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Friday, August 14, 2026

Forces of Valor (FOV) / Unimax Deep Dive: Pt 98 Set #93704 (2008) US 82nd Airborne Division - Carded Pt 6 Pose 16

This figure is the one that distinguishes this set from the others as it is not included anywhere else that I'm aware of and is specifically designed to go with the barbed-wire fence included. In addition, the figure has no holes in the bottom of his feet to accommodate a base.

Ed

FOV U.S. Infantry Pose 16












Thursday, August 13, 2026

MPC Royal Canadian Mounted Police Set UNK YR (No Box) - Pt 3 MPC 60mm MP120 & MP122 Ring Hands

One of the unusual aspects about this set were the figures. They were all of the older style ring hands (I know, I know - mostly these are slot hands, but generically the MPC guys are referred to as 'ring hands'). Also, they were all in blue vs. the traditional red of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. That's easily rectified because I have enough red ring hands to make it a 'proper' Mounty set. But for now, let's just look at the blue figures that came with my purchase.

Ed

The 'MP' designations (like 'MP120' & 'MP122' shown here today) have been around for quite some time. I don't know who first came up with them but they do make identifying figures a bit easier.

These first two figures were photographed without accessories.

MP120

Quite frankly, this guy looks more like a garage mechanic than he does a military or police figure. That said, if he were in olive green then yes, he could pass for a motor pool mechanic or even flightline mechanic as those guys did wear overalls.










MP122

This guy is definitely a ring hand, and the figure itself has a distinct backward lean.












Forces of Valor (FOV) / Unimax Deep Dive: Pt 97 Set #93704 (2008) US 82nd Airborne Division - Carded Pt 5 Pose 9

The fourth of five figures in Set #93704.

Ed

FOV U.S. Infantry Pose 9












Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Adventures in Chat GPT - MPC River Patrol Boat

I absolutely love seeing my toy collection presented in a realistic setting and Chat GPT allows me to do that when I don't have space, time, money, or energy to do 3D modeling. In any case, I would never have immersed a vintage MPC boat in a river made from resin which would ruin the piece, so it makes sense to do a computer enhanced presentation. I really like how this one turned out!

Speaking of 3D modeling, once I'm through with that small MPC Royal Canadian Mounted Police set I started posting the other day, I'll have a nice project to show here on the blog.

Ed