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Focus on French Resistance Oct 27, 2014 1:26:08 GMT

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First available in 1967 in the Soldiers of the Century boxes. large and small cards.

full set cat no: 94034113 included

Black polo jumper, blue denim jeans, French beret, short black boots, Brown shoulder holster with a label pistol. A MAS38 sub machine gun, long blade knife, Grenades, a Croix de Guerre (cross of war) and a green camo radio/Morse code set.

Small equipment card cat no: 94034214

Camo radio morse set, knife,MAS38, Grenades, shoulder holster/label pistol and Croix de Guerre.

small uniform card cat no :94034224

Black polo. jeans, beret and boots.

Soldiers of the World 73?

same sets as above but the medal had a different ribbon. The beret was slightly bigger(hardly noticeable) and the MAS38 strap changed to plastic .

full set cat no: 34141

Uniform card cat no:34253

Equipment card cat no: 34248

Locker box (1977) Cat no:34316

plain green radio

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charmic1 British officer Posts: 5,336	Focus on French Resistance Oct 27, 2014 14:47:47 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by charmic1 on Oct 27, 2014 14:47:47 GMT well heres my 2 wee guys ive another set in the spares,this seemed to be a very popular outfit and ive the berets on the same as the figure on the box ive seen a lot wear them with the dip either to the front or back
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matt72 Moderator 6/12/1972 - 23/12/2014 Posts: 2,599 Favourite era: Flock hair, gripping hands Favourite set: S.A.S sets Favourite vehicle: harrier,scorpion tank,fire tender	Focus on French Resistance Oct 27, 2014 16:44:39 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by matt72 on Oct 27, 2014 16:44:39 GMT nice looking figures charlie
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charmic1 British officer Posts: 5,336	Focus on French Resistance Oct 27, 2014 17:12:08 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by charmic1 on Oct 27, 2014 17:12:08 GMT thanks matt I think I shoulda used a bit of sticky tape on them to defluff them, I only noticed from the pics

colin161 Life Guard Posts: 583 Favourite era: Flock hair, gripping hands Favourite set: Anything German	Focus on French Resistance Oct 27, 2014 18:40:22 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by colin161 on Oct 27, 2014 18:40:22 GMT Looked at objectively - not the most exciting set? - Jeans and a black jumper, however definitely one for the imagination - killing lots of stormtroopers. Did have this set and remember playing with it lots!

charmic1 British officer Posts: 5,336	Focus on French Resistance Oct 27, 2014 18:45:17 GMT colin161 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by charmic1 on Oct 27, 2014 18:45:17 GMT I had 1 too as a kid I think you had to have, couldn't have the brit inf dealing with all them jerrys by themselves you needed a local to blow the bridges

colin161 Life Guard Posts: 583 Favourite era: Flock hair, gripping hands Favourite set: Anything German	Focus on French Resistance Oct 27, 2014 19:44:56 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by colin161 on Oct 27, 2014 19:44:56 GMT Does anyone have the Palitoy and Gi Joe versions to photograph together please? The jumpers look different?

matt72 Moderator 6/12/1972 - 23/12/2014 Posts: 2,599 Favourite era: Flock hair, gripping hands Favourite set: S.A.S sets Favourite vehicle: harrier,scorpion tank,fire tender	Focus on French Resistance Oct 27, 2014 20:28:38 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by matt72 on Oct 27, 2014 20:28:38 GMT Oct 27, 2014 19:44:56 GMT colin161 said: Does anyone have the Palitoy and Gi Joe versions to photograph together please? The jumpers look different? i think the gi joe one was a much heavier knitted pattern
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daz28 Administrator If its complicated, Try harder Posts: 6,255 Favourite vehicle: Landrover	Focus on French Resistance Oct 27, 2014 20:35:20 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by daz28 on Oct 27, 2014 20:35:20 GMT Some one posted a pic on the old forum but I cant find it . Chris might have one to show us. As Matt said its a heavier knit almost looks like a quality home made.
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matt72 Moderator 6/12/1972 - 23/12/2014 Posts: 2,599 Favourite era: Flock hair, gripping hands Favourite set: S.A.S sets Favourite vehicle: harrier,scorpion tank,fire tender	Focus on French Resistance Oct 27, 2014 20:37:25 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by matt72 on Oct 27, 2014 20:37:25 GMT i think it might be slack if my memory serves me right daz
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mraction Administrator Posts: 4,788 Favourite era: Painted head	Focus on French Resistance Oct 27, 2014 21:04:44 GMT matt72 and colin161 like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mraction on Oct 27, 2014 21:04:44 GMT Here are my two for comparison: And an old photo with the cards

charmic1 British officer Posts: 5,336	Focus on French Resistance Oct 27, 2014 21:08:11 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by charmic1 on Oct 27, 2014 21:08:11 GMT nice set mike is the jumper on the left gi joe?

matt72 Moderator 6/12/1972 - 23/12/2014 Posts: 2,599 Favourite era: Flock hair, gripping hands Favourite set: S.A.S sets Favourite vehicle: harrier,scorpion tank,fire tender	Focus on French Resistance Oct 27, 2014 21:18:42 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by matt72 on Oct 27, 2014 21:18:42 GMT very nice mike most impressive mate
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Focus on French Resistance Oct 27, 2014 21:36:27 GMT

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Very nice Mike .

