn't heard of before, definitely going to have to check those ones out. Especially for something that's ordinarily a little more difficult to find like partizans.

@johnfroitzheim1334 Год назад

@@SonicSledgehammerStudio Caesar British soldiers are one of the best British soldier kits out there.

@sandtable8091 4 года назад

Nice video. British WW2 infantry section is 8 men (2 for the been group 5 riflemen and a section commander) 3 sections per PLT plus OC, RT, and 2 riflemen to carry spare sat battery and ammo. PLT Sgt group with runner and extra support weapon (2in mortar or extra bren.

@johnfroitzheim1334 3 года назад

I think you got one of the early PSG Sherman sets. Later sets give you a bit more variety- including different gun sizes and stowage.

@IDICBeer 6 лет назад

Very cool minis and a very nice review thanks

@nirnman 6 лет назад

one thing you didn't mention was that the prone bren gunner comes in three parts the bipod and barrel being a heck of a fiddly bit to assemble so I'll stick to the 15mm wher ther are only two parts to assemble lol

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 6 лет назад

I'd actually completely forgotten! You're not wrong, either. What a pain in the butt that was to assemble. The 15mm figures are retooled and more accurate than these older 20mm figures, I believe. I know they've at least got those respirator packs on the correct side!

@jaimeramos394 4 года назад

Thanks for the info mate! I might try this company soon.

@Jt-wv4xh 3 года назад

Great and informative video on the use of 20mm models in games typically thought to be 28mm. I was thinking about getting into Bolt Action on a budget myself with some Italeri 20mm infantry and I still don't exactly have a good picture in my head how big these guys are. In the video they look about right but I still have yet to see a direct comparison of one of these models next to a "proper" wargaming mini. It doesn't help I haven't seen a Bolt Action mini in person myself, but from comparison pictures I've seen online they are a bit smaller than GW Cadians, which I'm familiar with. Could you compare the height of one of these next to a Bolt Action mini and an Imperial Guard mini? Thanks.

@stompie51 Год назад

Useful review. Ta.

@andycho2933 6 лет назад

Hey I've been binge watching your videos while painting, do you think you could do an easy and quick way to paint a power sword? cheers!

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 6 лет назад

Ordinarily I just do my power swords silver with a little blue glaze around the 'power source' deelybopper that most Imperial ones have on the blade. Are you thinking of something more like the traditional blue, crackly sort of effect?

@andycho2933 6 лет назад

Sonic Sledgehammer Studio Like the kind you see on the box but a little less... Complex??? So I guess I'm looking for the really ethereal blueish colour

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 6 лет назад

Hmm. Good question. I'd probably start from Calgar Blue, then drybrush most of the blade - up and away from the grip - toward the tip with Fenrisian Grey, then blast some sharp highlights with White Scar before giving the whole thing a blue glaze. It's something I've honestly not tried before, but that Guilliman Blue glaze is a miracle worker, so you could probably start from near-white and see what comes of it. Even over Celestra Grey that might work as a great base for that shimmery blue.

@andycho2933 6 лет назад

Sonic Sledgehammer Studio Thank You!

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 6 лет назад

Or, since I had a spare morning... :D ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hFNMWctX1_g.html

@andrewm3934 6 лет назад

where do you get the bases from?

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 6 лет назад

These ones I happened to have spare from some Perry Miniatures Desert Rats, but you can get the same bases separately from Renedra for next to nothing. www.renedra.co.uk/product.php?product=129

@andrewm3934 6 лет назад

thanks - i was thing about using coins - but these look ok

@brandonruiz5277 6 лет назад

Where do you buy them online?

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 6 лет назад

theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/ Easiest place to get them is straight at the source!

@lpmorgan90 5 лет назад

I bought this set from my LHS in Halifax UK, only paid £11 for the box

@PeninsulaPaintingProjects 6 лет назад

These look good and seem cheap

@SonicSledgehammerStudio 6 лет назад

They're nice and quick to assemble, too, and still hold a lot of detail. If I were thinking Tank War for Bolt Action I'd definitely look at 1/72 as the best option.

@PeninsulaPaintingProjects 6 лет назад

Sonic Sledgehammer Studio yeah mate I'd probably do the same bud