Friday, August 5, 2011

Daredevil Adventures: USRC

I have been a big fan of Bob Murch, and his pulp era figures for a long time. I recently won an action on eBay that provided me with an 4 open packs of his US Rocket Corps figures from Pulp Figures. I received one pack each of PYS 20 (US Rocket Corps Flying) and PYS 21 (US Rocket Corps Landed 1) and two packs of PYS 22 (US Rocket Corps Landed 2) at a price that was too good to be true.

1st Squad with Group Leader (looking up)

The figures will make a great addition to my Daredevil Adventures if I ever start to run it again. As well, it is an excellent unit for any WW2 skirmish game, and I'd suggest that they can easily replace a unit of paratroopers or commandos on the table. I divided my figures into two 7 man squads, lead by a 15th figure.

 2nd Squad looks like it is led by Doc Savage, Man of Bronze

IMO the figures clearly resemble a certain hero featured in a mid 1990s Disney adventure film. I lost the 6 inch action figure, of the Rocketeer, late one night in a poker game.

The five flying figures are painted but I still have to mount them as aerials. These figures bring back memories of the late 1940s Republic serial action adventures King of the Rocket Men, as shown on television in the early 1960s on a local Halifax kids show, called Firehouse Frolics.
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  1. Chris C.August 5, 2011 at 7:06 PM

    Those look really cool. They make me think, "Hey, another genre I could get into!" Of course, I don't have time to paint all the minis I already have, but one can dream.

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  2. DeanMAugust 5, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    I don't do Scifi, but these look great; love the red visors. Regards, Dean

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  3. ColKillgoreAugust 6, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    I really like Bob Murch's pupl figures and have included a bunch of them in my interwar era Chinese warlord armies.

    ColKG

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