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(Paladin call this innovation The Clipper System, yes quite...). What it is, is that the legs and rear torso come as one part, the head and front torso as another and the arms connected by a sprue that fits between the two torso parts in a grove. This means that you can mix and match pieces to your hearts content and create the characters you want. I would hazard a guess that you could get away without gluing the parts, so you could unclip them at a later date to replace weapons with different types, though as the figures are plastic I don't know if this is tempting breakages. However even if you glue the parts, I must say that this is the most flexible design I've ever seen for creating your own 28mm miniatures and as near to true Multipose that you are likely to get in a practical format. The miniatures themselves as well as being highly flexible are also very well sculpted and compatible with many similar metal ranges, such as the old Grenadier UK Killzone range, if anything being plastic has meant that the weapons look even better. Production and Gripes: The whole game comes in a large colourful box, and as well as the miniatures and rulebook, you get all the dice you need (twelve in total), counters, templates, a quick reference sheet, roster sheets for your units, two sheets of die cut card scenery ruins (with generous permission to copy for your own use) and even a getting started guide. No one can accuse Paladin of skimping in any respect here and short of putting a games table in the box, I can't think there's anything missing to stop you playing straight away. The overall quality of the product is very good, there are a couple of typos in the rule book and a couple of tables have been transposed by the printer on Quick Reference Sheet on the Close Combat Section (they should read as per page 17 of the rulebook), the background section is a bit sparse, but really this is nitpicking. Conclusions: Overall despite entering a crowded market, Combat Zone has a lot to recommend it and is a worthy purchase for any SF gamer looking for an "all in" complete game. The rules are quick, simple and flexible, the miniatures top rate and the inclusion of the dice, scenery, markers etc, extremely praiseworthy bearing in mind how they tend to push up the unit cost. What is especially noteworthy is that this is Paladin's first ever product - highly recommended. Buy it. Steve Blease Designers Note Following this review by Steve Blease we have corrected the problem with the Quick Reference Sheet.