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More pix. This ship does look OK (especially if you staffed it with figures) but still not the best value.

Pretty much the radar unit falls over if you move the ship too much. It has a 'wave' motion with the front wheel off-center so it moves up and down as it goes (the other Chap Mei Seal boat has the same.)

All they needed to do was provide a simple bridge with a wheel - so close...

The drone is a nice touch, but the helipad is TINY...

Since I was taking it back to the store, I didn't install the helipad and ASROC launchers.

Overall, with some paint and customizing you could spruce this up. I'm just annoyed that such a cool design is using so much cheap materials. I've been collecting Chap Mei stuff since it came out and it' sad that they started to cut corners so much. At least the detailing is the same on both sides for a change

On the other hand, the Force Awakens X-Wing was $50 too. Talk about crappy value!

Sometimes I feel like an old man yelling at clouds...

I think I'll customize it as a Fast attack craft hoping to find it here in Italy or in France where I spent my holydays every august.
I customized the Chap Mei AC-130 as the iconic G.I.JOE Hercules C-130, the Submarine as a mini submarine called U.S.S. Shooter for special missions and the hovercraft as a L.C.A.C. called Blue shark: I must confess that I do not like the rest of the "Chap Mei Soldier Force True Heroes Sentinel 1" products, but I want to see that battleship and I'll decide if buy it when I'll have it in hands. YO JOE!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_attack_craft

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A lot of people talk about how great Chap Mei vehicles are what we want GI Joe to do, but if Hasbro produced vehicles in that same cheap plastic people would have a huge fit.

The Hovercraft has cheap plastic too, it is so light. But a great vehicle.

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a) We expect better from one of the biggest (formerly THE biggest) toy makers like Hasbro than from Chap Mei.
b) Hasbro's prices would be 50% higher, regardless of quality.

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a) We expect better from one of the biggest (formerly THE biggest) toy makers like Hasbro than from Chap Mei.
b) Hasbro's prices would be 50% higher, regardless of quality. [/quote]

I agree.

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Well played.

I hope to buy it this summer!

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