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Post by Ghouldrool on Feb 7, 2011 0:07:52 GMT -6
Chap Mei's Medieval Knights, and a bunch of other lines as CM is known for using and re-using parts when they see fit.
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Post by rihia2k on Feb 7, 2011 2:10:59 GMT -6
Interesting, thanks. It's the second time I've seen this axe show up with a bunch o' vintage MOTU.
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Post by countzackula on Mar 26, 2011 15:36:42 GMT -6
On a rare (for me anyway) Saturday trip...stopped at Toys R Us. Looks like they're finally getting new "generic" stuff...and it's Chap Mei stuff. As far as I know, nothing truly new, but pirate stuff is back! I'm guessing it's meant to ride the coattails of the next PotC flick. About time! Check the military toy aisle. I've noticed they've been slowly adding medieval role play stuff, and I had hopes for some time of seeing figures. The closest we've got were the army-man style playsets of knights and such. Over time, we got pirates and other things. I was pleased to see bigger figures and playsets, at least on the pirate front. Will we see medieval stuff soon? I sure hope!
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Post by Ghouldrool on Mar 27, 2011 2:38:56 GMT -6
On a rare (for me anyway) Saturday trip...stopped at Toys R Us. Looks like they're finally getting new "generic" stuff...and it's Chap Mei stuff. As far as I know, nothing truly new, but pirate stuff is back! I'm guessing it's meant to ride the coattails of the next PotC flick. About time! Check the military toy aisle. I've noticed they've been slowly adding medieval role play stuff, and I had hopes for some time of seeing figures. The closest we've got were the army-man style playsets of knights and such. Over time, we got pirates and other things. I was pleased to see bigger figures and playsets, at least on the pirate front. Will we see medieval stuff soon? I sure hope! I hope so too on the Medieval stuff. See the banner in my sig? That's for Chap Mei's new Medieval Kingdom line, and features some fantastic pieces.      A lot of folks are thrilled to see the Pirates Expeditions and Soldier Force and Rescue Squad (True Heroes) showing up in the States again, I can tell you that! I myself cannot WAIT for the sets in these pics, as one glance should tell you they're quite awesome! Especially the Griffin is high on my priority list, but the cyclops and two headed dragon steed are real must haves too! |
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Post by countzackula on Mar 27, 2011 15:43:47 GMT -6
......oh......my......GAAAWWWDDD!!!! It's almost hard to believe! I really hope these do show up in the States! The packaging for the pirate stuff at TRU was pretty generic, though. There was a large playset (with pirate ship), two medium sets, and a figure pack. If we do end up seeing medieveal stuff, I'm hoping we get the castle...I never saw it in person. Those new monsters are awesomely awesome! Sadly, I cut back on my collection. Most of my other Chap Mei stuff is gone. I kept all the sword 'n' sorcery stuff, though...my faves!
Here's to hoping!!!
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Post by alfi on Apr 1, 2011 15:13:43 GMT -6
Wow! The new line is awesome. Is it live yet? The double headed dragon: WTF?!?!?
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Post by Ghouldrool on Apr 2, 2011 1:59:51 GMT -6
Wow! The new line is awesome. Is it live yet? The double headed dragon: WTF?!?!? It's out, but I've only had store reports from Ukraine, Turkey, Russia, Czech Republic and Brazil. Very frustrating! You should join my forum (link in my sig) to see some more sets. |
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Post by 10incher on Apr 2, 2011 15:28:53 GMT -6
Thanks for the pics Ghouldrool, definately Chap-Mei at its best. What a great looking line!
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Post by alfi on Apr 9, 2011 2:36:08 GMT -6
Just checked the availability for the new sets over here, but nada yet. Still Adventure Heroes and Pirate sets in the stores...
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Post by Ghouldrool on Apr 9, 2011 4:01:54 GMT -6
Just checked the availability for the new sets over here, but nada yet. Still Adventure Heroes and Pirate sets in the stores... Well, that's good news about Adventure Heroes at least... I've sent you a pm about availability |
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Post by countzackula on Sept 22, 2011 3:47:14 GMT -6
Got ahold of these boys lately...probably paid waaay too much for 'em, but here they are:  Obviously, one is clearly the classic Tri-Tremis snake man figure released in oh so many lines with Chap Mei figures in 'em. I've heard of the Hercules line by Chap Mei but never saw packaging like this! Something rare? Released in 1996 by Ja-Ru (still make junkie novelty toys to this day)...probably as a knock off to the Hercules: The Legendary Journeys toys. As you can see, there appears to be two different cards. The dragon set has a taller card. The snake figure has a shorter card with a decorative motif around the bubble border. Speaking of which, the bubble on the dragon pack is form-fitted to the figures, where the snake's bubble is flat with an interior tray. I never saw the weapons done up with vacuumized metal plastic before! Too bad we never get to see any major color variations on that snake guy. I've gotten a butt-load of him over the years...all the same color...c'mon Chap Mei! If you're gonna wear out this figure mold, at least mix it up with the color schemes...sheesh!!! My guess is the other styles for the Chap Mei figure are just the classic re-used monsters we always see...the centaur, the bat-guy, and probably the Hercules figure himself. I have 'em, but the darn things are buried in storage at the moment. The dragon set actually intrigues me moreso. I'm into that kinda stuff. I have a lot of those mini-Imperial style vinyl monster figures and am always trollin' for more of that sweet, sweet booty! I never saw that figure before, though. I'm kinda wonderin' what other mini-figs were made/released with this line. Anybody else got any of these in there collection or remember having or seeing 'em? I wanna see more! My guess is that the other styles for the two-pack are the line-up of the other mini-Imperials. I have several versions of the solid monster figures. These I dug out, considering they were "less buried" than my Chap Mei monster men. Scope the line up:  Never saw these packaged until now...maybe. Kinda wondering the exact origins of the solid mini-Imperial monsters. One day, I'll find out...one day...one day............ |
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Post by twoheadedboy on Sept 24, 2011 17:45:06 GMT -6
Wonderful stuff there - I've had that three-headed snake-man thing for a while now. Got told it was a Chap-Mei thing, nice to see the packaging. And those two in the other package look a lot more appealing than anything else in this thread so far  |
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Post by alfi on Sept 24, 2011 18:16:11 GMT -6
Just saw single carded Chap Mei figures in the supermarket here. 3 Euros each is really expensive oO and the artwork of the cards suck. Maybe I'll take some photos later.
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Post by alfi on Sept 26, 2011 6:14:43 GMT -6
Expensive stuff  2Packs are 5,49€ Single Packs are 2,99€ There are lots of variants like divers and other figures  |
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Post by countzackula on Sept 26, 2011 14:35:28 GMT -6
Ha...you weren't kiddin' about that crappy package art...whoo boy! Believe it or not, saw toys like those in similar packaging (online) somewhere...not police/army guys, though.
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Post by alfi on Sept 27, 2011 6:47:33 GMT -6
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Post by countzackula on Sept 27, 2011 15:01:22 GMT -6
Same here...not a new thing...pfffft...never did see that mummy with giant centipede set , though.
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Post by alfi on Sept 27, 2011 15:14:38 GMT -6
Maybe you didn't see it because the shelves are stuffed with the centipede pack here |
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Post by alfi on Oct 20, 2011 16:04:02 GMT -6
The SWAT line is available in Germany atm. I saw the helicopter (20€) and some small figure sets (starting at 2€).
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