But don't worry, the McFarlane I'm talking about is Taodd McFarlane of Spawn fame and the military is his "army" of action figures.

Top toy manufacturer McFarlane Toys are to produce Military action figure.

McFarlane's have been manufacturing action figures based on movie and TV characters for over a decade now as well as being licensed to produce figures for all four major sports in the U.S.

The popularity of their action figures and the companies reputation for high quality, realistic and authentic replicas of the original characters or sports personalities has been commented on and praised by both fans and collectors and has raised the standards by which other companies are judged on.

In January, 2005 McFarlane's announced that they would be launching a new line of Military action figures.

After researching the genre and looking at what was currently available McFarlane felt that there was a "gap" in the market that McFarlane Toys could fill.

Instead of the usual generic, static "army men" available McFarlane decided to make military action figures that would focus on modern American troops from all major service branches and that they would feature accurate uniforms and equipment, and sculpted in real, life-based action poses.

These military action figures are therefore fully detailed representations of American soldiers in authentic uniforms and equipment, sculpted to the standard McFarlane scale (6 to 7 inches).

Unlike most other military action figures available these are truly "life like" and I hesitate to call them "toys", but they aren't quite "statues" either. Personally I think they are more an adults collectible than a toy, but then again...

Although it was originally announced that they would only be producing modern day American military action figures McFarlane Toys have now released information on there upcoming 2008 WWII line of figures, which has generated a great deal of interest recently.

The very first series of McFarlane Military action figures was released in May, 2005 and included:

• Army Ranger
• Navy SEAL
• Marine Corps Recon sniper
• Marine Corps Recon
• Army desert infantry
• Air Force Special Operations Command, CCT

It also included a special Toys "R" Us deluxe boxed set and a limited-edition Collector's Club exclusive Accessory Pack.

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2008 Military Releases

6 Inch Figures

Military Series 7 (due in stores April 2008)
McFarlane's Military is proud to showcase our newest assortment of realistic real-world military figures.

• Army Ranger Arctic Ops
• Air Force Halo Jumper
• Air Force Fighter Pilot
• Army Special Forces Night Ops

3 Inch Figures

3-INCH Military Series 1 (due in stores February 2008)
McFarlanes are proud to offer our popular present day military figures in a brand new scale! The new 6 figure lineup will feature an all woodland camouflage paint scheme to collect and display.

• Navy SEAL Boarding Unit
• Army Paratrooper
• Marine Corps Recon Sniper
• Air Force Special Ops CCT
• Army Ranger
• Army Infantry (AT-4)

3-INCH Military Series 2 (due in stores April 2008)
This is their second series of soldiers in 3-inch scale. Small in size, but HUGE in detail!

• Army Infantry
• Army Paratrooper
• Marine Corps Recon
• Army Sniper
• Navy SEAL Commando
• Army Ranger 2
• Marine Radioman

2007 Releases

McFarlanes Military Series 6

• Air Force Helicopter Gunner
• Army Infantry Grenadier
• Army Infantry M.O.P.P Suit
• Marine Mortar Loader

Military 5

• McFarlane Military Series Coastguard
• McFarlane Military Series Army Special Forces
• McFarlane Military Series Marines
• McFarlane Military Series Air Force