I recently wrote about my fascination with these 1/6 Scale Figure with posts about of my 1/6 Scale Hot Toys Batman, The Dark Knight here, here and here.
I am so madly taken by this figure and the rest of the 1/6 scale toys! Unfortunately, I had to watch out for my spending as the economy has not been friendly lately.
However, that has not stopped me from doing something about my recent desire to acquire a new one, this time in the military line of 1/6 scale figures.
Behold, the 1/6 Scale Hot Toys U.S. Army Ranger 75th Regiment figure:
I had to sell my Bandai Soul of Chogokin Voltes V to be able to acquire this, otherwise Liza, my wife, would have choked me for spending such a ridiculous amount for a toy. All went well, though, and I did not spent a single penny other than the gas that I burned driving to and from the store.
To give you an idea on how detailed this figure is, here is a much closer view:
If you look hard enough, you can see that there is a passing resemblance to a particular actor who recently starred in a superhero movie. Here is the little guy flanked by the Dark Knight Batman with the Bruce Wayne head:
There’s a more detailed review here at Michael Crawford’s site, a site that I frequently visit to read up on 1/6 scale figures, for those who wants to learn more about this particular Hot Toys release. Believe me, there was so much assembly needed just to make it look like this that you can spend hours just kitting up and playing with the figure.
I intend to take more photos of this one, especially with all the gear stripped down and a closer look at the head sculpt to show you how great the sculpting of the face is.
As a closing note, I now know why there is a community of 1/6 Scale Military figure collectors. These are so fascinating!
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