Soldier Story 1/6th scale Counter Terrorism Response Unit (CTRU) Assault Team figure

Though its terrorist threat level remains "moderate", Hong Kong is, however, not immune to terrorist attacks. It is therefore prudent for the Hong Kong Police Force to ensure that adequate and proactive measures are in place. The Force has established a Counter Terrorism Response Unit (CTRU) in a bid to maintain adequate precautionary measures, strengthen security and prepare defensive strategies to prevent terrorist related activities in Hong Kong.

"CTRU members are highly trained to handle specific CT related incidents in Hong Kong, and will provide high profile deterrent patrols throughout Hong Kong. During times of heightened threat, they will be additionally tasked to handle bomb threats, escort explosives or CBRN materials and provide support to other specialist units. There is no special unit in the Force to solely focus on counter terrorism preventative operational deployments outside the Airport. CTRU is the newly established unit specifically for this kind of work," said Superintendent Barry Smith, who was charged with establishment of the new unit.

Soldier Story SS115 1/6th scale CTRU (Assault Team) 12-inch collectible figure features: Modern CTRU police officer life-like head sculpt, S2.5 BODY (in bendable muscle arms), TM EXFIL ballistic helmet, TM shock cord kit, TM helmet strap set, TM headset adapter kit, Tactical 6-S headset, Elite OPS helmet camera, SI sunglasses, X800 tactical goggle, Goggle cover, Goggle velcro retainer, PVS-14 NVG. UNIFORM: HKPC officer shirt, HKPC shoulder rank set,HKPC officer pants, Tactical boots. TAC GEAR: CTRU 2.0 wolf grey tactical armor, CTRU collar armor protection set, Wolf grey admin pouch, Wolf grey horizontal utility pouch, Wolf grey small utility pouch, Wolf grey radio pouch, Wolf grey hydro pouch, Black tactical belt, Belt loop x 4, Belt loop /w snap hook, ID card pouch, Hand cuffs pouch, Hand cuffs (metal), OC spray holster, HKPC MK-4 OC spray, 9mm single pouch, CTRU medic pouch, CTRU tactical shield (metal), Molle utility pouch, Gas mask pouch, Radio / water bottle pouch, 9mm pistol double magazine pouch, MP-5 9mm drop leg double magazine pouch, Light stick (red) x 2, MS-2000 strobe light, Tac link carabiner, Tape roll (black), Rotated baton holster, Expandable Baton (metal), Plastic handcuffs x 2, Tactical knee pad, Tactical gloved weapon hand, G-Shock watch, Armor plate x 2

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Modeling Toys 1/6th scale Military Series - S.D.U. Special Duties Unit 12-inch figure Preview Pics

The SDU was established in 1974 by the British Hong Kong Government in response to the ever-increasing threat of international terrorism. The SDU, consisting of ten odd members, used existing police weaponry and devised their own tactics. In early 1978, the British Special Air Service sent an advisory team to Hong Kong, which was initially to evaluate the SDU and subsequently trained two land assault teams resulting in considerable changes to SDU equipment and tactics. In 1982, the British Special Boat Service sent an advisory team to Hong Kong to establish a water assault team including training in military diving. The water assault team was later disbanded in 2000, with the assaults teams now integrated as new training standards required all officers to be equally trained and proficient in maritime operations.

After the handover of Hong Kong’s sovereignty from Britain to China in 1997, the SDU not only continues its training exchanges with many European, North American, and Asian police tactical units and military special forces units, but has also begun to form closer ties with Mainland China.

Modeling Toys MMS9004 1/6th scale Military Series - S.D.U Special Duties Unit 12-inch figure Set Includes: Head Sculpt “Jin“, M1 Body, CRYE Precision G3 Combat Shirt, CRYE Precision G3 Combat Pants, Cobra Idr Rigger Belt, B-Hawk Belt Pad, Helmet Cover Solid, Gas Mask Pouch For 2015 Sdu, Balaclava Fire Resistant Bibbed, Eski Medic Pouch, Pa Sdu Land Team Magazine Carrier, Releasable Modular Vest (Rmv), Bicep Arm Protectors, Shoulder Pieces, Neck Pieces, Side Neck Pieces, Groin Protector, Bhawk Single M4m16 Mag Pouch (Holds 1) With Speed Clips System, Blackhawk 9Mm Pouch With Speed Clips System, Bhawk Radio Pouch Molle With Speed Clips System, Bhawk Utility Pouch With Speed Clips System, Bhawk Flashbang Pouch With Speed Clips System, Blood Type Patch, War Zone Patch, Hong Kong Flag Patch, Sdu Team Patch

