> Can anyone help me recall the name of a 3 3/4" line from the late '80s
> or very early '90s?  I remember the figures very well but not the name
> at all, I don't think they ended up being very popular.

> Basically each figure came with a vehicle segment that could be used
> on its own with the figure, or if you had all figures in a sub-group,
> you could combine everything into a large vehicle.  I believe you
> could mix and match them as well, if I remember right the cardbacks
> showed some sort of crappy super-vehicle built out of all 15 vehicle
> segments.

> "Air Force" group - 3 figures with segments that formed a jet - 1
> cockpit piece and 2 similar rear pieces
> "Army group" - 5 figures with segments that formed a tank - 4 similar
> boxy shaped mini tank pieces and a turret piece
> "Marine group" - 3 figures with segments that formed a helicopter -
> cockpit piece, middle piece with rotor, and tail piece
> "Navy group" - 4 figures with segments that formed a hovercraft type
> vehicle - two similar frontal pieces, and 2 similar rear pieces with
> engines.

> Other than the 15 figure/vehicle segment sets, I remember there was a
> joystick type sound effect accessory you could attach to the vehicles.

> Each figure came with a rifle/weapon (made of a softer, more flexible
> plastic if I remember) and a helmet.  I don't recall the figures being
> that great in quality and it was obvious they used the same mold for
> multiple figures.

> I remember they had red/reddish cardbacks.  I had originally purchased
> them at Toys'R'Us and Target but I remember them showing up at Toy
> Liquidators not very long after they had been released.  Anyone know?

> Thanks in advance,

> Dave

>Since you posted quite a while ago, I don't know if this information
>will even be useful anymore, but the line you're thinking of is called
>Unifighters, put out in '90 by Galoob.

>Pictures here:

>http://www.flickr.com/groups/unifighters/pool/

>Figures weren't too bad aside from the primary color focused color
>schemes, but I agree the backpacks/vehicles were rather chinzy.  Cool
>GI Joe-sized line nonetheless.  Hope that helps you.

>=CBS=

>On Mar 25, 4:22 pm, horseyhor...@hotmail.com wrote:
>> Can anyone help me recall the name of a 3 3/4" line from the late '80s
>> or very early '90s?  I remember the figures very well but not the name
>> at all, I don't think they ended up being very popular.

>> Basically each figure came with a vehicle segment that could be used
>> on its own with the figure, or if you had all figures in a sub-group,
>> you could combine everything into a large vehicle.  I believe you
>> could mix and match them as well, if I remember right the cardbacks
>> showed some sort of crappy super-vehicle built out of all 15 vehicle
>> segments.

>> "Air Force" group - 3 figures with segments that formed a jet - 1
>> cockpit piece and 2 similar rear pieces
>> "Army group" - 5 figures with segments that formed a tank - 4 similar
>> boxy shaped mini tank pieces and a turret piece
>> "Marine group" - 3 figures with segments that formed a helicopter -
>> cockpit piece, middle piece with rotor, and tail piece
>> "Navy group" - 4 figures with segments that formed a hovercraft type
>> vehicle - two similar frontal pieces, and 2 similar rear pieces with
>> engines.

>> Other than the 15 figure/vehicle segment sets, I remember there was a
>> joystick type sound effect accessory you could attach to the vehicles.

>> Each figure came with a rifle/weapon (made of a softer, more flexible
>> plastic if I remember) and a helmet.  I don't recall the figures being
>> that great in quality and it was obvious they used the same mold for
>> multiple figures.

>> I remember they had red/reddish cardbacks.  I had originally purchased
>> them at Toys'R'Us and Target but I remember them showing up at Toy
>> Liquidators not very long after they had been released.  Anyone know?

>> Thanks in advance,

>> Dave