Cadet Chuck
A little explanative narration would be helpful. These do not look like models, more like paintings or real people posing. What is this???
I took from the thread title that these are 1/6 scale figures, 12 inches tall, classic GI Joe size.
This type of model had an explosion in popularity back in the late 90s and early 2000's. Some toy soldier magazines had regular features on 12-inch figures, announcing the latest releases from companies like Dragon. There were historical figures-figures of actual personalities-as well as characters representing the average GI, or Landser, or Tommy, and so on.
But the interest in 1/6 seemed to have peaked about eight or nine years ago, going from what I saw at shows and in print. Still, it's very cool to see vignettes in this scale!