ACTION MAN SOLDIERS OF THE CENTURY
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- Опубліковано 16 сер 2023
- Released in 1967 S.O.T.C was based on the GI Joe Action Soldiers of The World with some detail changes
The main changes saw ethnic head sculpted figures dropped and the Japanese Imperial Soldier substituted for the American Green Beret
Outfits were available as complete set and two half cards, uniform and equipment.
Certain images courtesy Action Man HQ: www.actionmanhq.co.uk/
See below links to my previous videos going into detail for each outfit in the
S.O.T.C range
French Resistance Fighter: • Soldiers of the Century
German Stormtrooper: • ACTION MAN GERMAN STOR...
Australian Jungle Fighter: • ACTION MAN S.O.T.C AUS...
British Infantryman: • ACTION MAN SOLDIERS OF...
Russian Infantryman: • ACTION MAN RUSSIAN INF...
American Green Beret: • ACTION MAN GREEN BERET... - Розваги
That rotating supermodel kit gave me an action man-on.....Brilliant!!!!!!!
Top Shelf! Well Done!
I truly admire the way you can get directly to the facts without a lot messing about. Straight to the point and succinct, as always.
I do have a theory about the Japanese soldier being excluded from the Soldiers of the Century, and I think the reason is actually two twofold.
Palitoy did not want to invest in molds and tooling for the "Nordic" or "Foreign" heads as they were known in the U.S. since they would likely be used only once, and Action Man's face was already well known to British children, much as our own G.I. Joe. That would, of course, influence the decision to leave out the Japanese soldier, but I do believe that since the Japanese had treated allied prisoners of war cruelly and inhumanely, that the good people in Coalville decided not to risk any capital on a toy that would very likely be poorly received, if not outright shunned, by parents.
Whatever the reason, the Soldiers of the World/Century were well received on both sides of the pond. Hasbro did reuse the "Nordic" head afterwards for several figures that were released in Canada, but after the initial run the Japanese head wasn't seen again until the G.I. Joe Collector's Club introduced the "Man of Asia" with flocked hair as a new member of the Adventure team in 2008.
Another top notch video, Gary, and thanks once again for sharing this with us. Stay well, my friend.
Great info and video!
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Loved this video! I was hoping you'd go over the later releases like the French Legionnaire, Australian V2, and the German Staff Officer. Still yet, great video! Can't wait to see the next one!
Soldiers of the World videos out this autumn/fall