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New GI Joe Compatible True Heroes C-130 Found At TRU
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01-04-2016, 04:44 AM
HainanManChina
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I was getting a beer and an ice pop from a Chinaman on a tricycle when he presented me with something special. It was a pretty fair 1/18 scale C-130. Not sure if it was a rejected New Year present or a stolen one. Either way for 10 US dollars I took the beer, ice pop and plane.
After a bit of research it turns out that this plane is a copy of the True Heroes AB 115 Shark. The plane came with some trashy figures that had police on their uniforms but had been dipped in green paint. Unfortunately two rotor blades were already broken straight out the box, but hey ho, you can’t return something from a dude who sells stuff out the back of a tricycle. Might glue 'em.
Obviously the color scheme is camo green not the Shark’s grey. Other differences include, lamentably, the fact that the top of the plane doesn’t open and there is no control panel or seats. You just kinda huk the figures through the door and let them rattle around. Also, the electronics are different, the buttons are on the side and instead of the side guns lighting up there is a lonely little LED on the top of the plane. But its red and most aircraft do have such red lights.
Hard to say what came first the AB 115 Shark or this thing. The box is 90% in Chinese but has some English and Spanish labels, possibly just to add credibility for the domestic Chinese market? Equally, on the side written in English is ‘Peace Keepers’ a likely reference to the World Peace Keepers line, but this is not the official Chinese brand 'red faction' that does issue the PTE stuff.
I’m gonna guess though that this was a first generation mold of the Shark, skipping out on the added cost of an opening top and seated interior is the hallmark of a copy, but then again, why would they bother to re-design the electronics? I think it’s more likely that this was an early version but some factory CEO said, for the western market add some more playability via the roof hatch and give it more noise and lights.
Instead of lights and an opening hatch, the picture on the box shows the plane covered in flames, which might look cool to some but to me it looks like the plane is crashing. The lucky Chinese consumer doesn’t get any weapons or accessories but they do get a random little black and white comic book about a peasant farmer village kid helping communists fight the japs in the 40s- and no the plane isn't in the story, I checked.
Anyway, just thought I’d share it……
http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-jo...ml#post4895938
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