What I got in February 2014: SOC GLINT, G.I. Joe Roadblock, Psylocke, Star Wars and more

These were the stuff I got in February: DAM Toys Ghost series No. SF001 1/6 scale Special Operations Center GLINT Team Leader: Ryder Watson 12-inch figure, Hot Toys G.I. Joe Retaliation 1/6th scale Roadblock 12-inch Collectible Figure, MC Toys F-029 1/6 scale Snow Space set for 12-inch figures (all set for the Inception movie Snow Scene), Kotobukiya Marvel Bishoujo collection 1/7th scale X-Force Psylocke 8-inch Statue, "Star Wars: A Pop-up Guide to the Galaxy" book, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson 1/6 scale head sculpt, Christmas card and 2014 calendar from Sideshow Collectibles.

Always enjoy my hauls. Something to look forward to as I enjoy taking pictures and posting them on my toy blog to share with fellow collectors and anyone else who's interested :) Scroll down to see the rest of the pictures.

Used to be you'll think that this boxed figure set was from Soldier Story but not anymore. Dam Toys has upped their game and been churning out some very good stuff lately and this is just one of them. Looks to be an awesome figure. Can't wait to put this together :) In the meantime, check out the preview pictures posted earlier HERE

Hot Toys MMS series G.I. Joe Retaliation 1/6th scale Roadblock Collectible Figure simply ROCKS (pun intended). Cannot wait to see the unveiling? Check out the preview pictures HERE

Haven't seen that many all white snow sets in a while and this looked very promising from the preview pictures released (posted in my toy blog HERE) Let's see what we can kitbash with this ;p

Kotobukiya Marvel Bishoujo collection 1/7th scale X-Force Psylocke 8-inch Statue, already reviewed HERE and HERE. I really like this statue and that's saying a lot since I don't collect a lot of statues and this was one of the exceptions.

"Star Wars: A Pop-up Guide to the Galaxy" book with dual light-up light sabers was also reviewed earlier HERE. I was blown away by the pop-ups effects.

Alternate Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson 1/6 scale head sculpt. One of those things that are good to have (for kitbashing)

Christmas card from Sideshow Collectibles. This came as a complete surprise and was totally unexpected. Always nice to receive gifts :) feels like Christmas all over again haha

The Sideshow Collectibles 2014 calendar: Capturing Archetypes – Twenty years of Sideshow Art. Beautifully taken photographs of figures and statues sold by Sideshow Collectibles over the years presented over twelve months of 2014.

Darth Vader is covered in May, perhaps to imply "MAY the Force be with you" since May 4 is Star Wars Day ;p

That's all for now. I will be reviewing the figures featured here in March 2014 even as I look forward to new hauls for the coming months.

Incoming: DAM toys 1/6 scale Spetsnaz FSB Alpha Group 12-inch Special Operations figure

Spetsnaz is an umbrella term for special forces in Russian; its literal meaning is "special purpose forces". Historically, the term referred to special military units controlled by the military intelligence service GRU (Spetsnaz GRU). It also describes special purpose units, or task forces, of other ministries (such as the Ministry of Emergency Situations' special rescue unit) in post-Soviet countries. (source: wiki)

The Center of Special Operations of the FSB (CSN FSB, центр специального назначения ФСБ) is officially tasked with combating terrorism and protecting the constitutional order of the Russian Federation. The CSN FSB consists of three operative divisions: Department A (Spetsgruppa Alfa), Department V (Spetsgruppa Vympel) and the Special Purpose Service.

Alpha Group is a counter-terrorist unit created in 1974. It is a professional unit, consisting of about 700 operators and support personnel in five operational detachments. Most are stationed in Moscow, with the remainder in three other cities: Krasnodar, Yekaterinburg and Khabarovsk. All Alpha operators undergo airborne, mountain and counter-sabotage dive training. Scroll down to see all the pictures.

This is DAM toys soon-to-be-released 1/6 scale Spetsnaz FSB Alpha Group 12-inch Special Operations action figure (DAM no.78015) and it comes with a ton of stuff, very nice stuff :) Here are the parts list: 1/6 scale head sculpt, DAM action figure body, glove palms x 3, SKAT-2DT helmet, mask (black), sailor shirt, combat pants (black), combat suit (black), belt (black), assault boots (black), tactical rappelling harness, PETZL descenders, rappelling gloves plus static rock climbing rope, defender-2 armor vest (OD), VANTLM shield (black), MOLLE base SPOSN vest (black), MOLLE drop leg platform, C hydro pouch (black) with tube, AK74M single mag pouch x 4 (black), AK74M double mag pouch (black), pistol double mag pouch (black), grenade single pouch (black) x 2, MID pouch (black), CP pouch (black), SRVV butt pack (black), VX radio pouch (black), VX radio with PTT, tri-fold restraints plasticuffs (yellow) x 2, "O" hanging buckle x 2, "D" hanging buckle x 2, flag patch, Alpha group patch, FSB patch, pistol holster, Glock 17 x 300 tactical light, pistol mag x 2 + 1, AK74M ris tactical handguard, AK74M ris tactical mount, PEG15 laser (black), EO 551, KAC grip, stock folding mechanism, CTR stock (black), CTR stock cheek riser (black), M961 tactical flashlight, AK47M tactical hidder, AK47M tactical sling, dump mag pouch, kneepad (black), arm tactical reflective stripe 

