Modern USMC Sniper - Alpine Miniatures Review

[Guy]

Item Number 16008
Modern USMC Sniper
1/16th scale
Sculpted by Ponsatorn Kanthaboon
Painted by Diego Jose Jimenez Molina
18 resin parts

In Alpine Miniature's 1/16th scale range of figures comes their newest figure depicting a Modern day USMC sniper. Cast in a light gray resin and complete with 2 optional heads to chose from as well as a highly detailed sniper rifle and scope.

Packaged in a sturdy green cardboard box all parts are sealed in a zip-lok bag and wedged between layers of foam to protect the parts from damage during shipping. The bottom photo above shows all the parts out of the bags for inspection.

Optional Head #1





Optional Head #2

Above you have the four sides of each optional head. Both having clear crisp detail with just the casting block to remove prior to painting.

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[Guy]

Above are the four sides of the upper chest portion of the torso.

Above we have the front and back of the right and left arm.

Above we have the four sides of the lower leg portion of the torso showing the attention to detail of the equipment and folds of the pants.

Above are the right and left side of each combat boot. On the casting block there is an indicator for left and right boot.

Above are the accessories cast together.

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[Guy]

Above is the detailed scope and tri-pod legs for the rifle.

Above is the highly detailed sniper rifle with the right and left hand cast to the rifle.

Additional Box Art Photographs
Figure with optional Head #1





Figure with optional Head #2

Conclusion:
An outstanding figure in both sculpting and casting. The crispness of detail and the flawless casting makes this a Highly recommended + figure.

Alpine Miniatures web-site
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[gothicgeek]

Thanks for the review Guy!

i must say i was a bit underwhelmed by this release but its growing on me and the head with the wooly hat is really whats making it work for me...

Many thanks

Mark

 

[nzgunnie]

Thanks for the review Guy!

i must say i was a bit underwhelmed by this release but its growing on me and the head with the wooly hat is really whats making it work for me...

Many thanks

Mark

I agree.

I was a bit concerned by the bipod legs in the box top photos when I first saw them, they look solid. But I see they have captured the correct perforated style in the production kit.

 

[Graywolf]

Great review on a great sculpt and cast.Congrats and thanks to all.