Forces of Valor (FOV) / Unimax Deep Dive: Pt 81 Set #83204 (2005)-#93204 (2004) US 82nd Airborne, 3rd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment Pt 1 Packaging and Contents

This is an odd one in a couple of respects. Apparently, I took the photos of the box way back in 2016 as reflected by the photo details on the computer, but I never recorded the contents. That said, I can't say what 'smalls' were included, only the larger pieces that I can ascertain by looking at the photos. The figures and accessories were just tossed into my bins and when I was segregating all the pieces the past few months, I simply pulled what I needed from the bins to photograph the set. 

As for the photos of the #83204 set, those were acquired from fleaBay just the other day, otherwise this set would have been posted earlier in June in numerical order, just after set #83203 and before #83205. But most importantly: Set #83204 is dated 2005 while #93204 is dated a year earlier in 2004. Another - Why? 

Ed

Series 1 'Light' Box (2005)

(Photos culled from eBay)

Series 2 'Light' Box (2004)

(My set box)

Contents

-4 figures

-Large ruined wall

-Log tank obstacle

-Curved sandbag pile

-Large cart

-Crate #5

 

Forces of Valor (FOV) / Unimax Deep Dive: Pt 80 Set #93040 (2009) Battle Hardened Soldiers (US 82nd Airborne) REPEATED SET NUMBER - Was I Scammed?

Okay, this set became problematic. The set shares the same item number (#93040) as the one we just finished posting yesterday, but the contents are different. That one contained British / UK figures and I bought it off of fleaBay and the box and all of its contents then photographed. Today's set has American troops, and the box photos were culled from fleaBay. Here's the rub: this set number is not listed on any box art, nor does it appear in any flyer so the only resource for identifying it are box photos. However, as all searches for this set number show British troops, not American, I believe the American contents shown here are incorrect.

I've now come to the conclusion that somewhere along the line of ownership, the contents insert and outer sleeve of the box were switched and the set shown here is more than likely totally bogus! If you collect FOV figure sets, I hope you're taking note because this kind of bait-&-switch can rear its ugly head at any time. Mind you, the set contents shown here are nice, and it appears to be complete, it's just not the correct box sleeve with the correct contents.

Ed 

Series 2 'Light' Box

(fleaBay photos

Forces of Valor (FOV) / Unimax Deep Dive: Pt 79 Set #93040 (2009) Battle Hardened Soldiers (UK 7th Armored Division) Pt 6 Pose 5

The last of five poses in FOV set #93040.

Ed

FOV British / UK Pose 5

Adventures in Chat GPT - Success or Fail?

I knew beforehand that Chat GPT is prone to errors - heck, it says so right on the screen you use to upload and edit your photos "Chat GPT can make mistakes." So, why bother using it? Welll, depending on what you ask for, and how many times you edit your photo, the errors may be something unique and interesting.

Take this image I did back in 2017. Nice enough, typical toys-on-table top setup with Godzilla added in using Photoshop. Nothing special. The photo was entered into the Chat GPT screen with the only edit being, "add a background'. The image turned out pretty decent and so far I'm loving the backgrounds Chat GPT generates (more on that subject to come). You can still tell that Godzilla was a cut-and-paste affair, but hey, these are toys and the original photo was nothing more than the product of a few minutes of idle time on the computer.

The second edit was a total surprise. The prompt was: "make it look like Godzilla is moving", thinking I would get a short movie-type file. Instead, several other things occurred:

-the position of Godzilla's legs are changed to imply that he's moving

-dust clouds appear around his leg and the vehicles also implying motion

-Godzilla's body is slightly adjusted to a different position within the photo

-the partial Jeep in the far right center has been replaced by a truck of unknown type

-and an entirely new armored vehicle of unknown type placed in the bottom left corner!

Fail or unexpected success? You tell me. I do like the second edit, but it's a little less 'me' and a bit more Chat GPT.

Ed

Original Photo

1st Chat GPT Edit

"add a background"

2nd Chat GPT Edit

"make Godzilla look like he's moving"

Forces of Valor (FOV) / Unimax Deep Dive: Pt 78 Set #93040 (2009) Battle Hardened Soldiers (UK 7th Armored Division) Pt 5 Pose 4

The fourth of fifth poses in FOV set #93040.

Ed

FOV British / UK Pose 4