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A range of realistic action figures based on the modern British armed forces was launched at RAF Northolt, produced by the toymaker Character Group.The toys fill a gap left by Action Man, discontinued by Hasbro three years ago, and ruined, according to Character Group boss Jon Diver, by the plague of political correctness. "He went from an iconic military figure and being very popular to an extreme cyclist and being very unpopular," he said.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/may/07/british-armed-forces-action-man
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/may/07/british-armed-forces-action-man