We're starting another Forces of Valor set today: #83203 / #93203 UK 7th Armored Division 3rd Royal Tank Regiment (Normandy 1944). The set includes five figures, and each figure in this set was photographed individually as part of the overall contents. I could have copied and pasted previous photos of several of the British figures, but by photographing each and every figure that came in each and every set, that allows you to see differences in faces and uniforms during their manufacture (Spoiler Alert: these early sets were pretty decent - later sets were really messed up!!). Also, don't count on total historical accuracy in these figures and this set is a good example. The UK figures posted back in May were labeled as 'British 7th Armored Division (El-Alamein 1942)' while this set is labeled 'UK 7th Armored Division 3rd Royal Tank Regiment (Normandy 1944)'.
Look at the figures. These guys are wearing shorts! D-Day? Normandy? I think not. FOV did a nice job on the sculpts and included an awesome array of accessories, but don't rely on their marketing to determine what units or what locations they were meant to represent.
Ed
Set #83203 1st Series 'dark' box (Mine)
Set #93203 2nd Series Olive Green Box (fleaBay photos)
Contents
Crate #1
Crate #5
30cal MG on Tripod
Ammo cans x4 (pictured is a tan can, set cans are in OD)
Czech Hedgehog
'Square-X' Jerry Cans
Tan Oil Drums
'L'-shaped Ruined Wall
Small Ruined Wall
Curved Sandbag Pile
Log Obstacle
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