You are quite right, they're bloody awful. They look more like Al Capone's mob* than the 39th on the Kokoda track. I've seen 'em in the flesh and thought mehhhhh. Decent paint job not withstanding, I'm still not tempted.
Still, that's a personal opinion, your mileage may vary. I'd be flabbergasted if it didn't.
* Well they would had Al's men been a collection of oddly shaped dwarves in trilby hats.