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06-11-2013, 12:26 AM
HainanManChina
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So yes, we are all familiar with the World Peace Keepers line and know that in different territories (US/EU/CA/AUS) there are slightly different releases (I pity the fool who ends up stuck with a Rocket Attack Helicopter with no rockets). You will also know that in recent years they have added a range of Chinese vehicles to their line up. This may seem odd but was a smart move on M&C’s part because the Chinese versions were made for the growing demand in China for decent toys.
If you’ve ever been to a Chinese toy shop you will appreciate how much of a gap in the market there is. Unless you like a remote controlled car/helicopter or a bad copy of a transformer then there is no choice. That was until the arrival of the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army’s ‘Red Justice Division’ (版正义红师). The idea of Red Justice Division is similar to World Peace Keepers I suppose, whether dishing out hot plates of Red Justice or World Peace Keeping it seems that a lot of weapons and tanks are required. I suppose both names are better than ‘Aggressive Hired Killers’.
Apart from the packaging the vehicles are exactly the same. Currently more vehicles are available for the Western market than for the Chinese market. Despite appearing on the card backs oddly missing from the Chinese market is the Chengdu J-10 but I guess like Apple, why release all versions of the IPhone at once when you can make more money doing it step by step. Oddly included are American vehicles such as the Hummvee, Willy’s Jeep and Blackhawk. Then again the PLA is already producing an actual copy of the Hummer and weren’t the blueprints for the Blackhawk hacked recently?
The often hard to find Sukhoi Su-27 is released in China for the Red Justice Division as the Shengyang J-11 which is understandable considering the J-11 was pretty much an exact copy of the Su-27 (just as the J-10 was a copy of the Israeli IAI Lavi). The only vehicle for the line unique to China is a white version of the Type 92 APC. The base mold is the same as the camouflaged Type 92 but the turret and main gun are slightly different. The Chinese version of the patrol boat also has a different paint scheme but the mold is the same.
The figures are different from their Western counterparts in that they have Chinese head sculpts, which makes sense as they are made for the Chinese market. The detailing is pretty good and they have removable helmets. With a bunch of these guys you can set up a dio of a possible WW3.
Having more or less given up on marketing in the West (it’s hard to get a better back story than GIJOE) the Red Justice Division have their own cartoon (sort of) and a pretty well maintained website. Hopefully the line will grow because I really M&Cs products, especially the vehicles.
Useful links
Red Justice Division homepage (bizarrely still World Peace Keepers.net)
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M&C Homepage =
M & C TOY CENTRE LTD
Show room = M AND C TOYS CENTRE LTD UNIT 813 8F PENINSULA CENTRE 67 MODY ROAD TSIMSHATSUI EAST KOWLOON HONG KONG. (You can visit but should dress like a rich Oil Baron from Texas and pretend to be interested in containers worth of toys)
List of products available in China
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‘2 out of 5 diamond rated’ seller luosl_sky based in Guangzhou sells the full range on Chinese amazon/ebay. Can’t ship outside China but interesting to see the prices etc.
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