20mm Britannia vs 1/72 Forces of Valor

THE METAL FIGURES

These particular models come from Britannia’s British World War Two range, but the actual model codes are unclear. 

Height (measured to eyes): 19mm

Height (measured to head): 21mm

THE PLASTIC FIGURES

The FOV figures are included in set 85242 “US Landing Craft LCM 3.”

Height (measured to eyes):  20mm approximately
Height (measured to top of head):  22mm approximately

Lancashire vs FOV, WW2 US Infantry

The photo above compares three metal figures from Lancashire Games (A,C,E) with a pair of plastic figures from Forces of Valor (B,D). Click on the image for a larger version.

THE METAL FIGURES

Manufacturer’s Designation and Number of Poses:

The metal figures come from Lancashire Games’ 20mm WWII American Range. They can be found in set 20/WBP32, which is a large battle pack titled “American Infantry.” The figures can also be found in smaller sets in the range. Lancashire offers 13 different sets of US Infantry, including several modeled in greatcoats. Each code includes several poses. Other US sets in their WW2 range cover the Marines (7 sets) and Paratroops (6 sets) .

Figure Characteristics:

Height (measured from sole of foot to eyes): 21mm.

Availability and Cost:

These figures are currently available from Lancashire Games. Battle packs of 24 figures are sold for £10.50 with a discount for purchases of multiple items. Standard packs with 3 figures sell for £1.50.

THE PLASTIC FIGURES

Manufacturer’s Designation and Number of Poses:

The FOV figures are included in set 85242 “US Landing Craft LCM 3.” FOV offers pre-painted figures with several of its diecast vehicle models, as well as issuing a few small sets of figures and accessories. A complete list of their figure offering will be forthcoming.

Figure Characteristics:

Height (measured from sole of foot to eyes): 20mm approximately (neither of the figures are fully upright).

Availability and Cost:

FOV retires its releases from time to time. In general though, FOV products can be found in a wide range of online and retail stores.

Forces of Valor vs SHQ, WW2 American Infantry

The photo above compares three SHQ US GIs with two pre-painted figures from Forces of Valor. Click on the image for a larger version.

Manufacturers’ designations:

The FOV figures are included in set 85242 “US Landing Craft LCM 3.”

The SHQ figures come from their “WWII American Infantry, 1942-44” range. The figures come from several of the packs, as follows:

Far left: GI 23 Wounded and Two Medics
Middle: GI 25 Surgeon and Two Orderlies
Far Right: GI 24 Stretcher Party

Height compatibility (measured from sole of foot to eyes):
Forces of Valor – 20mm approximately (neither of the figures are fully upright).
SHQ – 21mm.

Body Build compatibility (from 5 categories):
Forces of Valor – D (Somewhat Heavy)
SHQ – C (Average)

Overall conclusions:
Forces of Valor troops are sold mainly as complements to their vehicles, although a few packs of just figures have been released. As can be seen, they match up fairly well with the SHQ troops. The FOV figures do look a little heavier, but not outside the range of normal human variation.