Modern U.S. Army Rank and Regiment Insignia

Published on
December 13, 2010
Review Author(s)
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$8.00
Product / Stock #
G3504
Base Kit
1/35 scale modern US military
Provided by: Vagabond Decals - Website: Visit Site
Display packaging front side

One item that is the curse of all figure painters is that molded insignias and badges on the figures are way out of scale. They are usually raised and if in scale, they would stick out about an inch or more. Now, Authentic Decals has produced a set of decals for modern US soldiers with insignia, rank and regiment badges. With this release one would think that their prayers were answered. Unfortunately they were not with this set.

I realize that the modern US soldier does not have the colorful badges and insignia that were seen in WW II, but these are all monochromatic. Not only that, they are too small for 1/35 scale. I would also note that the regiment badges seem to be out of register.

There is only one set of each rank so if you screw up one, you will have to change the rank of the figure. The decals are so small that it is hard to distinguish one from another. They are numbered on the decal sheet, but there is no other reference as to which one is which.

Overall, I cannot recommend this set of decals; however I would like to thank Vaagabond Decals for supplying to IPMS these to review. I can only hope that their next offering will fix some of these issues.

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