New BBI Modern Figures

[digger]

Supposedly shipping now, look great. Hopefully they remain around $5 each.

https://www.facebook.com/bbi.EliteForce

[Jesse James]

Saw those too... Interesting headsculpts, and nice looking figures all around save for the guy who's breaking eardrums on the mic.

I'll pick up a couple of those. Looks like BBI's just resizing heads from 1/18 to 1/6 and vice versa. I dig that. Always up for some new and relatively generic headsculpts too.

[SolidSnakeEyes]

Yeah, generic, but not plain head sculpts are really important in a line like this. The head sculpts on those Ourwar Germans was a major deciding factor in why I did not get them. Hopefully these heads will be easily removable.

[Jesse James]

The Our War guys headsculpts were definitely so-so, but I found a generic Star Wars figure whose head swapped with it... The AT-ST Pilot actually. So there's two sculpts, actually. One looks like Evegani Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

With those heads on, those figures look much better, but need 21st Cent. or FOV helmets then.

[The_Helicopter_Pilot]

Almost looks like they're trying to make the majority of the look like Chris Kyle...
Or is that just me?

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Updated with pics of a new USMC 5-pack.

[Jesse James]

5 Pack of what appears to be all new headsculpts? Hmmm, I believe I'm in.

Quality looks much improved, but with only minor changes. Making a squad for instance, keeping uniforms similar, colors similar, new heads but recycling other stuff... BBI has a nice formula for cheap, but decent quality modern military dudes, with minimal new on their part. Well done!

[USCGMK2]

Time to blow more money!!! Looking forward to the Marine 5 pack, hopefully they do more 5 packs with Seals, Para Rescue, etc.

[Tinman]

I don't do facebook, could someone please show the pics on here?

Thanks!

[normandy]

Tinman, if you just click on the above link or the one below the this pic, you can see the other pics.....


https://www.facebook.com/bbi.EliteForce

....I don't do facebook ether.

[digger]

Sorry Tinman, I'm not on Facebook either but it's the only place I saw the pics and couldn't copy them. That five-pack has a great troop building possibilities, just wish there was one more set of legs among the group but I like what they're doing to keep prices down so I understand.

[Tinman]

Looks good. Will they be sold at Target?

[tmanthegreat]

Those are good-looking figures. I got a ton of the Unimax Bravo Team USMC figures when they were out, so I'm not in great need of more 1:18 scale modern Marines... But I do like the figure with the cap

The other figures look good as well.

[sdhenke]

Almost looks like they're trying to make the majority of the look like Chris Kyle...
Or is that just me?

I thought so, too. I'm kind of surprised no one thought to make a Pat Tillman tribute figure.

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Marine 5 pack seems to have shown up in Kentucky.

[digger]

Just a heads up you can get the new USMC 5 pack and the patrol boat for $20 each at Target online, and right now they have free shipping.

[USCGMK2]

My Target still has the 1st releases. i'll have to check it out online.

[tderespino]

http://www.target.com/p/elite-force-spe ... on+figures

[tderespino]

just ordered figures and boat from target free shipping

[digger]

My order came yesterday but instead of the USMC 5-pack they included a Yoga towel.

Anyway the Boat is a cool little piece but very toy-like. The two figures that are included have great proportion and awesome helmets and head sculpts. Unfortunately there is no wrist articulation which is really limiting, and the paint apps are sparse.

[tderespino]

Dig,,if I get a yogurt towel I am gonna be pissed, did they mix up the item number?

[digger]

Order sheet listed my items but I got the towel instead of my 5 pack. Maybe I should take up yoga.
Interested to see what the articulation is on the USMC guys.

[tderespino]

looks like from the target picture they do not have wrist articulation not sure what is up with that??? easy fix cut the hands off drill a hole and use hands from another figure, I happend to have a vast spare part box...t

[tderespino]

I got my package from Target! I am pleased with my purchase. I have been buying modern 1/18th a long time. Yes the boat is underscaled and toyish but it comes with enough extra gear to make it worth the 20 bucks the seal figures are great but they use 2 of the same headsculpts as the marines. the marines are really cool. The only drawback is the lack of wrist and ankle articulation. This cuts down on the ability to pose the figures. I wonder why BBI left this feature off? cost? these are the first BBI figures I can remember with out that feature....t

PS hey dig! I did not get a yoga towel,must be you

[sdhenke]

I haven't seen these yet, but some Targets around me have put their remaining figures and vehicles from the previous wave on clearance.