"OurWar" 101st Airborne Figures

[bman]

These are produced by the Shanghai Tiekia Toys Company. I bought this set from EBay for less than $50 and it included shipping. If you buy individual figures you will pay $12.99 each. The Bulk buy is the way to go.
The back of the package shows 8 figures but I was only shipped 7 so I have no idea what the 8th is.

They have multiple points of articulation and the uniforms look pretty good. The only "bad" thing I noticed right away was the fingers on each figure lacked something to be desired. The figures all look like each other in the face too.

Each one comes with his own weapon, a set of elbow pads and a backpack water hydration system and a stand. A few of the figures came with an extra weapon that corresponded with their MOS. The stands are nice and heavy.

If you take the helmet and head off the vest can be removed too.

 

[bman]

Here are 3 more Pics

 

[K-Tiger]

Still haven't opened mine. They look to fit the bill if what you need is basic modern US army infantry/airborne. Some wonky weapon scale action going on, though.


I'm pretty sure no 8th figure was released. Last I heard Teika had some less-than-stellar WWII German prototypes, but so far nothing on actually releasing them.

 

[MMorelock66]

I'd kill to get a hold of these guys, they are fantastic basic figures.

 

[bman]

Still haven't opened mine. They look to fit the bill if what you need is basic modern US army infantry/airborne. Some wonky weapon scale action going on, though.


I'm pretty sure no 8th figure was released. Last I heard Teika had some less-than-stellar WWII German prototypes, but so far nothing on actually releasing them.

I agree on the weapons they really need some work. I am glad I ordered an upgrade from Marauder!

 

[Monkeywrench]

They look great!

 

[Obi-Shinobi]

Are these not the ones that were released a year ago?

 

[K-Tiger]

'09, actually.

 

[Obi-Shinobi]

Whatever....

Basically, they're old news.

 

[K-Tiger]

Yeah. Doesn't stop people from buying them and wanting to give their input.

 

[Obi-Shinobi]

No, I thought these were a new line or something. I have a few, but haven't looked at them in forever. Kinda forgot what they were.

 

[lancelot]

Last I heard Teika had some less-than-stellar WWII German prototypes, but so far nothing on actually releasing them.

I think I saw those on war bird photos a few years back. If I remember correctly they looked way better than all the other German figures made by 21st and Unimax, except their faces were rather, well, unfit for life. Didn't they actually have removable web-gear?

 

[K-Tiger]

They did, but it was terribly large.

And I do not think you are remembering correctly. They may have posed better than 21st, Dragon or Unimax, but they looked bad.

 

[lancelot]

I just hunted up an old photo of them. Their head sculpts were what was bad. My only other criticism would be that they look a little wide.

 

[G.I.*EDDIE]

They're quite short too..at least compared to Joes

 

[pcsguy88]

But they fit perfectly in 1:18 diecast vehicles.

My gripe was that they require the under-sized M4s from Marauder to look right and that damn rubbery sheen that never went away. Joe still makes the best figure, but they rarely make a believable one like Hawk.

 

[lancelot]

Hawk has his articulation problems too ya know. When I finally got him I was disappointed to find that he could not hold his rifle to the shoulder. In fact, I have a hard time getting him to hold that rifle with both hands, in a shooting position, at all. There's really only two things I can expect from him with that kind of articulation. 1.) pointing at objectives on a map during mission briefings, and 2.) using tracer fire to help identify targets for the other joes while shooting from the hip, or using a mounted weapon.

If your Snakling on the other hand, he's fine as he is.

 

[K-Tiger]

They're quite short too..at least compared to Joes

That's because all the male Joes are Aryan supermen. My CC is over 4" (6') and my Rockblock is scaling out around 6'4". PoC Ultimate SE scales out under 6', as does my custom MacChiver.

Keep in mind minimum height requirment is 4'6", And I think the average infantryman is 5'8"?


Anyhoo, I could be wrong. Like I said, I haven't opened any of the OurWar figures.

 

[Fled74]

I know Rick successfully used Joe heads on the OurWar bodies for his older dio series "When We Were Soldiers".

EDIT: I did a little digging through Rick's JoeDios album and found these.
http://www.joedios.com/dioramas/showimage.php?i=33728&catid=member&imageuser=4274
http://www.joedios.com/dioramas/showimage.php?i=33715&catid=member&imageuser=4274
Lots more where they came from.