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Soldier Story 1/6th scale "SPECIAL DUTIES UNIT (Assaulter-K9)" 12-inch figure and dog set

The Special Duties Unit (Abbreviation: SDU; Chinese: 特別任務連, nicknamed Flying Tigers 飛虎隊) is an elite paramilitary tactical unit of the Hong Kong Police Force. Established in July 1974, it is a sub-division of the Police Tactical Unit (PTU). Its primary functions include counter-terrorism, hostage rescue and dealing with crimes (usually involving firearms) which are considered too dangerous for regular police to handle. The unit was formerly trained by the British SAS before the handover of Hong Kong to China.

Daniel Wu Yin-cho (born September 30, 1974) is a Chinese American actor, director and producer, and as of 2015, starring as Sunny in the AMC martial arts drama series Into the Badlands. Since his film debut in 1998, he has been featured in over 60 films. Wu has been called "the young Andy Lau" and is known as a "flexible and distinctive" leading actor in the Chinese-language film industry.

Soldier Story 1/6th scale "SPECIAL DUTIES UNIT (Assaulter-K9)" 12-inch figure and dog set comes with a head sculpt that bears a strong resemblance to Daniel Wu and will come with MICH2000 helmet, COT NVM-14 NVG helmet mount system (metal plating), MSA supreme Pro IV headset, Multicam tactical Hood, bolle X800 tactical goggles. HEADSCULPT: Modern Special Duties Unit police life like head sculpt. BODY: S2.5 BODY, Bare Hands (1 Pair), Weapon grip gloved hands (1 Pair), Bare Feet (1 Pair)

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Preview Soldier Story 1/6th scale " SPECIAL DUTIES UNIT (Assault Leader)" 12-inch figure

The Special Duties Unit (Abbreviation: SDU; Chinese: 特別任務連, nicknamed Flying Tigers 飛虎隊) is an elite paramilitary tactical unit of the Hong Kong Police Force. Established in July 1974, it is a sub-division of the Police Tactical Unit (PTU). Its primary functions include counter-terrorism, hostage rescue and dealing with crimes (usually involving firearms) which are considered too dangerous for regular police to handle. The unit was formerly trained by the British SAS before the handover of Hong Kong to China.

Soldier Story 1/6th scale " SPECIAL DUTIES UNIT (Assault Leader)" 12-inch figure will come with the following: HEADGEAR - MICH2000 helmet, COT NVM-14 NVG helmet mount system (metal plating), MSA supreme Pro IV headset, ESS NVG goggles, Black tactical Hood; HEADSCULPT - Modern Special Duties Unit police life-like head sculpt; BODY - S2.5 BODY, Bare Hand (1 Pair), Bendable Hands (1 Pair), Bare Feet (1 Pair); UNIFORM - Nomex overall assault suit, Black T-shirt, Hatch knee pads (1 pair, sewing), Tactical rappel gloves (1 pair, sewing), GSG-9 (3.0) Assault boots (1 pair, sewing). TAC GEAR - Releasable Assault Vest (Body armor system), Foam shoulder pads (1 pair), Molle G36 single open magazine pouch x 3, Molle Admin panel, Molle Medic pouch, Molle Radio pouch, Molle Canteen pouch (utility pouch), Molle OC aerosol pouch, Molle small utility pouch, Molle drop leg panel, Molle 5.56 double magazine pouch, Molle 9mm double magazine pouch, Baton pouch, PA System gas mask pouch, Assault seat harness, Tactical rappel rope bag (attach on the leg), Tactical Rappelling rope, Belt loop safety lock, Avon FM-12 gas mask with Gas mask filter, Expandable Baton (metal), Cable tie x 2, G-Shock watch, Carabiner, Climbing ring, Figure 9 Carabiner, Rescue Figure 8 Ring

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Incoming: Dam Toys 1/6th scale SDU (Special Duties Unit) Assault Team - Leader 12-inch figure

The Special Duties Unit (Abbreviation: SDU; Chinese: 特別任務連, nicknamed Flying Tigers 飛虎隊) is an elite paramilitary tactical unit of the Hong Kong Police Force. Established in July 1974, it is a sub-division of the Police Tactical Unit (PTU). Its primary functions include counter-terrorism, hostage rescue and dealing with crimes (usually involving firearms) which are considered too dangerous for regular police to handle. The unit was formerly trained by the British SAS before the handover of Hong Kong to China.

