HE WALKS. He’s cammed up. He’s got a big gun. And now he talks too.Two years since the launch of the officially-endorsed HM Armed Forces action figures range, a new batch of dolls has been introduced – now with sound effects.
Three figures, one each for the branches of the Services, have been brought out by manufacturers Character Options: an RAF police dog handler (plus dog), an infantryman from the Army and from the Senior Service, a Royal Marines ‘stealth operations’ figure (although quite how stealthy you can be with a Minami machine-gun is questionable…).
The voices of real Service personnel were recorded with each character reciting six phrases (such as ‘objective secure’ in the case of the commando) if you press them in the stomach (warning: don’t try this with real marines…).
As with the non-talking figures already on sale, the new toys feature ‘hawk eyes’ – allowing the figures to ‘look’ left and right (not to be confused with the ‘eagle eyes’ feature on a popular action figure of the 1970s and 80s…) – and you can remove the doll’s clothes and replace them with kit from another figure in the series such as the RN diver, upper deck gunner or RM sniper (or you can leave the 10in doll naked for the true commando experience…).
The ‘stealth operations’ marine retails for £19.99, requires three LR44 batteries and is only suitable for children aged five and above.
See www.character-online.com/products/HM-Armed-Forces/Royal-Navy/ for details.
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