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.
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!
That rotating supermodel kit gave me an action man-on.....Brilliant!!!!!!!
Bought all these 18 years ago at acme toys great video 👍
@@ThomasMangan-u3z The figures used in the video the same
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.
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
Top Shelf! Well Done!
Great info and video!
Best toy in the history of mankind
and Mattel Hot Wheels...
@@JettBlast @brianford8493 Don't forget Transformers, He-Man, G.I. Joe RAH, and other classics.
$6 Million Man
Scalextric
TCR
Various Consoles...
3:15
What? No onions and bicycle?
Refund!!
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