From Motorpool.com:
"Forces of Valor was bought out by a Hong Kong hobby company called Waltersons Industry. And we are now in the process of moving all the moulds from OEM vendors to the Waltersons manufacturing facility, 1st round of production should begin in September. As you are aware, there are approximately 190 models in the FOV range, and we can only make 20 most demanding models in the 1st production run. All the color box, user manual will be completely brand new. We will try our best to enhance the painting if there were things that were not done right in the past. Besides, for certain models we will make new tooling, for example the 1:32 scale Tiger I tank, the road wheels were slightly off scale. In 2017, we will announce new 1:32 scale tanks and 1:700 scale aircraft carrier ( will be 3 of them ). Stay tuned, thank you so much for reaching out to our new Facebook page, new website will be available soon with high resolution pictures!"
"As the new owners of the Forces of Valor brand move closer to announcing their initial product offerings, we have decided to make some changes to the way in which we present the brand to the public. Because the new owners will likely reintroduce some of the older items in updated packaging or with different accessories and features, we will be distinguishing old inventory from new with some minor SKU modifications to lessen confusion yet extend the brand.
Any of the products remaining in inventory that were offered by Unimax, the original makers of the line, will have a product code that begins with UNI. Any new items being offered by the new manufacturer, Waltersons (Walter & Sons), will sport a FOV product identifier. So, a Unimax-built 1:32 scale Tiger I tank will carry the code UNI80003, while a similar Waltersons release will be identified as FOV80003, unless, of course, the new owners decide to introduce a completely different set of product codes."
"Forces of Valor was bought out by a Hong Kong hobby company called Waltersons Industry. And we are now in the process of moving all the moulds from OEM vendors to the Waltersons manufacturing facility, 1st round of production should begin in September. As you are aware, there are approximately 190 models in the FOV range, and we can only make 20 most demanding models in the 1st production run. All the color box, user manual will be completely brand new. We will try our best to enhance the painting if there were things that were not done right in the past. Besides, for certain models we will make new tooling, for example the 1:32 scale Tiger I tank, the road wheels were slightly off scale. In 2017, we will announce new 1:32 scale tanks and 1:700 scale aircraft carrier ( will be 3 of them ). Stay tuned, thank you so much for reaching out to our new Facebook page, new website will be available soon with high resolution pictures!"
"As the new owners of the Forces of Valor brand move closer to announcing their initial product offerings, we have decided to make some changes to the way in which we present the brand to the public. Because the new owners will likely reintroduce some of the older items in updated packaging or with different accessories and features, we will be distinguishing old inventory from new with some minor SKU modifications to lessen confusion yet extend the brand.
Any of the products remaining in inventory that were offered by Unimax, the original makers of the line, will have a product code that begins with UNI. Any new items being offered by the new manufacturer, Waltersons (Walter & Sons), will sport a FOV product identifier. So, a Unimax-built 1:32 scale Tiger I tank will carry the code UNI80003, while a similar Waltersons release will be identified as FOV80003, unless, of course, the new owners decide to introduce a completely different set of product codes."
