Forces of Valor (FOV) / Unimax Deep Dive: Pt 21 Set #83004 (2003) - #93004 (2003) U.S. 82nd Airborne Division (Normandy 1944) Pt 2 U.S. Figure Pose 1

FOV designated these guys as 82nd Airborne Division - Normandy 1944. Okay. I'll take their word for it. Back when I was covering the figures from 21st Century, many of them had unit patches. However, should one choose to add patches to the uniforms, here's what it would be:

The actual unit patch for the 82nd shows two 'A's side-by-side the meaning of which is as follows:

"The 82nd Airborne Division was first activated at Camp Gordon, Georgia, in 1917 during World War I. Its original members came from all 48 states, representing a wide cross-section of the United States. To foster unity and morale, the division held a contest to select a nickname. Vivienne Goodwyn, a schoolteacher, submitted the winning name, "All American," reflecting the idea that the soldiers embodied the best qualities of Americans from across the nation."

Like nearly all my other series, the figures are labeled as Pose 1, 2, 3, etc. in the order in which I took the photos. I've identified 16 separate generic U.S. poses along with the five 'personality' poses that have already been posted here on Toys and Stuff. As I had the original box for this set and pulled out all the contents for filming, these figures were what was in that box. 

U.S. Pose 1

Cómics Figuras SL (Comics Spain) Flintstones Figures (1989) - Pt 2 Fred Flintstone

A nice rendition of Fred Flintstone eating a Bronto drumstick (Pterodactyl drumstick???). Good Lord, a drumstick that size would last me a month LOL

Ed

While all the figures in this series are marked Comics Spain, I did not photograph all the markings.

Forces of Valor (FOV) / Unimax Deep Dive: Pt 20 Set #83004 (2003) - #93004 (2003) U.S. 82nd Airborne Division (Normandy 1944) Pt 1 Packaging and Contents

Just yesterday I posted about how there were three different boxes as well as carded sets for FOV's figure sets - all from a company that was apparently only in business for six years. That would seem excessive. Anywho, yesterdat we looked at the boxes, so today we show an example of the blister card packaging. As I only had one of the sets in my collection, the remaining photos are from fleaBay, but they serve the purpose. The sets were numbered 83004 (dated 2003) and 93004 (dated 2004), and have the same contents.

As we go through each set, you'll notice FOV more-or-less stuck with one unit for the American GI's: 82nd Airborne Division - Normandy 1944. There are a couple of exceptions, but for the most part, stuck with the 82nd. I did not research the uniforms to see how accurately they're portrayed. You'll also noticed how FOV recycled the same figure poses over-and-over again with each set, only switching out accessories.

Ed

#83004 (2003) 1st Version Box

(From My Collection)

'Catalog style' back

#93004 (2003) - Carded

(Photos culled from eBay)

#93004 (2004) 2nd Variation Box

(Photos culled from eBay)

Contents

-5 figures

-Corner ruined wall

-Small ruined wall

-Curved sandbag pile

-Czech Hedgehog obstacle

-Signpost v.1

-30cal MG on tripod

-2 tan barrels

-1 bazooka

- 2 'X' Jerry cans

-Crate #5