TYR Tactical

Look Ma, No Stache!

November 24th, 2010

Soldier Story and Cal-Tek USA are releasing an 12″ action figure of none other than 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) ‘Night Stalkers’ Pilot CW4 Todd McDunn. Since retiring from the Army, ‘McStache’ as he is fondly known, has been in charge of Eagle’s aircrew systems program.

With assistance from Monkey Depot, Soldier Story and Cal Tek have worked with a real 160th pilot Chief Warrant Officer McDunn. Eagle Industries supplies the tactical nylon gear to the Night Stalkers and CWO McDunn is in the unique position of not only having served in the 160th, but have access to the ‘latest and greatest’ upcoming gear allowing Soldier Story to have unprecedented access to the gear load out of a 160th pilot. In addition, this is the only action figure produced to have the approval to use the official Night Stalkers insignia and be approved by the unit.

The 160th SOAR “Night Stalkers” Todd McDunn figure is loaded with accurate equipment and features the new Eagle CIACS 6 aviation body armor. The HGU-56 helmet has been engineered based on an actual helmet and includes the smallest details never before produced in 1/6th. This amazing figure will be available at all authorized Soldier Story retailers in January 2011.

www.MonkeyDepot.com

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November 24th, 2010

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Crye Takes Denmark

November 23rd, 2010

It has been said that Crye Precision is taking over the world and I would answer that with, “one country at a time, my friend, one country at a time.” Denmark is the latest to join the ranks of those sporting Crye. Now, this isn’t the same thing as the Danes adopting MultiCam. Rather, the firm PX-Shop has contracted with Crye to offer Combat Shirts and Pants in Danish M84 pattern. This is similar to what happened in Germany awhile back.

J.P. Kidd Support Personnel T-Shirts

November 23rd, 2010

A while ago we wrote an article about J.P. Kidd, an artist with a modern take on WWII era pinup art. Now, Britain-based Web-tex Military Products has Support Personnel T-Shirts with his art emblazoned on the front. Each shirt is available in sizes S-XXL, comes in Olive Green, and features a J.P. Kidd design such as the Commando Girl or Two Squadron Girl. You can find these shirts at web-text.co.uk.

US PALM Adds AKTR Colors

November 22nd, 2010

The AKTR (AK Tri Rails) offered by US PALM are manufactured by Midwest Industries. US PALM added a top cover designed to mount an optic. Now, they are offering two additional colors: OD and FDE.

www.USPALM.com

Warrior Shoot Event Group

November 22nd, 2010

We regularly mention charities that we feel deserve more exposure. The Warrior Shoot Event Group (WESG) is just such a cause. Founded in 2008, the WSEG is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization whose sole purpose is sponsoring events to help wounded personnel get back on the range to remember their abilities and not their disabilities. They have already held several events and need your assistance to hold more.

Visit them on Facebook.

SOD Boonie Hat

November 22nd, 2010

We first published this article in June of 2008. Even today, we still feel that Italy-based SOD manufacturers the finest Boonie Hat available. In addition to Crye MultiCam and the standard Green and Tan colorschemes, SOD offers several Italian camo patterns. If you are looking for a Boonie, this is the one to get.

This is the first in a series of articles on the SOD line of products. I have already made mention of the attention to detail that the crew at SOD pays to their designs. For their boonie, they started with Crye’s already fantastic design and improved it even further.
SOD Boonie Hat
The design features a wide brim with multiple stitching reinforcements. It is a little wider than the Crye hat but not was stiff as the Crye. The pile tape and, nylon webbing camo band, and barrel lock are all treated with the Multicam pattern.
SOD Boonie Rear
The sweatband is terry cloth as used in the Australian boonie hat.
SOD Boonie Hat Interior
Additionally, where the Crye boonie has only one slash vent backed with mesh netting, the SOD features two.
SOD Boonie Side View

SOD is currently in negotiations with a US distributor. In the interim, you can see SOD’s website here

It’s Nostalgia Week

November 21st, 2010

This week we are going to intersperse some of our older articles along with new content. We thought this week, since it should be a little slower would be a great time to introduce our newer readers to our classic articles.