Dam Toys (#78034) 1/6th scale SDU (Special Duties Unit) Assault Team - Leader 12-inch figure will come with head sculpt, Dam 3.5 action body (with new muscle arm), pair of palms for holding weapon, fist palms, MICH 2000 ballistic helmet, NVG mount, Profile NVG google, head cover, Supreme pro x headset, Saber III radio, t-shirt, blue jeans, shorts, belt, Gel-lyte III shoes, rigger belt, drop leg mag pouch, fight light roll-up dump bag, gas mask bag, Avon FM-12 gas mask, knee pads, climbing harness, carabiner x2, Pirana descender, climbing rope, Kong tango carabiner, rope bag, drop leg holster, G17 pistol, Glock 9mm 17 rds mag x2, Glock 9mm 17+2 rds mag x1, X300 flash light with switch, FLPC (Fight Light Plate Carrier) vest, triple pistol mag pouch, 5.56 double mag pouch, fight light admin pouch, fight light joey hydration pouch, radio pouch, modular zipper utility pouch, zipper utility pouch, tourniquet pouch, tourniquet, flashbang pouch, grenade pouch, flag patch A, flag patch B, light stick (long) x3, light stick (short) x3, pen x2, G-shock watch, flash light, multi-tool, bolt cutter, MP5K submachine gun, 9mm 30rd mag x3, 9mm 20rd mag x2, MP5 dual mag clamp, SMG sling, HK53 submachine gun, HK53 5.56mm 25rd mag x2, HK53 5.56mm 30rd mag x2, HK53 dual mag clamp, M2 reddot sight, MP5 sling

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Preview Dam Toys 1/6th scale SDU (Special Duties Unit) Assault Team Member 12-inch figure

The Special Duties Unit (Abbreviation: SDU; Chinese: 特別任務連, nicknamed Flying Tigers 飛虎隊) is an elite paramilitary tactical unit of the Hong Kong Police Force. Established in July 1974, it is a sub-division of the Police Tactical Unit (PTU). Its primary functions include counter-terrorism, hostage rescue and dealing with crimes (usually involving firearms) which are considered too dangerous for regular police to handle. The unit was formerly trained by the British SAS before the handover of Hong Kong to China.

The Special Duties Unit consists of a support group, administration group and the action group. The action group is the core of the Unit, further categorised into the assault team and the sniper team. Operation Team, which is divided into Team A and Team B, together with the sniper team. Team C is responsible for the training of Special Duties Unit officers.

It's been a while since a 1:6 scale company / manufacturer decided to produce and release a 12-inch SDU (Special Duties Unit) Assault Team Member. It was many years ago back in 1999 that Dragon Models Limited (DML) released the first 1:6 scale SDU Assault Team Leader 12-inch action figure - reviewed on my toy blog HERE followed by the entire team (see pictures HERE). Hot Toys also released SDU figures back in 2003 - see my action figure review HERE and HERE.

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1/6 scale S.W.A.T. 12-inch Action Figures - We really need more of them to form a bigger team!

Remember when 1/6 scale Norman Stansfield called for "EVERYONE"? See my earlier post HERE of bad cop Stansfield and good cop of Gotham City Police Department Jim Gordon with a bunch of 12-inch S.W.A.T. figures. Well, here's "everyone" that were gathered for that particular toy blog post i.e. some of the 1/6 scale S.W.A.T. 12-inch figures I had assembled for the photo shoot :)

S.W.A.T. (special weapons and tactics) teams are elite tactical units found in various law enforcement agencies trained to perform high-risk operations that fall outside of the abilities of regular officers. SWAT team members' duties include: performing hostage rescues and counter-terrorism operations; serving high risk arrest and search warrants; subduing barricaded suspects; and engaging heavily-armed criminals. They are often equipped with specialized firearms including submachine guns, assault rifles, breaching shotguns, riot control agents, stun grenades, and sniper rifles. They have specialized equipment including heavy body armor, ballistic shields, entry tools, armored vehicles, advanced night vision optics, and motion detectors for covertly determining the positions of hostages or hostage takers inside enclosed structures.

