John - Don't be downhearted. It's just a style and won't be to everyone's taste.
Ross - Many thanks. Good to hear from you.
Simon - My education stopped with FV! Sorry about the jerrycans, but I had no spares. I've tried to hide them as much as possible.
The box art doesn't quite do the figures justice, as there is more detail than is at first apparent. I understand that most of the more recent Soveriegn figures are re-issues from somewhere else. Some of their earlier ones are indeed not as good.
To pain you further, I've also bought
Tamiya's very old Panzer II. I definitely won't be using the figures that come with that one.