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Re: Hot Toys 1/6th USMC F-4 'Nam' Aviator

Pretty cool, flyXwire. Do you know approximately how much these will sell for?

I don't normally collect these types of figures, but that looks very detailed.

Of course, I have the real helmet, oxygen mask, flight suits, boots, and G-suit at home, so I could just get a 1/1 scale manequin and put them on it (the Air Force let me keep all that stuff when I retired. I don't have the parachute harness or combat vest, though. They kept those).

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Hey there FVD, This figure retails for about $150+ a set, and the reason for that is - it is marketed for the "adult collector" as a high-end collectibles and produced in very limited numbers only.
As you can see, the product is very detailed and constructed in almost precise replica "detail-for-detail" of the real deal. The manufacturer really did their homework and research well on this figure. Still, it's very reasonably priced compared to the classic GI Joe dolls which commands
far more dollars ie. $300 range on up, and the GI Joes don't even come close to the very detailed components of this figure by comparison!

I also have several 1:1 jet pilot gear/equipment with all the stuff you mentioned. I've been an avid collector of aviator paraphenalias since back in the 80's, and I do have a Russian Zsh jet helmet and KM Oxygen
masks among others in my collection of aviator gears and equipment.
 

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