Review - Warlord Games US Infantry

We all know Warlord Games as the makers of Bolt Action, and for their exhaustive range of plastic and metal miniatures. The US Infantry plastic set is a more recent release, and it is a replacement of an older set.

The box contains 5 sprues with 6 soldiers each. Gone are the days of separate arms and weapons, and I can in no way say I miss them!

Each sprue also comes with 9 different heads including one with glasses and one with a service cap.

A very welcome addition is the sheet of decals for the 1st Infantry Division (Big Red One):

There is also a little flyer that identifies all bits and shows some samples of assembled miniatures:

The quality of the parts is excellent, with crisp details and mostly well-placed runners:

The weapon options cover almost everything one can wish for: M1 Garand and Springfield rifles, M1 Carbines, Thompson and M3 SMGs, BARs, Combat shotguns and even Bazookas. In contrast to the paratroopers, there is no .30 cal MG in this set, and no rifle with optics for a sniper.

Beside thee weapons there are several other arm options, including throwing grenades, holding binoculars or carrying equipment.

The sprues also contain  two different kinds of backpacks, the M1928 and M1943 variants. Some research might be due if one wants to build authentic soldiers for a specific time and theatre.

The assembly is very easy. There is a small amount of 'witness marks" that needs to be removed with a sharp blade, but that is minimal. Everything fits together without problem, and the variety of poses is good. Here is a picture of the miniatures I have built for Operation Good Cause, sporting a good mix of rifles, SMGs, BARs and some heavy weapons:

The parts of this kit are completely interchangeable with the US Airborne set, and I used some bits to build a machine gun team. I also built a sniper team by adding a scope from the old weapon sprue to a rifle:

Now I'll "just" have to paint them all!
The uniforms seem to be HBT pattern, which means they have green trousers. I think that will work well and distinguishes them from the Rangers (which I intend to paint with the brown wool trousers).