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PostSubject: French Resistance SOTW   French Resistance SOTW Icon_minitimeWed Jun 12, 2013 9:36 pm

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PostSubject: Re: French Resistance SOTW   French Resistance SOTW Icon_minitimeWed Jun 12, 2013 9:55 pm

Magnifique!  Do you know roughly what year this beauty was? 

One of my favourite sets, and I'm not sure why - it's certainly not a flash harry set, and he's not as 'fully loaded' as the Aussie Jungle fighter, but I love it!


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PostSubject: Re: French Resistance SOTW   French Resistance SOTW Icon_minitimeWed Jun 12, 2013 9:58 pm

I'd hazard a guess at 72-74/75 ish? - it was also released in very limited quantitites on the locker box packaging although with some equipment variations
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PostSubject: Re: French Resistance SOTW   French Resistance SOTW Icon_minitimeWed Jun 12, 2013 10:03 pm

It may not be a  flash harry set or as 'fully loaded' as the Aussie Jungle fighter but the two most important things are it's one of your favorites and two you love it Very Happy  

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PostSubject: Re: French Resistance SOTW   French Resistance SOTW Icon_minitimeSat Sep 28, 2013 11:06 pm

Superb set. That too is one of my favourite of favourite sets. Boy to have a cared one of those.
Great stuff Heith.
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PostSubject: Re: French Resistance SOTW   French Resistance SOTW Icon_minitimeSat Sep 28, 2013 11:12 pm

A cool guy for sure Jim! Very Happy 
Gi joe French Resistance SOTW was 1966
Not sure about Action Man year?
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PostSubject: Re: French Resistance SOTW   French Resistance SOTW Icon_minitimeSun Sep 29, 2013 12:07 am

I'm with the man from Coalville, excellent, one of my favs for sure,  must be the black, Spy Island is also on my list.  I have about 10 guys in one FR set up or another, including Mlle Marie. Ooh la la!  Cette fille est tres jolie avec tout materiel.

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PostSubject: Re: French Resistance SOTW   French Resistance SOTW Icon_minitimeSun Sep 29, 2013 9:34 am

great set Jim !! cheers cheers 
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PostSubject: Re: French Resistance SOTW   French Resistance SOTW Icon_minitimeSun Sep 29, 2013 6:56 pm

One of my favorites too. The UAMHQ period chart shows the French Resistance Fighter VAM sets were produced from 1968 to about 1977, but when did they switch from "World" to "Century" on the packaging?

How about some GI Joe "prototypes" -- not sure how accurate this is....

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Prototype Soldiers Of The World French Resistance Fighter.

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Prototype Soldiers Of The World French Resistance Fighter, Protoype sweater on the left. After market repro sweater & tuque on the right.

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PostSubject: Re: French Resistance SOTW   French Resistance SOTW Icon_minitimeSun Sep 29, 2013 7:09 pm

Joe90 wrote:
the French Resistance Fighter VAM sets were produced from 1968 to about 1977, but when did they switch from "World" to "Century" on the packaging?
Funny you should ask Doug. I wondered the same thing a few months ago...

https://actionmanmobileops.forumotion.co.uk/t2544-when-did-am-s-sotc-become-sotw#31004

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PostSubject: Re: French Resistance SOTW   French Resistance SOTW Icon_minitimeSun Sep 29, 2013 8:31 pm

i checked over at the UAMHQ UNIFORM PERIOD CHART (click on it to link there) And discovered the name change first appeared in the 1973 catalog.

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PostSubject: Re: French Resistance SOTW   French Resistance SOTW Icon_minitimeSun Sep 29, 2013 9:25 pm

Thats just what I worked out!

somekindajoe wrote:
A rummage through the equipment manuals and I think I've sussed it. It's still Soldiers of the Century in the '72 catalogue but becomes Soldiers of the World in the 'Now with gripping hands' '73 catalogue.

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PostSubject: Re: French Resistance SOTW   French Resistance SOTW Icon_minitimeSun Sep 29, 2013 10:46 pm

Lol!

I guess I should read the links!Razz


Anyway, take a look at the gray prototype FR sweater and then this....

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I got this sweater in a large lot of vintage GI Joe and quality knock-off pieces. I'm going to thread a thin piece of elastic cord (the kind you see used for clothing price tags) to get the turtle neck to fit a little snugger around the GI Joe's neck.
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PostSubject: Re: French Resistance SOTW   French Resistance SOTW Icon_minitimeMon Sep 30, 2013 12:41 am

Cool gray sweater Doug... Smile
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