A rifle platoon fought as a set of specialists, and this 48-piece assortment fields them all at once — riflemen advancing and firing, a grenadier winding up to throw, a submachine-gunner, a bazooka gunner, and a man swinging his rifle in the last resort of close combat. Molded in durable, finely detailed plastic rather than display metal, these are figures made to be handled, played with, and massed: a whole squad in a handful, or an entire battle spread across a tabletop. For a young collector starting out, a wargamer who needs numbers, or anyone who wants American infantry by the fistful, an assortment like this is the most economical way to put boots on the ground.

Use them to fill the middle distance of a large scene and let the premium metal figures carry the foreground — the same poses appear as W. Britain 1/30 matte-metal singles, including the Infantryman with M1 Garand and the BAR Man, with a ready-made vignette in the "Reporting In" set.

W. Britain model 17830. Super-detail plastic, 48-piece assortment in a counter-pack box. Poses as shown; assortments are weighted, so the distribution of poses varies from box to box. Choking hazard — small parts; not for children under 3 years.