bearded soldier figure (hot toys, mcfarlane,...)

[nwo]

Hey!
Anyone remember the thread back then when the military 4 line came out?
The topic was this bearded soldier... because the 1/6 toy companies like dragon and hot toys also made figures of this guy....
There was a website for this, where they talked about those bearded soldier figs...
who started it all and so...
and even pics of the real soldier, who seems to have inspired them to do these figs...
I've only found 2 figs so far...: (but i'm sure there were more)
http://www.spawn.com/toys/military/military4/asfo/images/military4_asfo_photo_01_dp.jpg
http://bp2.blogger.com/_QYpHfm67RK0/Rx653kuAJHI/AAAAAAAAAOk/fWgMztJG8V8/s400/321PMC302x439_7.jpg


Does anyone have the link to the old thread?
or to the website(or article) with this guy as topic?

thanks,
nwo

[impalerprince]

This in no way helps, but Hot Toys also did a Vietnam SEAL that was bearded.


Spec Ops get away with it.

[nwo]

ah yay i remeber this one.... thx

edit: ah there was a similar happening:
http://www.actionfiguren-shop.com/out/oxbaseshop/html/0/dyn_images/1/170534_vietnam_m60box_p1.jpg
http://www.mwctoys.com/images/review_nam_9.jpg
http://www.mwctoys.com/images/review_nam_10.jpg
[last 2 pics from www.mwctoys.com]

[quote from Headrusch at mwctoys.com]
Now, just one more thing. I understand the need to save money on figure designs and such, but when I got my Hot Toys Seals in the mail...I couldn't help but notice something....one of these guys looked awfully....familiar.

RIGHT! Because he had been made already by 21st Century Toys! He's the guy to the left in this photo below. Released several years ago, he's got a tiger stripe beret...he's got a SEAL flotation collar....he's got Tiger Stripe BDU's and a Stoner with a silenced pistol...and he's got a bearded face if you look hard past the camo.

Whatever, Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery right?

But wait, because now it just gets SILLY! Due out soon is the Toy Soldiers version of a Viet-Nam era Navy Seal. Hmmm....haven't I see this guy..TWICE before!?!?!

Tiger stripe beret.....Bearded face....flotation collar...blue jeans. OH WAIT, this time he has Viet Cong style chest bandolier and an AK-47.

So...we've got 3 releases over several years from 3 different companies, and apparently they all used the exact same reference photo of Seals in Viet Nam to base their figures on :)

What are the odds..... :D
[/ end quote]
source: http://www.mwctoys.com/REVIEW_051006b.htm

But I'm sure there were some bearded afghanistan soldiers too...
if i could only find this damn thread...:(

[SoulRedeemer]

This thread is muy macho! :thumbsup:

[OK-COMPUTER]

mmmmm... Blackwaterlicious.......

[nwo]

http://www.actionfigure2002.com/site_images_system/user/Devgru2_002.jpg
http://www.actionfigure2002.com/site_images_system/user/Devgru2_headshot.jpg
another one

[Kabong30]

Funny, that's what I call my junk.

[Bryan316]

The 3.75" Elite Forces line had the same bearded Delta Op. that TMP made. Even posed him in the package like TMPs.