Real Plastic Heroes Launches Veteran Action Figures
A new line of injection-molded figures depicts eight real combat veterans and is built entirely in the United States.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Military Jobs
Real Plastic Heroes has released a line of injection-molded action figures modeled after eight real combat veterans of the Global War on Terror. TK Mold & Engineering, Incoe Corporation, and MoldMaking Technology collaborated on the U.S.-built manufacturing.
Why it matters
The figures are built to represent the service records of real veterans rather than fictional characters, and the production chain was kept inside the United States. Each featured veteran retained contractual control over how their interview was used.
The production tool has 16 cavities, expanded from a two-cavity proof of concept, with electrode work machined to roughly 10,000ths of an inch. The first set contains eight figures, and two to three additional U.S. forces sets are in design, with a roughly 16-figure set depicting the opposing side also planned.
The players
Real Plastic Heroes
A toy line that produces injection-molded action figures modeled on real combat veterans of the Global War on Terror.
TK Mold & Engineering
A mold-making firm that machined the electrode work and performed mold flow analysis for the production tool.
Incoe Corporation
A manufacturer of hot runner systems that supplied the hot runner and ran fill simulations for the tool.
The details
Donovan photographed each veteran in gear purchased to match their service record before sculpting began, and interviewed each of the eight featured veterans in person for two to five hours. Incoe Corporation supplied the hot runner system and ran fill simulations alongside TK Mold & Engineering's mold flow work.
Timeline
Holiday season: first Real Plastic Heroes figures are ready for sale
Roadmap
Military-themed action figures have long drawn on generalized uniforms and fictional soldiers, while this line ties each figure to a specific veteran's documented service. Keeping the tooling and molding in the United States places the project within a small domestic base for precision plastic production.
Buyers interested in the figures should watch for holiday-season availability, since the first set is slated for sale then. The extraction does not confirm pricing or where the figures will be sold.
The takeaway
Veteran-based collectibles can preserve individual service stories when the design process relies on direct interviews and documented gear. Readers curious about the craft can follow how domestic mold makers and tool suppliers turn a concept into a finished product.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by MoldMakingTechnology.
