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08-17-2023, 07:16 AM | #11 |
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The kayak is available seperately...well, maybe? Has anyone ordered from M&C directly? https://www.mctoy.com.hk/index.php/i/toy/384/811 There was a camping/outdoors theme but it looks like they discontinued it. So I have no idea if the kayak was part of that and in different colors.
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08-17-2023, 10:17 AM | #12 |
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True Heroes was a toys r us offering back when toys r us was in operation in the U.S. but that brand is no longer affiliated in any way with Chap, the company currently producing true heroes is an entirely separate entity that isn't even a subsidiary. ( Joyin and Excite toys are however ).
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08-17-2023, 10:47 AM | #13 |
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im supposed to go to popshelf saturday, i'll see if dollar general's five below carries anything from the new mech line. i could go for the mech, the droid that drive one of the mechs, or the dog droid.
the final faction group is popping up the miltiary single carded chap mei figures at dollar tree and they're freaking out about it. you know, sometimes i'm like "they're new to this, be nice" and then others it's like "is this person really this stupid?" it's a frustrating group to be in. anyway, i havent seen those military figures in ages and at this point im not even sure what i'd use them for because im not into making military gijoe customs anymore. Last edited by THEDARKONE508; 08-17-2023 at 10:50 AM.. |
08-17-2023, 11:48 AM | #14 |
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08-17-2023, 12:58 PM | #15 |
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the final faction group is popping up the miltiary single carded chap mei figures at dollar tree and they're freaking out about it. you know, sometimes i'm like "they're new to this, be nice" and then others it's like "is this person really this stupid?" it's a frustrating group to be in. anyway, i havent seen those military figures in ages and at this point im not even sure what i'd use them for because im not into making military gijoe customs anymore.
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And there was a Sentinel 1/True Heroes version: https://picclick.com/True-Heroes-Sen...561565885.html The truck is some version of the minesweeper in the Walmart Kid Connection helicopter playset: But to be honest, I don't know if it is Chap Mei. I cannot find a previous release with the same mold, it bears some similarity to this: http://excite-toys.com/wp-content/up...66-photo-1.jpg but I don't think it is the same. So, at least 1 Still, you are right that most of it is not Chap Mei. I have seen a couple of these stuff at stores, there are similar (without the True Heroes/S1 branding) in Macys Backstage, and some other local mall toy stores. A close look at it made it clear they are awful. |
08-17-2023, 01:23 PM | #16 |
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I'm afraid the line is too recent to be already available. I see people saying they are out. Well, most probably not in east coast yet.
I have seen them on and off even before Final Faction came out. They are Chap Mei molds as well. At some point I saw them at Dollar Tree with a bigger accessory, one even came with a canoe. It seems from the pics in that Facebook group that they are the same 4 molds from before. I have them... not really worth the trouble. In terms of Chap Mei Soldier Force figures, I'm mostly just interested in the Sentinel 1/old Toys'r'us True Heroes, which are more articulated and better painted. Well, actually, there is one Chap Mei mold in that example, most probably two. The first is the desert buggy one, which I actually hate. There's a US Army version: http://excite-toys.com/wp-content/up...62-photo-2.jpg And there was a Sentinel 1/True Heroes version: https://picclick.com/True-Heroes-Sen...561565885.html The truck is some version of the minesweeper in the Walmart Kid Connection helicopter playset: But to be honest, I don't know if it is Chap Mei. I cannot find a previous release with the same mold, it bears some similarity to this: http://excite-toys.com/wp-content/up...66-photo-1.jpg but I don't think it is the same. So, at least 1 Still, you are right that most of it is not Chap Mei. I have seen a couple of these stuff at stores, there are similar (without the True Heroes/S1 branding) in Macys Backstage, and some other local mall toy stores. A close look at it made it clear they are awful.
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08-17-2023, 01:30 PM | #17 |
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Some of the subsidiaries are using whatever molds they can get, You can walk into a dollar tree and find chap mei molds being sold, but they're not by chap, they're not in any way authorized, but in some cases if you're say a customizer it's a cheap alternative to paint, and use in some way or fashion without breaking the bank. But the company that is using the true heroes brand is JUDA, which is not a chap subsidiary Now are they using molds like some of the 3rd party bootleggers absolutely, but they're not chap.
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08-17-2023, 02:12 PM | #18 |
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Also look at. https://www.mctoy.com.hk/index.php/i/toyseries/2 I really wish they would reissue that V22 Osprey from back in the day and also release a more plausible F35 Lightening |
08-17-2023, 02:22 PM | #19 |
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From what I've read the osprey will be released through joyin with other odds and ins from other older sets. apparently they are now in possession of the mold for it as a subsidiary for chap, so who knows what color or how close the quality might be, because joyin has been hit and miss, some sets are great, others are brittle and break right out of the box.
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08-17-2023, 03:21 PM | #20 |
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Some of the subsidiaries are using whatever molds they can get, You can walk into a dollar tree and find chap mei molds being sold, but they're not by chap, they're not in any way authorized, but in some cases if you're say a customizer it's a cheap alternative to paint, and use in some way or fashion without breaking the bank. But the company that is using the true heroes brand is JUDA, which is not a chap subsidiary Now are they using molds like some of the 3rd party bootleggers absolutely, but they're not chap.
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From what I've read the osprey will be released through joyin with other odds and ins from other older sets. apparently they are now in possession of the mold for it as a subsidiary for chap, so who knows what color or how close the quality might be, because joyin has been hit and miss, some sets are great, others are brittle and break right out of the box.
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