Battlegroup
25mm WWII Panzer Grenadiers

Figures

Reviewed by Bill Rutherford

Battle Group make a wide range of late war German infantry in camouflage smocks and helmet covers. The three illustrated include PG1, an officer/NCO, PG7, a trooper running with an assault rifle, and PG2, a radio operator. As seems typical these days, they actually measure about 28M Barret from shoe sole to eyeball. These figures are big and detailed enough for each to have a very distinct character. Such things as the emblem on the belt buckle and the lacing on the front of the camo smock are quite distinct and well done. They're posed very naturally - especially PG7 who's not so much running as shuffling very quickly. They all have generic arm insignia - that is, the rank patches are there, but the rank stripes are a bit indistinct so the painter can promote or demote as desired. The weapons are convincing but their detailing is a bit simpler than some of the 20s on the market. I don't game in 25mm; if I did, I'd own a BUNCH of these. They sell for $1.65 per figure - a bargain when compared to any of the fantasy 25s on the market! Recommended. Available from your FLGS.

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The Courier uses the Tobey Barrett Measurements System (BM) to simplify the comparison of figure sizes one to another. Briefly the number is the height in Millimeters from the bottom of the figure's foot (top of the base) to it's eye. The letter refers to the "heft" of the figure: L = Light; M = Medium;; and H = Heavy. H will fit well with other H and somewhat with M but not at all with L even in the same scale. thus a 27 M is a larger 25mm figure of Medium Heft.

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