HMAF TOYS

At the London Toy Fair on January 25th 2011 Character unveiled their new HM Armed Forces toys for 2011.

HM Armed Forces Apache Helicopter

First mention must go to the Army Apache Helicopter.

Fully armoured this four-blade, twin-engine attack helicopter comes with a chain gun carried between its main landing gear under the aircraft’s forward fuselage.

The superb new HMAF Apache Helicopter features real firing wing rockets and rotating rotor blades. The Apache’s cockpit opens to fit in an HMAF pilot figure. Verdict: its awesome!

Light Field Gun

Also mentioned in dispatches is the HM Armed Forces 105mm Light Field Gun. The Field Gun features a real firing action with six shells included.

The Light Field Gun can be towed by the HMAF Jackal MWMIK vehicle.

2011 will see the launch of a new version of the Spring Powered Launcher with the RAF Red Arrows liveried jet added to the range.

HMAF Equipment Sets

Fans of the HMAF action figures will be delighted by the release of new accessory packs. We’ll get the Royal Navy Diver Equipment Set; the Military Police Close Protection Bodyguard Equipment Set; and the RAF Fast Jet Pilot Equipment Set.

And all that’s in addition to the previously announced Combat FX Talking HMAF Figures!

HMAF Talking Figures

There’s the Army Talking Infantryman, the Navy Talking Hawk Eyes Commando, and the RAF Talking Police Dog Handler.

All three have the new MTP (Multi-Terrain Pattern) camouflage uniform developed by HM Armed Forces for use in the varying terrain of Afghanistan and coming into wider use in 2011.

Talking HMAF Figures

These HMAF figures have the welcome new addition of a talking feature; press the stomach to hear combat sound effects and phrases, a modern iteration of the 70’s pull-cord talking Action Man figures.

What’s more the Talking Infantryman comes with the newly developed British Army Anti Structures Munition. The Talking Commando has face camouflage, hawk eyes and thermal imaging binoculars. And the RAF HMAF Talking Police Dog Handler comes with an alsatian dog and leash.

The Talking HMAF Figures are available from January 2011.

HMAF Mercenary Figure

The 10 inch scale Enemy Mercenary Fighter is designed as a combatant for the already released Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force HMAF figures.

The mercenary figure features a removable helmet including sun visor and removable all black tactical vest with several moulded pouches. HMAF Mercenary wears all grey fatigues with black leather gloves and combat boots.

This figure comes with a combined assault rifle and pump action shotgun together with a sidearm pistol complete with leg holster.

HMAF toys are available now at Character-Online

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RAF Winchman, Fast Jet Pilot & Falcon

Digital sculpts were taken of several serving HM Armed Forces personnel.

The picture above shows real life RAF Winchman Sergeant Ed Griffiths holding his action figure counterpart. Ed is more usually found swinging from a rope below a Sea King helicopter operating from his base in RAF Valley in Wales (C Flight 22 Squadron).

The HMAF Fast Jet Pilot is modelled on the real RAF Fast Jet Pilot Zane Zennet. The figure in the picture is held by Flight Lieutenant Jonathan Smith, Tornado F3 pilot from 43 Squadron, RAF Leuchars.

And the RAF Falcon figure is of the real life RAF Falcons instructor Tony Brookes. Pictured above, the Falcon figure is held by serving RAF Falcon Flight Lieutenant Louise Buxton, Team Leader of the RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team.

In the world of military action figures you can’t get much more real than that!

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