If you didn't manage to get a good look at who's who that were posing for pictures because the focus was on the two main cops, here's your chance to see the nine S.W.A.T. action figures I picked for the shoot. There are more but the camera angle can only take in that much ;p Scroll down to see who they are.

Hot Toys 1/6 SDU 12-inch Assaulter Figure Redo

Continued from the previous post...

This is the Hot Toys 1/6 scale SDU (Hong Kong's Special Duties Unit) Assaulter 12-inch figure re-done! If you have been following my entries, you'll know that the original Hot Toys first generation 12-inch muscle body had cracked and broke apart after taking a fall recently (see previous post). No worries, I just have to replace that old crappy body with a newer much improved version :)

This revised version of the Hot Toys 1/6 SDU 12-inch Assaulter Figure is much more articulated and pose-able than the original version which suffered from stiff limbs due to the bulky muscle mass made of rubber encased over the metal wire armature.

Hot Toys SDU all cracked up: Peril of seamless muscle bodies

Remember my concerns about CMToys' Rome Gladiator "Spartacus" 1/6 scale figure with the new 12-inch muscle body (see my post HERE)? How rubberized bodies are prone to tearing over time and my issue with a no-name start-up company selling an unproven, untested rubber seamless body?

My Hot Toys 1/6 scale SDU (Hong Kong's Special Duties Unit) Assaulter 12-inch figure took a tumble the other day (more like a dive!) :( You know what they say, "The higher they are, the harder they fall!" This figure was perched on the highest rung of my display cabinet and when I opened the cabinet door, it just fell head first and broke both its hands. This was most likely due to the top heavy body and the figure trying to break its fall with its hands but they just couldn't support the BIG chest that comes as part of Hot Toys first generation 12-inch muscle body. I was surprised the rubberized muscle body didn't bounce right back up haha. Of course this could have been prevented if it was on a figure stand but I just prefer displaying my figures without them as it adds to the realism. A lot of my 1/6 scale 12-inch figures has been standing for more then 15 years and they have never complained that they are tired nor decide to fall over in protest. All except this particular figure.

Just like Humpty Dumpty, you can't put him back together again BUT all the parts and accessories can still be salvaged and re-used to kitbash another SDU 12-inch figure. Amazingly there aren't any other major damage to the gear and accessories apart from the body. This 12-inch muscle body has already suffered cracks to its arms for some time. This is a major problem with rubberized muscle bodies. Scroll down to see more...

Very Hot 12-inch SDU series Preview

The Special Duties Unit (Abbreviation: SDU; Chinese: 特別任務連, nicknamed Flying Tigers 飛虎隊) is an elite paramilitary police Special Forces unit of the Hong Kong Police. Established in July 1974, it is a sub-division of the Police Tactical Unit (PTU). Its primary functions include counter-terrorism, anti-narcotic raids, hostage rescue and other crimes (usually involving firearms) which are deemed too dangerous for local police to handle. The unit holds regular training exercises with similar units from around the world and used to be trained by the British SAS before the handover of Hong Kong to China.

Very Hot will be releasing a three-figure SDU series for those who'd missed out on the earlier releases due to joining the 1/6 hobby after all these had been snapped up by eager new collectors.

1/6 scale Adidas Superstar

From 1/6 scale sharks (see entry here and here) to 1/6 scale Adidas.

Two of the earlier pairs of 1/6 Adidas Superstar that were released were worn by 1/6 scale 12-inch Hong Kong Special Duties Unit (SDU) members. They came with Hot Toys SDU Assaulter and Breacher in 2003. Although they are usually attired in their tactical suits, in the movie "Final Option (1994)", Michael Wong as LT Stone Wong (Dragon's LT Wong posted here) orders his Unit to discard their suits in place of civies so that they can identify who the bad guys were as they too wore SDU suits to confuse the unit in the ultimate battle.

As usual, Hot Toys SDU team came heavily decked out with tons of equipment and accessories - value for money!

Hot Toys SDU "Assaulter" (full coverage posted here)

Hot Toys SDU "Breacher" (full coverage posted here)

Now a comparison of 1/6 scale Adidas Superstar. The pair of 1/6 scale white/black Adidas Superstar was made available thanks to Shaun who bought it during his recent trip to Hong Kong and there's a whole post/entry about the sneakers here.

