I wanted a Chinese army to add to my WW2 Japanese forces and these were perfect, especially since Chinese troops are difficult to find in this hobby. No flash at all, and the figures are even removed from the sprues and ready to paint right out of the box. Lots of cool poses, including some figures with a large straw hat on their backs, and even some figures carrying a sword. I thought they had a lot of originality and really look good on the table when paired up against my Japanese figures. I painted mine as Chinese nationalist troops and I was very pleased with how they turned out. Ended up buying 2 more boxes f them.