Topic: N.S. man creates first Canadian military action figures

[milnews.ca]

Just got an e-mail from the company confirming that the $ is going to Solider On.

[Simian Turner]

I received a similar email reply in which the company stated that they felt that the Soldier Fund accurately represented 'Soldier On' and that their packaging is 'bilingual'.

[Hammer Sandwich]

I received a similar email <snip> and that their packaging is 'bilingual'.

With the exception of no accent on "Heroes", and "first collector's edition" not being repeated in French, the packaging is GTG.

[milnews.ca]

Thanks for the pix HS.

I note the French translation says our "Blister Pack Vandoo" with a Vandoo cap badge is a member of the Canadian Navy.  Some initial run bugs left to iron out.

[NFLD Sapper]

Thanks for the pix HS.

I note the French translation says our "Blister Pack Vandoo" with a Vandoo cap badge is a member of the Royal Canadian Navy.  Some initial run bugs left to iron out.

Fixed that for you Tony.....

 

[CDN Aviator]

"22nd Infantry Battalion"

 

[milnews.ca]

Fixed that for you Tony.....

 

My bad - thanks!

"22nd Infantry Battalion"

 

Even MORE initial production run glitches to iron out....

[FlyingDutchman]

Those eyes look kinda creepy.  What is the poseability like? 

[Jim Seggie]

So when is the action figure of the JAG that can fly CF18s, assault with JTF2, jump with CSOR and steer a sub coming out? 

[CDN Aviator]

So when is the action figure of the JAG that can fly CF18s, assault with JTF2, jump with CSOR and steer a sub coming out? 

Give it a few months, the guy we the figure is modelled after is on BMQ right now.

[Scott]

Give it a few months, the guy we the figure is modelled after is on BMQ right now. waiting to age out of Cadets right now.

FTFY

[Simian Turner]

I thought it would have been funny if the nametag said Numpty or Bloggins or Doe. 

Then I thought it would be fun for kids to just write their name on the nametag, so not every guy in the fight would be named Sperry.

Hammer - you could always hope that you hold a similar fortune in your hands like the original GI Joe prototypes:
"The Hasbro prototypes were originally named "Rocky" (marine/soldier) "Skip" (sailor) and "Ace" (pilot), before the more universal name G.I. Joe was adopted. One of the prototypes would later sell in a Heritage auction in 2003 for $200,001."

I would suggest that they intentionally did not use the proper unit name so as not to avoid legal and financial considerations. 

I wish them well perhaps we will see them on a future episode of Dragon's Den.

[Hammer Sandwich]

Those eyes look kinda creepy.  What is the poseability like?

Agreed on the creepy eyes.
Shoulder joints, elbows and knees are articulated.
 (Just as well made as GI Joe-style figures)

Hammer - you could always hope that you hold a similar fortune in your hands like the original GI Joe prototypes:

I friggin' opened one dude up, and then realised the "ID discs" contained behind the figure had a serial number of the run of 2000......condition no longer mint on that one.
 

[my72jeep]

Ordered 6, two of each on Sunday shipped on Tuesday arrived in Wawa on Thursday. complete with numbered ID tags. look good. 4yo has one set box it the basement for the others.

[Jim Seggie]

I want to know when he'll make the "I can't go on ex" doll or "I can't deploy but I got some neat kit" figure....

[M Feetham]

I was reading some of the information on the back of the package in the picture and i think the company making these toys( they are cool!!) should talk to a few more people in the CF and update their informtion. Last time i looked Marine Canadienne was Canadian Navy, not Army, and the R22R is not usually listed as a Battalion is it? I think the whole idea is fantastic, but lets make it accurate as well. Do the sailor action figures come with Alexander Keith's cans and a tray of duff?

Marc

[Sadukar09]

I went to the local distributor today. They ran out of army figures, only had air force and navy ones left.

I friggin' opened one dude up, and then realised the "ID discs" contained behind the figure had a serial number of the run of 2000......condition no longer mint on that one.
 

I don't think I want to open this now.
...Anyone want to trade for the army one? 

[ArmyVern]

The Sergeant-Major in me is going nuts with the last pic; I'm OK with the non-issued kit in the other pics, but why the heck are those boot laces not black!!??

Those laces would give me an aneurysm if I saw them on combat boots in real-life in the CF; and, after 23 years, I have - thankfully = never seen that in the Army, the RCN or the RCAF.

 

[Simian Turner]

I went to the local distributor today. They ran out of army figures, only had air force and navy ones left.I don't think I want to open this now.
...Anyone want to trade for the army one? 

I did not know that the French translation for Canadian Air Force Personnel is "Canadian Air Force Personnel"?

[DexOlesa]

The Sergeant-Major in me is going nuts with the last pic; I'm OK with the non-issued kit in the other pics, but why the heck are those boot laces not black!!??

Those laces would give me an aneurysm if I saw them on combat boots in real-life in the CF; and, after 23 years, I have - thankfully = never seen that in the Army, the RCN or the RCAF.

 

Heh, Us OCdt's and Recruits are stupid but we're not THAT stupid thankfully.

[FlyingDutchman]

The Sergeant-Major in me is going nuts with the last pic; I'm OK with the non-issued kit in the other pics, but why the heck are those boot laces not black!!??

Those laces would give me an aneurysm if I saw them on combat boots in real-life in the CF; and, after 23 years, I have - thankfully = never seen that in the Army, the RCN or the RCAF.

 

*Puts on his toy collector hat.*  Most likely to give the boots a splash of colour so that they look interesting.  It could have been some executive meddler thinking that the boots looked like they purposley skimped on the paint applications on a molded detail.  Perhaps the person looking it over decided that they wanted people to be sure that the CF uses shoe laces and not velcro or something else along those lines.  Once aware of the accuracy problem a running change may be implimented (unlikely given that these are numbered which probably means of this run all that will be made are already made) or it could be a variant with some painted and others not.  This is all speculation, of course.

[my72jeep]

The Sergeant-Major in me is going nuts with the last pic; I'm OK with the non-issued kit in the other pics, but why the heck are those boot laces not black!!??

Those laces would give me an aneurysm if I saw them on combat boots in real-life in the CF; and, after 23 years, I have - thankfully = never seen that in the Army, the RCN or the RCAF.

 
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And in 27 years I never met a  Sergent-Major that would allow you to straight lace combat boots with out using said boots to pummel you with.

[1984]

The Sergeant-Major in me is going nuts with the last pic; I'm OK with the non-issued kit in the other pics, but why the heck are those boot laces not black!!??

Those laces would give me an aneurysm if I saw them on combat boots in real-life in the CF; and, after 23 years, I have - thankfully = never seen that in the Army, the RCN or the RCAF.

 

From this angle they look like ice skates.  Maybe he's on the Squadron hockey team? 

[ObedientiaZelum]

Still light years ahead of the CF toy.

[M Feetham]

Where can i find them?