I was quite excited when Revell announced a set of modern pilots in 1/72.
THIS PICTURE, however, puts a dampener on that enthusiasm. Lots of people uselessly and unnecessarily pointing at stuff. Pilots don't POINT at planes, they FLY them. Unless of course, they're pointing at some other plane saying: "Oh, look at that. That pilot knows how to fly. He probably has his hands where they belong". Some pretty clever people invented that awesome thing that's HOTAS, but people making pilot figures seem to constantly ignore this. Didn't anybody ever tell them about "hands on the wheel"? Oh well, at least they're not the 1960's-Airfix-hands-in-the-lap-autopilot's-working-a-okay-type.
And of all the standing dudes (and dudette, apparently): way too many people doing the sorry-can't-hear-you-over-the-sound-of-how-awesome-I-am-thing.
I mean, seriously, a couple of figures sitting in their planes with their hands at the controls. Maybe the backseater pressing some switches or reading maps/manuals/Penthouse. Can't be too hard, can it?
The only people supposed to point are crew chiefs, yelling at the pilots: "How did you manage to put a dent into (thing he's pointing at) on MY plane?"
Sorta-rant OVER!