Im not crazy about the new redcoat - he's not that bad, but he's not really an improvement on the previous redcoats is he? The pirate is a rather handsome figure, however. Either way, as a lot of us have been saying ad nauseum, putting the two together in a blister makes little sense for us collectors: I will only buy one or two at most, but it does not make much sense for me to buy more for 'troop-building' when I'll have so many pirates I won't need.