Hot Toys Adidas on the left and genuine Adidas licensed item on the right

Close-up of Hot Toys' Adidas

Close-up of Adidas 1/6 Superstar White/Black

Rear view of Hot Toys 1/6 scale Adidas

The genuine stuff! Look at the details and stitching - really SUPERB

The character wearing the 1/6 Adidas Superstar is Kakugo from Apocalypse Zero (覚悟のススメ Kakugo no Susume), a manga series written and illustrated by Takayuki Yamaguchi, and adapted into a two-part original video animation (OVA) in 1996. The basic plot is that Kakugo and Harara are siblings trained to fight the monsters roaming in post-apocalyptic Tokyo in the 21st century. To aid them, Kakugo and Harara were entrusted with "Zero armors", exo-skeletons forged from the souls of deceased warriors. After Harara succumbs to the evil within the armor, it is up to Kakugo to defeat his sibling. I really dig the "Zero armor" and bought the Medicom Apocalypse Zero "Kyoka Gai Kokaku Zero" figure without even finding out who the character was, good or bad (see my post of the full armored figure here)

Close-up of Kakugo's head sculpt

If you are thinking of watching the Apocalypse Zero OVA, John Oppliger (editor and consultant of AnimeNation, an anime merchandise and production distributor) called the Apocalypse Zero OVA "the most viscerally violent and gruesome anime" he has seen and "arguably the most grotesque anime ever made". Consider yourself warned!

Tokyo Tribe 2's Kai from the Saru gang also wore Adidas Superstar (link here)

"Kubrick"-type SDU

When Medicom started with Kubrick in 2000, Dragon also came out with their own similar line of figures to compete. Whilst Kubrick started with anime and manga related figures, Dragon based theirs on their 1:6 figures. Dragon did both WWII Germans and their ever popular SDU line. This is the result.


The figures were based on actual 1:6 figures produced by Dragon. Guess who won this 6cm/2.5" figure war?

SDU Assault Team Member

SDU Assault Team Leader

Michael Chan was the first SDU figure by Dragon in 1999 and he started a whole avalanche of SDU figures by various 1:6 companies, followed by many similar themed figures - all the special force operators carrying MP5s and wearing CT gear. Last year was all about PMCs - everybody was churning them out, hoping to catch the bandwagon and rake in the dough.

Gong Xi Fa Cai & Year Year Got Fish!!!

Since it's the Lunar New Year, thought I'll post some of the guys with asian head sculpts

Dragon Hong Kong PTU and SDU figures including SDU G4, Police Tactical Unit (PTU), Royal Hong Kong Police Emergency Unit,  Royal Hong Kong Police K-9 Unit and others.

My Dragon SDU team is still in their boxes - "Michael Chan", "Wai", "Ray", "Lam" and "Cheong" - looking for space to display them

Chinese movie stars - Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Chow Yun Fat - used to watch Jackie Chan movie which would be released every Chinese New Year

Medicom Tokyo Tribe 2 (Jada Kins, Kai, Merra, Iwao, another Merra) plus one outsider

LT Stone Wong, SDU leader (Final Option, 1994)

Played by Michael Wong, LT Stone Wong is the reason why the SDU is running around in civies instead of their tactical suits. In the movie, the perpetrators have equipped themselves with more powerful weapons and dressed themselves in SDU tactical suits to confuse the Unit when they are attacked. To counter this, Stone orders his Unit to discard their suits so that they can identify who the perpetrators were.

Before Hot Toys' muscle bodies, Dragon experimented with this "rubber skin", a sleeve which is slipped over the original body. This was so that the joints would not be seen, thus giving the bodies a more realistic look. Unfortunately, the rubber skin folds at all the wrong places and looks anatomically wrong.




SDU Assaulter and SDU Breacher

SDU Breacher by Hot Toys

Breacher with CT100E Ear Defender headset connected to walkie-talkie with throat microphone and AC100/1 helmet

His MP5A SMG with double-clip magazine (note his "battle-damaged" arms - that's what happens to the muscle bodies after a while)

His RCA protective gasmask and breaching tools - sledge hammer, crowbar, Halligan tool (also has battering ram)

His other stuff - Glock 17 pistol in drop-down holster, mace spray, M9 bayonet in scabbard, heavy duty flashlight, tactical goggles, gasmask bag, three different types of grenades