Private Military Contractors
Private Military Contractor (PMC) are companies that offered their military expertise to clients, in particular security and escort services. The deployment and use of PMCs have always been controversial. The Geneva Conventions regarded PMCs or any form of mercenary force as unlawful combatants. While no doubt that their services kept the economies of war-torn countries from collapsing, their tendency to use indiscriminate violence and immunity from prosecution has raised questions of just how much power and authority should PMCs be allowed to wield in given situations.
Anyway, back to the figures themselves (I hope my short intro won't cause topic derailment), it's really about time I jumped aboard the PMC bandwagon. They're a pretty popular subject for 1/6 kitbashers these days due to the relative ease of making one. These two figures represent the common looks of your average PMC. Unlike your usual army grunt, PMCs kept their gears light and 'highspeed'.
More pictures and parts list here. Another link with similar pictures in the OSW forums.
Pretty cool. Those weapons and equipment are Hot Toys brand, correct?
The dude with shades uses an M4 SOPMOD from Playhouse. The gears used on the figures are mixed from various brands including BBI, Dragon Models, Hot Toys, Playhouse, Toy Soldier, etc.
All excellent brands. Thanks for pointing that out.
How tall are those figures?
12-inch, most likely.
12-inch. Depending on the manufacturer, the usual size of a male figure is around 27cm-30cm.
Hey dude, can you tell me where can i find one military shop in KL, Malaysia which can get some ACU uniform and accessories? Thanks.
Very Nice Deatils
Very Nice Figures. Might Consider getting one myself.
If you have Paypal, [url=http://www.echobasetoys.com/More_12_inch_Stuff_Pages/Play_House/Play_House_Index.htm]Echo Base Toys[/url] are selling different variations of the PMC set from Playhouse. Be sure to purchase a base body (like a Hot Toys Truetype), since Playhouse only sells gears.
Whoops, I forgot about the comments not being BBCode compatible:
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Looking awesome! Where do you generally buy your loose accessories? Also, do you know if Hot Toys distribute loose pcu pants?
Usually in local toy forums (bought it from other 1/6 enthusiast), but also from these online-only shops:
One Sixth Mart (Malaysia) - http://www.onesixthmart.com/
V-Store Biz (Malaysia) - http://www.v-storebiz.com/
Other online stores you should try. These are mostly based in America:
Echo Base Toys - http://www.echobasetoys.com/index.htm
Monkey Depot - http://www.monkeydepot.com/
Red Planet Toys - http://www.redplanettoys.com/index.html
Store Rooms - http://store-rooms.com/
The Falcon's Hangar (Singapore) - http://eshop.tfh.com.sg/
War Toys - http://www.war-toys.com/
many thanks!
An AK-47 tactical with EOTECH HS, Drum mag, and sound amplifier? Definitely not a "light and fast" weapon...
Maybe not, but it's definitely serious firepower. I don't wanna be pinned down in an insurgent ambush without a drum mag. From what I read in a book about PMCs, these pimped-out AKs are usually Serbian-made Zastava M21.
not a sound amplifier, its a new flash-hider/muzzle breake, also what makes it light and fast is the holographic sight, forward grip and drum mag. I owned an AK-74 from Bulgaria, and if you cant get a Russian AK, Bulgarian and serbian are your best bet.
Magpul PTS CTR retractable stock. :)
GMAN! o_o;
Working slide, very nice.
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You should totally make the two guys from Army of Two(your poses gave me that vibe)
I was thinking about doing something that sorta resembles Army of Two. Right now, I'm looking for a skull face.