NEW ADDITION TO MY 1/6th COLLECTION!
SDU (飛虎隊): Casual by Very Hot
Very Hot has concurrently released three versions of SDU:
1. Very Hot SDU Breacher,
2. Very Hot SDU Point Man/Assaulter, and
3. Very Hot SDU Casual
The Very Hot SDU: Casual is supposed to be mimic Hot Toys SDU Comic Festival Version. Between the SDU Breacher and the Point Man/Assaulter, the difference is in the gear. From the links above, it can be seen that the SDU Breacher has more equipments such as the 'Super Ram It!' Battering Ram, crowbar, Halligan Pro-bar, sledgehammer. SDU Breacher dons a different tactical vest (without the groin guard padding) and does not have a shield compared to SDU Point Man/Assaulter. However, for the official Very Hot SDU: Casual, it should be an SDU Point Man/Assaulter in plain clothes (white T-shirt, jeans and canvas shoes).
Apparantly, the one that I scored is a jumbled-up box set with gears of the SDU Breacher with casual outfit (t-shirt, jeans and shoes). It is no longer the same as the official piece, but I do get more equipments. Hence, at 75% of the R.R.P., I consider this a darn good deal! Apparantly, according to 1/6th bro, he believed that from the OEM brown box, it is a non-Casual SDU, i.e Breacher in tactical outfit. However, I refused to believe him and insisted on picking the box up and look into its contents. I was so excited when I saw the white t-shirt and jeans with the white 'tri-striped' shoes. It has been what I have always wanted! If I had not trusted my instincts, I would be squeezing my nuts now!
1/6th bro, I'm not being competitive here, but just trying to make sure I will not '走宝' (miss out on something) again.
For this SDU: Casual figure, I have picked Banderas (DRAGON) from my library, since from a different perspective, the headsculpt does look a mixed Caucasian-Asian appearance, which fits perfectly into this role, since Michael Fitzgerald Wong (王敏德) also of mixed descent, played as an SDU Point Man and Leader in "First Option" & "Final Option".
SDU: Casual
Special Duties Unit (飛虎隊)
1/6th Scale Action Figure
by Very Hot
Special Duties Unit (飛虎隊)
1/6th Scale Action Figure
by Very Hot
The Special Duties Unit (SDU) or 特別任務連, nicknamed 飛虎隊 "Flying Tigers", is a secretive and elite paramilitary police unit of the Hong Kong Police, that is originally established as a sub-division of the Police Tactical Unit (PTU). Its primary functions include counter-terrorism, anti-narcotic raids, hostage rescue and other domestic crimes (usually involving firearms). The SDU used to be trained by the British SAS to hone their CQB (Close Quarters Battle) tactics, before 1997 during British Colonial rule.
The selection criteria for SDU is very stringent to maintain a high standard of the unit. The recruitment is only open to those with a minimum of 2 years in Hong Kong Police service. Applicants must even be non-smoker and non-alcoholic too. The training syllabus is close to that of the British SAS but slightly lower standard, since the SDU does not operate in International missions. Identities of members of the SDU must remain secret and only known to close family members. SDU does not enforce a retirement age, but allows members to resign or when they are physically not capable to fufill the unit's duties.
DRAGON "Banderas" body with Very Hot SDU casual outfit with Breacher gear
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Comments
(can buy,can buy)
just curious, what is the size/height of these figures?
they stand at 12-inches tall or roughly 1/6th the height of a real life human, hence the nomenclature of "1/6th".