Forces of Valor (FOV) / Unimax Deep Dive: Pt 25 Set #83004 (2003) - #93004 (2003) U.S. 82nd Airborne Division (Normandy 1944) Pt 6 U.S. Figure Pose 5

This prone rifleman pose wraps up the contents for sets #83004 / #93004. Our next set will feature German infantry.

Ed

U.S. Pose 5

Forces of Valor (FOV) / Unimax Deep Dive: Pt 24 Set #83004 (2003) - #93004 (2003) U.S. 82nd Airborne Division (Normandy 1944) Pt 5 U.S. Figure Pose 4

The fourth of five figures from sets #83004/#93004.

Ed

U.S. Pose 4

Almost all the figures have holes in their feet to accommodate the pegs sticking up from the bases. Basically it's a good system, but as this photo shows, not all of the figures fit perfectly onto the base - this figure cannot be pressed down any further without it popping off the base.

Forces of Valor (FOV) / Unimax Deep Dive: Pt 23 Set #83004 (2003) - #93004 (2003) U.S. 82nd Airborne Division (Normandy 1944) Pt 4 U.S. Figure Pose 3

All the weapons used in FOV's line of figures are separately applied details glued to the figures. and are sometimes packaged with the figure sets as 'smalls' (what I call the small detail pieces that were included in each set).

Ed

U.S. Pose 3

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