The thing I don't understand about the FR issue is why dose the set include boots? did they have the flat bottom diver style or just the cut off version. no other set came with boots unless the were different to the standard cut offs as supplied with the boxed figure.

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mraction Administrator Posts: 4,788 Favourite era: Painted head	Focus on French Resistance Oct 27, 2014 21:42:59 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mraction on Oct 27, 2014 21:42:59 GMT Oct 27, 2014 21:08:11 GMT charmic1 said: nice set mike is the jumper on the left gi joe? Yes, tagged GI Joe Hasbro Japan.

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Oct 27, 2014 21:36:27 GMT daz28 said:

The thing I don't understand about the FR issue is why dose the set include boots? did they have the flat bottom diver style or just the cut off version. no other set came with boots unless the were different to the standard cut offs as supplied with the boxed figure.

My unopened large card has the flat soled boots, but I think they came with the ridged soled versions as well.

All the rest of the SOTC series came with boots, so I suppose it would have seemed odd to not include them with the FR cards.

eagleeyeddave Life Guard Posts: 643	Focus on French Resistance Oct 27, 2014 22:01:58 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by eagleeyeddave on Oct 27, 2014 22:01:58 GMT Is it right that the SOTC had 2 poppers on the trousers and the SOTW had one popper, great figures chaps

charmic1 British officer Posts: 5,336	Focus on French Resistance Oct 27, 2014 22:11:57 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by charmic1 on Oct 27, 2014 22:11:57 GMT I suppose daz they had to give them boots otherwise they couldn't have runaround a shootin and a blowin!!!!

daz28 Administrator If its complicated, Try harder Posts: 6,255 Favourite vehicle: Landrover	Focus on French Resistance Oct 27, 2014 22:25:14 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by daz28 on Oct 27, 2014 22:25:14 GMT Oct 27, 2014 22:01:58 GMT eagleeyeddave said: Is it right that the SOTC had 2 poppers on the trousers and the SOTW had one popper, That would fit in with the rest of the outfits.
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	cheers jim

blueboxier Airborne MP Posts: 2,177 Favourite set: africa korps Favourite vehicle: irwin a/c	Focus on French Resistance Oct 28, 2014 12:51:01 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by blueboxier on Oct 28, 2014 12:51:01 GMT daz can you imagine creeping about a railway line in the dark with no boots trying to blow it up . if my commandante had asked me to do that my reply would have been non
	cheers jim

daz28 Administrator If its complicated, Try harder Posts: 6,255 Favourite vehicle: Landrover	Focus on French Resistance Oct 30, 2014 20:35:27 GMT matt72 and marcusc like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by daz28 on Oct 30, 2014 20:35:27 GMT My PH FR dude
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charmic1 British officer Posts: 5,336	Focus on French Resistance Oct 30, 2014 20:44:01 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by charmic1 on Oct 30, 2014 20:44:01 GMT lovely pic and great pose,howd you get him to stand like that daz?

daz28 Administrator If its complicated, Try harder Posts: 6,255 Favourite vehicle: Landrover	Focus on French Resistance Oct 30, 2014 20:59:45 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by daz28 on Oct 30, 2014 20:59:45 GMT I pressed the button just as he jumped and he has a piece of wire behind him holding him up.
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actionmat Administrator Posts: 3,448 Favourite era: Eagle-eye, old body (hybrid) Favourite set: Multiple Stormtroopers Favourite vehicle: Horse	Focus on French Resistance Oct 30, 2014 21:05:50 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by actionmat on Oct 30, 2014 21:05:50 GMT Is that a jerry bayonete, or is there no difference between the German and the FR? nice pic, Daz. And more quality multiples from Mr Action too
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Focus on French Resistance Oct 30, 2014 21:05:53 GMT

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Are the French resistance and Artic Explorer jumpers the same? They are both black. There are two or three varients on the jumper early, mid and late I guess.

I think the Kit Locker Card is missing from the list at the top. 1977 34316

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Oct 30, 2014 21:14:07 GMT actionmat said:

Cheers. I wonder why? A real Jerry bayonet is pointed.

The jerry one came later so probably a official jobs worth saying "you cant sell pointed plastic knifes as toys"

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