Review date: 4/24/2003

Manufacturer: Medicom

Released: 2002

Availability: RARE

Type: Trading Figure

 
 
Personal Story:
Interesting on how I manage to get the full set. I managed to buy some of them in a batch on Ebay for a very good price. Later on, another seller was selling the harder to find ones in a set for a good price too. I saved the most money on this set.
 
Introduction:
This Kubrick set is based on on the Special Forces guys. Forth 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), Hooligan, SEK, COBRA, GIGN (A) and GIGN (B).
 

Sculpt:
I'm going to review these as a set rather than focus on their individual traits. Wow, even more details in this set than the third set which were remarkable in their own right. Medicom really went an extra mile on these. There are even MORE details in the weapons and the helmets! Unlike the previous sets where the helmets are good, these are great! Incredible likeness and the visors have been upgraded. The same can be said for guns which are even more accurate to their real life counterparts. The accessories like the shields are also great. Medicom also introduced a new vest with these guys. The GIGN (B) figure is really cool because you can put his shotgun into the holster on his back. Way cool. I can't tell you how much Medicom improved in this set. Everything is ten times better than the previous sets. The only figure I hate is the Hooligan. He's the definite dark horse of the set.
 
Paint:
The paint job is just as nice. So much more details like the camouflage on the helmets are excellent. The decals on the uniform are as true to life as they can get. This is also the first time we see the guns painted and they are very accurate. There's nothing more I can say, the paint job rocks! Excellent job Medicom.
 

Overall: A+
Just when I thought Medicom did the best job on the previous set, they surprise me again. This set is loaded with lots of details in both the sculpt and the paint job. They are the most accurate of all the Special Force series so far. This set is definitely something collectors should look at. Amazing.

 
Where can I find this?
Very hard. Out of all the Special Forces series, this is the hardest to find. I really have no idea why. You'll need to check auction sites like Ebay at the right time to find these.
 
Other Images:


The box. Green and camo, not very original. :P

 
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