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Thursday, July 9, 2026

Forces of Valor (FOV) / Unimax Deep Dive: Pt 64 Set #83404 (2005)-#93404 (2004) US 82nd Airborne Division (Normandy 1944) Pt 1 Packaging and Contents

Soooo, here I am again asking questions I know can't be answered. I had identified basically two different boxes for FOV figure sets. Series 1 boxes were dark and Series 2 boxes were light (olive green). The boxes themselves utilized the same stampings, only the artwork was different. While researching this series it was evident that the Series 1 box copyright dates were either earlier or were the same year as the Series 2 boxes...

... except this one! In this instance the 'early' box is dated later than the 'later' box.

Why? 

We'll never know.

Again, as my original boxes did not survive through the years, I pulled the figures and accessories from the tote bins. I was careful to try and color match the figures and the major accessories were easy to locate, however, I was unable to determine what 'smalls' were included.

Ed

Series 1 'Dark' Box

(Photos culled from fleaBay)
Labeled 2005






Series 2 'Light' Box

(Photos culled from fleaBay)
Labeled 2004







Contents

-4 figures
-Roll-away crossing barrier
-Large cart
-Barrel
-Dragons tooth tank obstacle







Those 'I'-beams are simply glued on the pole and break off easily

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Dobby The House Elf by Melody

My 11-yr old granddaughter was on her tablet the other week and came up with this rendering of Dobby the House Elf. For an 11-yr old she does a really good job a drawing. At that age I was still working on my my stick men! 😄

Ed



Marx #4672 'The Flintstones' Playset (1961) - Odds n' Ends - Extra Super Market - Medium and Dark Gray

These last two of my extra Super Markets are in a marbled medium gray and dark gray. One can easily discern the shades of really darker grays as well as browns mixed in with the base color.

Ed

Medium Gray













Dark Gray