Corgi Forward March Series (1 Viewer)

[Fullyautomatic]

I have picked a few of these figures up at "Tuesday Morning's" a retail chain here in the US.Mostly what they had where the single pilots and a few other odd's and end's. I think they were only 3-4 dollars apiece, so well worth the value. I was wondering how many were made in this series and is Corgi still purducing them? Anyone have a site that shows them all? Lots of rumors and I think Corgi has changed hands again,tough times for sure.Like Conte they are sometimes a year behind their catologue release dates with some said releases never making it to the market. I'm waiting on the Normandy tank buster Typhoon.

 

[General Custer]

I don't have found a site but I collected pics from here, from there, there are some others:

, hope that can help you a little!

 

[General Custer]

Found that: http://www.corgi.biz/collectables/forward-march-products.html and that: http://www.transmac.net/ForwardMarch.html

 

[General Custer]

At last obtain some:

 

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Hey I thought I would give this thread a bump...does anyone know the history or have a defintive list of this line?
What heppened to it? Does anyone have I am curious- I like them ...
it seems it was cancelled?

 

[Phantom Warrior]

Hey I thought I would give this thread a bump...does anyone know the history or have a defintive list of this line?
What heppened to it? Does anyone have I am curious- I like them ...
it seems it was cancelled?

They had a seiries called WW@ Forward March. I don't know if that is the series you are refering to?
I don't know if the list was difinitive, but I think there were only 9 set produced (6 figures per set) in 1:50 scale to go with their 1:50 armour. 4 other sets were canceled and 5 more were announced for pre-order in 2007 but were never produced. I remember ordering some, but they never came into the store I ordered them through.

Terry

 

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HI Terry , no I am referring to the 1/32 scalel figures.

 

[Phantom Warrior]

HI Terry , no I am referring to the 1/32 scalel figures.

OK - Those. There were 3 series I know of related to aircraft. They had the same problems as the 1:50 series.

There was a series of 7 fighter aces. One sold out (Battle of Britain Scramble which I have), 3 are still available (Bud Anderson, Walter Nowatny, Sailor Milan) and 4 were cancelled.

The second series of figures was based on recruiting posters. There were 13 of them including a Canadian paratrooper. The Uncle Sam figure sold out. 2 were cancelled, but the other 10 can still be purchased.

The 3rd Series was of 13 Elite Forces and at least 7 are still available.

Other series included El Alamein, Trafalger, The Somme, Desert Storm, Civilians at War, Heroes, and Great Leaders. Some of those figures are still available.

Terry

 

[trooper]

The Corgi Forward March series consisted of eight ranges in 1/32nd scale. The listing was as follows:-
(1) Civilians at war.
Figures produced.
(1) ARP rescue party member 1940
(2) Diorama of blitzed house complete with wreckage and four figures.
(3) Florence Nightingale
(4) Emmeline Pankhurst
Further projects not produced.
(A) Flanagan and Allen
(B) UN Relief worker 1999
(C) National Fire Service Fireman

(2) Great Leaders
Figures produced.
(1) Winston Churchill
(2) Duke of Wellington
(3) Bomber Harris 1942
Further projects not produced.
(A) President Roosevelt 1945
(B) Lord Mountbatten
(C) General Eisenhower 1944

(3) Heroes.
Figures produced.
(1) Lt. Chard 1879
(2) Sailor Malan 1940
(3) Col. T. E. Lawrence 1918
Further projects not released.
(A) Captain Charles Upham VC and Bar 1942
(B) Baron Von Richtofen 1916
(C) Admial Lord Nelson 1805.

Remainder will be posted shortly.

 

[trooper]

Further on from my last post it should be pointed out that some of the projected figures may have had a limited production. I have seen some master patterns and some pre production figures, but do not know whether they went into full production.

(4) Special forces.
Figures produced. To the best of my knowledge none.
Projected figures
(A) SAS trooper 1999
(B) British paratrooper, Falklands 1982
(C) German ski trooper 1943
(D) RM commando 1982
(E) Ghurka rifleman 1915
(F) Canadian paratrooper 1944

(5) Battle of Trafalgar
Figures produced.
(1) Ships surgeon
(2) Royal Marine sharpshooter
(3) Rating with signal flags
Further projects not produced
(A) Captain Hardy
There were also four vignettes with a special ship's decking base. Npoot sure if any saw the light of day
Boarding party with three figures, RN rating and French sailor in hand to hand combat, a carronade and crew of four figures and the fall of Nelson with six figures.

(6) Battle of the Somme
Figures produced
(1) RFC pilot
(2) Dead German laying in barbed wire tangle
(3) British soldier bayonetting German.
Definitely saw the masters of (2) and (3)
Further projects not produced
(A) French infantryman
(B) Coldstream Guards guardsman with Lewis gun
There were also three vignettes a Red Cross tent with the tent in semi round acting as a backdrop and three figures in front, a British tank plus inmfantry with the tank also acting as a backdrop in semi round with four figures in front and a rather nice two level trench section with bunker and seven figures.

(7) Battle of El Alamein
Figures produced
(1) General Mon tgomery
(2) General Rommel
(3) British soldier with mine detector.
Further projects not produced
(A) British corporal with PIAT
Again three vignettes which may have been produced, all with special desert bases. German mortar team with two figures, British tank crew with semi round Valentine tank as backdrop to three figures and a 25 pdr gun and crew.

(8) Desert Storm
Figures produced.
(1) Delta Force operative
(2) British Milan anti tank team
Figures projected but not produced
(A) Brig. Patrick Cordingly
(B) British infantryman
(C) British MP with sniffer dog
Two more vignettes, a base with a tiled floor and a backdrop of a wall map with the figures of Schwarzkopf, De La Billiere and King Fahd, and a four man Bravo Zero team clearing buildings.

There was a lot of other figures planned which I will list when I get a moment, but the whole scheme seems to have had the plug pulled extremely quickly, as to why I don't know. The figures themselves are good, one or two have helmets that are too small and some of the painting is a bit bland, but overall not bad at all. My favourite piece is the blitzed house with the front blown away and all the interior detail, my least favourite the vignettes with half round tanks, the figures are OK but spoilt by the backdrop.I have some pictures which I shall try to enlarge and post.