Related posts:
November 12, 2009 – Medicom Cro-Magnon MSFS 3 - GIGN reviewed HERE
November 17, 2009 – Medicom Cro-Magnon MSFS 4 - GEK Cobra Special Operations figure (pictures HERE)
November 18, 2009 – Medicom Cro-Magnon MSFS 6 - Japan Special Assault Team (SAT) posted HERE
November 18, 2009 – Pictures of Special Forces operators in my toy blog HERE
June 18, 2013 – Playmobil 5186 Police Special Forces Unit posted HERE

Incoming: DID 1/6 scale LAPD SWAT 12-inch figure with Ryan Gosling head sculpt - NICE!

There have been quite a number of 1/6 scale S.W.A.T. figures released over the years but none as detailed, complete and updated as this latest preview by DID. This is one of the most impressive SWAT sets ever announced. This guy is loaded with a ton of tactical gear that I haven't seen on previous SWAT figure releases.

DID's 1/6 scale LAPD SWAT 12-inch figure comes fully equipped with everything you can almost imagine (except the kitchen sink) and is the most modern and updated S.W.A.T. figure I've ever come across. I've collected quite a number of S.W.A.T. 12-inch figures over the years (see my post HERE) with the most recent being the Hot Toys 12-inch GCPD (Gotham City Police Department) S.W.A.T. figure (pictures HERE) but nothing beats this latest offering by DID.

What's even better? This DID LAPD SWAT 12-inch figure comes with a 1/6 scale Ryan Gosling head sculpt :) Scroll down to see the pictures. Drooling ;p - - -

DID 1/6 scale LAPD SWAT 12-inch figure will come with FAST ballistic helmet (Includes: EOS Tac MPLS Headlamp, NVG Lanyard for VAS Shroud, ContourHD Camera & Goggle Swivel Clips), Head sculpt, 12-inch figure Body (Enhanced all-era body with seamless muscle arms). Three (3) pairs of Interchangeable Glove Hands.

Costume / outfit (uniform): PROTECH TAC-6 PLUS ® HP full coverage tactical vest, PROTECH tactical ballistic bicep upper arm protection, LAPD S.W.A.T Uniform (Shirt and Pants), LAPD S.W.A.T T-Shirt, SWAT classic 9-inch side zip boots.

Weapons: HK 416 carbine rifle w/ miad grip & & PWS Tactical Compensator hider & PTS ASAP sling plate. Kimber custom TLE II (LAPD SWAT) pistol.

Equipment: FM53 twin port protective mask w/ sunlight outsert assembly (includes: Voice Projection Unit (VPU) & Comms Cable Kit), M-Frame strike sunglasses, SWAT-tac III ach single communication headset W/ arc rail adapter & signal combat ptt, Astro saber III speaker, 6360 holster (SWAT CUSTOM) W/ MLS accessory fork on quick release harness & quick locking system (QLS), C.A.T. (covert anti-terrorism) #203 knife, Multi-port plus flash-bang grenade, S-Biner Carabiner, KONG 511-L3 Carabiner, Tactical door stop tool, X26 stun gun W/ tek-lok holster & cqc ambidextrous platform, Disposable double cuff, BB-8700G cell phone W/ case, HK porter 0690C 9-inch handklip cutter, Water beast reservoir, Tazo II screw gate straight D carabiner, TAC- watch, TAC- pen.

Accessory: Dual tango down M4 magazine pouch, Double ump 45 magazine pouch, Double handcuff pouch, Universal radio pouch, Shotgun shell pouch, PROTECH utility pouch, Hydration system carrier, LAPD S.W.A.T. class II special ops harness, UTG Tac single point sling, Drop pouch, OMEGA elite gas mask pouch, OMEGA elite M-16 / flash-bang pouch.

Badge: Tactical name tapes, 41D & 23D commemoration patch, Los Angeles police Breast patch, LAPD SWAT patch.

This DID 1/6 scale LAPD SWAT 12-inch figure comes with "muscular arms" that seems to displays really well with the short sleeve t-shirt that's included with the set (a blue BDU shirt is also included).

Pre-order this DID 1/6 Scale LAPD SWAT Assaulter - Driver 12-inch Figure from BBTS (BigBadToyStore) HERE

Related post:
October 29, 2012: 1/6 scale S.W.A.T. 12-inch Action Figures - We really need more of them to form a bigger team! Check out the pictures HERE