After two months of waiting, its finally in my hands. Its tied up quite a bit of my funds, limiting the completion of concurrent projects :lol
The SEAL comes packaged in the window box that all of the recent TS sets come in. A nice box with a removable window section, with another section inside the box to put parts in. All in all, TS has really created a box you can reuse for other things, wether transporting of the figure or loose parts bin.
First off, he comes with quite a bit of stuff. A list:
1x ERDL boonie cap
1x Tiger stripe beret
1x Floatation collar
1x T-shirt
1x ERDL camo jacket
1x Faded blue jeans
1x Tiger stripe trousers
1x M56 harness
1x web belt
1x OG 107 medical pouch
4x M56 large magazine pouches
2x M56 canteen and pouches
2x M56 medical/compass pouches
1x Chicom AK-47 chest rig
1x Black M1911 holster
1x Pair of nomex gloves
1x Pair of swimmer shoes
1x Pair of boots
2x M18 smoke grenades, yellow
1x Flare
2x frag grenades
3x AK-47 magazines :hat
1x Colt 1911 w/magazine
1x shotgun
1x AK-47 w/magazine
1x combat knife
The SEAL comes with a ton of stuff. On mine, I only used two of the M56 large mag pouches, as I couldn't seem to jam all that stuff onto the belt. Everything looks great, especially the shotgun, which has an amazing paint op. The AK is less desirable, with a problematic sling(I broke my sling swivel off the rear, and tied it around the buttstock instead), and the magazines look small. The smoke grenades and frags are the same you'd expect from TS...the smokes looking great, but the frags leave something to be desired.
First off, what I absolutely love about this set. Fully geared up, he looks really badass. The combination of the camo and gear really give him a menacing look. The paint ops on the shotgun and the AK are great, and I cannot resist having more M56 gear. The gloves are great, and are made with a different cloth material than the Hot Toys ones. They're also smaller, and don't look giant on the hands. Dispite the stitching, the Chicom chest rig looks really nice too, and its functional just like the real deal. The leather holster is also excellent, makes me want to get some of the brown leather WWII ones. Finally, he comes with full magazines, 4 of them, 1 for the AK and 3 to fill up the chest rig. If only a certain two big companies, not naming names, would do that for their releases.
Whats bad however, is the chest rig and the floatation collar. First off, although AK mags do fit into it, it won't close with a magazine. That really dissapointed me, as the Chicom rig was a big selling point for me. It looks great, but it doesn't help if you can't fit magazines into it. The floatation collar also looks pretty bad. It looks like it was made as an after thought than an actual piece of the kit. The OG 107 medical pouch is great, but is partially permanently attached to the harness, via a closed loop strap. You have to cut it to remove it off the harness. However, it does include the hook hanger, so things work out in the end for it.
All in all, this is a very good buy if you ask me. It looks stunning, just as much so as the previous MIKE Force III set, and to me cements the idea that Toy Soldiers is the King of Vietnam. What with two absolutely amazing figure releases and the flak vests.
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The SEAL comes packaged in the window box that all of the recent TS sets come in. A nice box with a removable window section, with another section inside the box to put parts in. All in all, TS has really created a box you can reuse for other things, wether transporting of the figure or loose parts bin.
First off, he comes with quite a bit of stuff. A list:
1x ERDL boonie cap
1x Tiger stripe beret
1x Floatation collar
1x T-shirt
1x ERDL camo jacket
1x Faded blue jeans
1x Tiger stripe trousers
1x M56 harness
1x web belt
1x OG 107 medical pouch
4x M56 large magazine pouches
2x M56 canteen and pouches
2x M56 medical/compass pouches
1x Chicom AK-47 chest rig
1x Black M1911 holster
1x Pair of nomex gloves
1x Pair of swimmer shoes
1x Pair of boots
2x M18 smoke grenades, yellow
1x Flare
2x frag grenades
3x AK-47 magazines :hat
1x Colt 1911 w/magazine
1x shotgun
1x AK-47 w/magazine
1x combat knife
The SEAL comes with a ton of stuff. On mine, I only used two of the M56 large mag pouches, as I couldn't seem to jam all that stuff onto the belt. Everything looks great, especially the shotgun, which has an amazing paint op. The AK is less desirable, with a problematic sling(I broke my sling swivel off the rear, and tied it around the buttstock instead), and the magazines look small. The smoke grenades and frags are the same you'd expect from TS...the smokes looking great, but the frags leave something to be desired.
First off, what I absolutely love about this set. Fully geared up, he looks really badass. The combination of the camo and gear really give him a menacing look. The paint ops on the shotgun and the AK are great, and I cannot resist having more M56 gear. The gloves are great, and are made with a different cloth material than the Hot Toys ones. They're also smaller, and don't look giant on the hands. Dispite the stitching, the Chicom chest rig looks really nice too, and its functional just like the real deal. The leather holster is also excellent, makes me want to get some of the brown leather WWII ones. Finally, he comes with full magazines, 4 of them, 1 for the AK and 3 to fill up the chest rig. If only a certain two big companies, not naming names, would do that for their releases.
Whats bad however, is the chest rig and the floatation collar. First off, although AK mags do fit into it, it won't close with a magazine. That really dissapointed me, as the Chicom rig was a big selling point for me. It looks great, but it doesn't help if you can't fit magazines into it. The floatation collar also looks pretty bad. It looks like it was made as an after thought than an actual piece of the kit. The OG 107 medical pouch is great, but is partially permanently attached to the harness, via a closed loop strap. You have to cut it to remove it off the harness. However, it does include the hook hanger, so things work out in the end for it.
All in all, this is a very good buy if you ask me. It looks stunning, just as much so as the previous MIKE Force III set, and to me cements the idea that Toy Soldiers is the King of Vietnam. What with two absolutely amazing figure releases and the flak vests.
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