Corgi
Line – Forward March
US59113 – US Army Paratrooper Figure 101st Airborne "Screaming Eagles"
Metal, Hand Painted, Limited Edition Figure w/small size reproduction of a WWII Poster.
Scale – 1/32 (54mm / 2 1/8”)
Released – August 2006
Line Discontinued in 2007
Condition – Stock as issued
MSRP –$19.99
List Price - $12.99 You Save $7.00 = 35%
Buy one get 25% of on any additional Forward March item (same or lower price)
"The 101st Airborne "Screaming Eagles" saw their baptism of fire on D-Day and followed the war in Europe through Operation Market Garden to the stubborn defense of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. This figure, with characteristic Mohawk haircut and "devil in baggy pants" uniform, captures the essence of the elite fighting man."
“Forward March” is a line produced by famous British Company Corgi. It consists of high quality, spin-cast metal hand painted figures in 1/32 and 1/50 scale
“Corgi is proud to present Forward March, a superb new range of ‘white metal’ 54mm (1:32nd scale) Model Soldiers, Historical Figures and lifelike dioramas presented in an exciting new format which has the serious collector firmly in mind.
Offering collections from across the past 200 years of history, there is something for everyone from the high seas of Trafalgar to the horrors of the Somme, charting great Military Leaders across 2 centuries and also the Civilians that have supported the war effort as perhaps the ‘unsung’ heroes.
Researched by acknowledged experts, then meticulously sculpted by skilled artists, before being spin cast in fine white metal and hand painted to exacting standards, it is this authentic eye for total detail and realism that sets Forward March figures apart.
Add to this a superb collection of authentic miniature and full size replica Campaign Medals that have been commissioned to accompany each collection and to enhance each diorama, plus a detailed fact card included with each piece giving a full history of each figure and you will see that Forward March tells a comprehensive story of real life historical events in three dimensions.
Forward March from Corgi – Bringing history to life from July 2006!”
The same year Corgi USA presented 1/50 scale firefighters and WWII soldiers figures presented in sets of 6 figures and 1/32 scale series US WWII Recruiting Posters Series.
As of end of 2007 it looks like both series are discontinued. However, during short time I production Corgi issued several really nice figures in 1/32 scale and sets of 1/50 scale. I will not speculate on reasons why it has been discontinued but two facts are obvious. The quality is good and price sounds as a high one. Now you have opportunity to get those nice figures just at a fraction of its original cost. In my mind there no doubts that such opportunity will not last long.
