FOV 54mm Knights of The 100 years War No. 22303 - Mounted with Sword

Here's the last of three FOV "Knights of The 100 years War" sets. This guy is mounted and wielding a sword, and in unusual move for a toy knight - he has no helmet! As I stated in the last post, sometimes the baes don't fit the figures well and that was true with this one as well. Again, a little glue did the trick. Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina

FOV 54mm Knights of The 100 years War No. 22303 - Mounted with Lance

Here's the second of three "Knights of the 100 Years War" sets produced by Forces of Valor (Unimax Toys Ltd.) back in 2006. This figure is a mounted knight with helmet and lance. I wish I had the time to research this warriors armor more in depth but as it stands, I'll just have to accept it on face value that this is representative of the conflict which ran from 1337-1453.

Although FOV makes excellent figures and accessories, the bases meant to hold the figures in place don't always work well. For example, the right front hoof of the horse is supposed to fit onto the wooden spike rising from the base but it just did not want to fit and stay put. That being said, a small dolop of glue and a day or so of waiting for it to set up and we're able to bring you the photos seen here today.  Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina

FOV 54mm Knights of The 100 years War No. 22303 - Archers

We're skipping around different subjects again. The next few posts will take us back to the Middle Ages again with Forces of Valor (FOV) 54mm figure sets. The last 'series' we covered was the Vikings, today we'll look at their "KNIGHTS of The 100 Years War", a series of wars actually which lasted from 1337-1453 as England and France pitted armies against each other for control of the French throne. By this time the Age of Vikings had ended and so these figures would not be totally appropriate in an England vs. The Viking Horde kind of setting. But between, Lido, Timpo, Marx, Britains, etc, they could be used for any Medieval battles you may want to stage. 

This set includes two arches with separate quivers and arrow bundles. I find it odd that the reverse of the packaging is the same on all three sets and the same assortment number and product number is used for all three. Anywho, like othe FOV offerings the sculpting is excellent although the arrows do tend to be a bit thick-ish - but that's okay.  Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina