Foreign Legion

One of my favourite set of figures, great memories of these. Never had a box set of these as a kid, mine came with the Fort Sahara set.

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Type 1.set of figures that were released in this box.

Awesome stuff Rich! such great sets!

I had a box or two of these as a kid too. I remember the 2nd issue box but I have to say I love this earlier one with the legionnaire about to bayonet the Berber tribesman on the front!



Like you'd be able to show that these days!

Blue box and white border box versions.





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Type 2 figures were released in these boxes.

Blondeactionman wrote:

Awesome stuff Rich! such great sets!

Thanks mate

@ Steve

Yeah imagine releasing someone like that now!

Awesome sets!

Great upload Richard , the first issues are the one's i remember. I thought i had not seen the second issues but after a search of my secret wardrobe i found these





released by HAT but they are Airfix figures, also found these



They have been in there quite a while, no idea when or where i got them

Yeah, HAT had a license to remember issue some of the Airfix figures a while back.

They did some of the rarer ones like Tarzan as well.

yeah, I had a set or two of the Airfix figures myself as a kid. I had to have them after seeing the 1966 remake of Beau Geste: the one with Guy Stockwell, Doug McClure, Telly Savalas and Leslie Nielsen.

Great movie Gary.

Also Laurel and Hardy The Flying Deuces!

Someone I knew in high school in 9th grade actually who was pissed off he wasn't old enough to have fought in Vietnam first joined a local reserve regiment, the Royal Montreal Regiment. Disappointed that Canada was not at war anywhere, he went to France off to join the Foreign Legion, found it awful and deserted, then joined the Spanish Foreign Legion.

Needless to say, he was a bit of a nut.

Beatlefan wrote:

Also Laurel and Hardy The Flying Deuces!

"To forget!"

I like the way the illustration on the first Robin Hood box obviously resembles Errol Flynn. Best Robin Hood movie ever.

SCU_HQ wrote:

Beatlefan wrote:

Also Laurel and Hardy The Flying Deuces!

"To forget!"

I like the way the illustration on the first Robin Hood box obviously resembles Errol Flynn. Best Robin Hood movie ever.

Welcome to Sherwood!

Illustration used in my generation was the one on the middle box. I always rather thought that the officer in the center rather resembled the late American actor David Hedison (Voyage to the Bottom of The Sea) and looks rather desperate and regretful that he's taken his command on a sortie beyond the safety of the fort's walls.