Medicom’s Special Force 3 is a compact military-and-police-themed Kubrick assortment with something unusually useful printed right on the package: the complete five-figure lineup and the rate for every design. That makes this sealed box more than an anonymous older mystery collectible. A collector can see exactly what the possible pull is and how often each design appeared in a 24-box assortment.
The Special Force 3 lineup
The package’s assortment panel identifies five designs: SAT(A), S.W.A.T(C), S.W.A.T(D), F.W.2025(B), and ESI. The two S.W.A.T. designs wear visibly different gear, while the Future Warrior entry takes the block-figure format in a more armored, speculative direction. A specialist retailer’s archived set page independently records the same five names and ratios, including the fuller F.W.2025(B) designation.
These are standard Kubrick-scale figures. Medicom’s 100% Kubrick format is about 6 centimeters tall, and the archived Special Force 3 set description gives the figures as approximately 2.4 inches. The chunky head, squared torso, and articulated block-figure silhouette are the defining visual language here; the uniforms, helmets, face coverings, armor, and equipment provide the variation.
Read the 24-box odds literally
The five printed assortment rates add up to 24, so they describe the expected distribution across a full case rather than a guarantee for any one sealed box:
- SAT(A): 7:24 — about 29.2% of the assortment.
- S.W.A.T(C): 6:24 — 25%.
- S.W.A.T(D): 5:24 — about 20.8%.
- F.W.2025(B): 4:24 — about 16.7%, or one in six.
- ESI: 2:24 — about 8.3%, or one in twelve.
That makes ESI the clear short-packed design. In collector language it is reasonable to call ESI the series’ chase-level pull, but the distinction matters: the box does not present it as an official manufacturer-designated “Chase.” Its status comes from the documented 2-in-24 packing rate, not from a special logo or hidden silhouette. Future Warrior 2025 is the next-scarcest regular pull at 4-in-24.
What the sealed package tells you
The photographed box is closed and wrapped in clear film, with the orange KUBRICK / SPECIAL FORCE 3 front panel intact. The front also carries a small-parts warning and an Ages 13 & up recommendation, consistent with Kubrick’s adult-collector positioning. The wrap shows reflections and folds around the edges; the cardboard has visible corner and edge wear, including light creasing and whitening. Those are useful condition cues for a sealed-box collector because “sealed” does not mean mint.
Because the package remains unopened, there is no supported way to identify which of the five figures is inside. The front illustration should not be treated as a contents reveal. For an opener, the attraction is the known probability ladder and the possibility of the 2-in-24 ESI. For an in-box collector, the appeal is the surviving period-style orange package, complete assortment chart, and intact mystery.
Why this assortment stands apart
Many Kubrick releases draw on licensed films, comics, or artists. Special Force 3 instead builds a self-contained tactical lineup around related roles and equipment. That gives a single pull a clear place in a five-design mini-series, while the printed rates make collecting decisions unusually transparent. SAT(A) is the natural army-builder at 7-in-24; the two S.W.A.T. versions form the middle of the distribution; Future Warrior 2025 and ESI are the tougher targets.
At the current $9.99 price, this is best approached as one sealed mystery pull, not as a complete set. Collectors seeking a particular design should compare the cost and certainty of an opened figure or assembled set. Collectors who value the opening experience get a finite five-design pool with honest, package-documented odds.