Are BBI WWII figures' parachutes permanently attached?

ParatrooperCarbine · Post by **ParatrooperCarbine** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:49 pm

I just acquired Reid, Mahoney, Ramirez, and DiMarco. I was about to open Reid when I saw that the chutes seem permanently attached at the shoulder. Are they, or can they be removed?

Ta-152 · Post by **Ta-152** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:00 pm

it should say right on the package that they're detachable.

ParatrooperCarbine · Post by **ParatrooperCarbine** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:56 pm

It says "removable weapons" on the front and "working parachute" on the back, but does not say if the chute is removeable, unless I'm looking in the wrong place.

flyboy_fx · Post by **flyboy_fx** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:59 pm

no they pop out

Sky Ray · Post by **Sky Ray** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:19 pm

The parachute is only removeable if you untie the strings attached to the straps on the shoulders.

ParatrooperCarbine · Post by **ParatrooperCarbine** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:48 pm

OK, I'll give it a try...

ParatrooperCarbine · Post by **ParatrooperCarbine** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:34 pm

They are great figures and I love the working chutes, but they don't work with what I wanted to use them for.

Anyone want to buy some paras? I have Ramirez, Dimarco, another Reid, and Mahoney.

hotrodrock · Post by **hotrodrock** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 3:50 pm

Give it up! What were you going to use them for?

ParatrooperCarbine · Post by **ParatrooperCarbine** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 8:14 pm

I am creating a display of 21C paras, and thought these would be a good addition.

TEXAS_HOSS · Post by **TEXAS_HOSS** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:19 pm

The the original ones thaey came out with are but the newer WWII are not, imo i prefer the ones you can take off because if u want to have the fig go into combat then u can without the worry of having to retie

Post by **aferguson** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:29 am

speaking of bbi paratroopers: were the US parachutes really camouflage coloured like the way bbi has them? I've seen pics of white and olive drab chutes but never camouflage patterned ones.