[zorman]

I'm not sure if here or somewhere else, I have seen people mentioning the Chap Mei A-10 as good for Rattler customs. Well... I found this in TJ Maxx:


It is probably a Chap Mei knockoff, as this is not an Excite or Joyin product, but the mold is there, and probably great for a custom. It is $24.99.

Currently debating with myself if I should grab it or not.

[Sean_C]

I think it's Chap Mei's molds, they sold or licensed to whomever. Those official US Military sets have used older Chap Mei molds.

[Snakeeyesisposh]

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Originally Posted by zorman

I'm not sure if here or somewhere else, I have seen people mentioning the Chap Mei A-10 as good for Rattler customs. Well... I found this in TJ Maxx:


It is probably a Chap Mei knockoff, as this is not an Excite or Joyin product, but the mold is there, and probably great for a custom. It is $24.99.

Currently debating with myself if I should grab it or not.

You know what annoys me about these?

There's never any place to actually order these, and they're never easily available so even if you go to a local Ross or TJMAXX there's no guarantee they ever had one of these.

You can go to every Ross and TJMaxx in a local 50-100 mile radius and never have a chance of ever having seen one of these.


*Edit:

Oh my god.
This is the Official Air Force Version, not the Army version by Excite.

The separation of Branches even extends to licensing deals for Chap Mei toys.

[THEDARKONE508]

i wish i had the funds to get that jet that dollar general released in white and green that ONE time i saw them - is that going to be available any time soon again?

[tkprime]

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Originally Posted by THEDARKONE508

i wish i had the funds to get that jet that dollar general released in white and green that ONE time i saw them - is that going to be available any time soon again?

if you mean the defender space jet loosly based on the sigma 6 firebat that was made by Boley. I hope that information makes it easier for you to find provided thats the one you meant.

[THEDARKONE508]

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Originally Posted by tkprime

if you mean the defender space jet loosly based on the sigma 6 firebat that was made by Boley. I hope that information makes it easier for you to find provided thats the one you meant.

hey, look at you. good for something for once.

[zorman]

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Originally Posted by Sean_C

I think it's Chap Mei's molds, they sold or licensed to whomever. Those official US Military sets have used older Chap Mei molds.

Maybe, but at the very least it is the same mold as the original Chap Mei offering: JoMi toys: Soldier Force A10 Air Strike - UPDATED!
Maybe not the same quality though.

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Originally Posted by Snakeeyesisposh

You know what annoys me about these?

There's never any place to actually order these, and they're never easily available so even if you go to a local Ross or TJMAXX there's no guarantee they ever had one of these.

You can go to every Ross and TJMaxx in a local 50-100 mile radius and never have a chance of ever having seen one of these.


*Edit:

Oh my god.
This is the Official Air Force Version, not the Army version by Excite.

The separation of Branches even extends to licensing deals for Chap Mei toys.

I hear you, I found this totally by chance, it was stuck on the top of a shelf behind other things.

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Originally Posted by THEDARKONE508

i wish i had the funds to get that jet that dollar general released in white and green that ONE time i saw them - is that going to be available any time soon again?

I think I have posted this before here, but in case you missed it, I believe this is the jet you are talking about: https://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-j...r-general.html

Hopefully this helps as well.

[Capt OG ReadMo]

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Originally Posted by zorman

I have been debating whether I return this or keep it and customize it. I can see the potential in it, but I have almost zero experience in customization to do a good work on it.

This weekend though, I decided to bite the bullet and give it a shot. So far, I'm mostly playing with possibilities here, but the potential is enormous in my opinion and I like what I'm seeing.

Thanks for all the pics. It looks like you are off to a good start customizing. Any further progress?

[Capt OG ReadMo]

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Originally Posted by zorman

I'm not sure if here or somewhere else, I have seen people mentioning the Chap Mei A-10 as good for Rattler customs. Well... I found this in TJ Maxx:


It is probably a Chap Mei knockoff, as this is not an Excite or Joyin product, but the mold is there, and probably great for a custom. It is $24.99.

Currently debating with myself if I should grab it or not.

Did you get a pic of the back of the box? Just curious as to who is distributing these.

EDIT: Just found through google that a company called Brooklyn Lollipop has the official Air Force toy license, but doesn't have this jet pictured in the one group pic I saw. I've recently seen some of the other AF labeled items they had pictured in stores though. Also something interesting is that they seem to have the official Space Force license as well. No products listed or pictured in it yet.