Review date: 4/24/2003

Manufacturer: Medicom

Released: 2000

Availability: HARD

Type: Trading Figure

 
 
Personal Story:
I got these four guys for a good price from Ebay. But the seller ripped me off with the high shipping price.
 
Introduction:
This Kubrick set is based on on the Special Forces guys. Second in the series. This is one of the most popular Kubrick series from Medicom mainly because of their limited production and the fact that they sometimes come with very rare and hidden figures which makes collectors drool. There are always five common figures, one "Impossible to Find" figure and an unknown amount of hidden figures. The figures I have are (pictured left to right), Police (A), Police (B), SWAT (A) and SWAT (B).
 

Sculpt:
I'm going to review these as a set rather than focus on their individual traits. This set is much more improved over the first series. The vests are molded this time. The helmets are nice and the shields are really cool. The guns and other accessories are much more detailed than the first series. Some of the accessories like the battering ram for the SWAT (B) figure are outstanding. But some are bad like the SWAT (A) figure's accessories. The grappling hook (suction cup thing) is cheap and ugly. Also, SWAT (A)'s visor is made from a cheap plastic. But other than that, the rest of the figures and their accessories are very well done.
 
Paint:
The paint job is a bit boring. It's a very blue set. The decals of the Police logo is cool but not special. It seems Medicom got lazy with the the color scheme for this series. Too bad.
 

Overall: B
A real improvement over the first series. The better sculpt is hampered with a really boring color scheme. But this is one of the better sets in the Special Force series. Once again, collectors rejoice.

 
Where can I find this?
Hard but not impossible to find. You can find the first four common figures sold as sets in auction sites like Ebay popping up once in a while. They are probably the second easiest to find next to the Special Force 3 sets. But they are impossible to find in import stores.
 
Other Images:


The box. The blue theme continues...

 
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