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chap mei wespe spotted at Rite Aid
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:17 pm
by aferguson
http://chapmeitoys.proboards.com/index. ... hread=1480
should be very close to 1/18 scale..somebody grab one and give a review please...yippie!
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:32 pm
by Rowsdower
Are these going to be sold at TRU?
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:49 pm
by normandy
Whats up with PA? I'm glad for the folks there........but it seems they've gotten the last 2 1:18th scoops (if you will) the Avatar Walker and now the Weape at Rite Aid....
Just kidding about PA. Great State! and this is good news.
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 6:47 pm
by pickelhaube
Would this be the WW2 German Wespe ?
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:07 pm
by aferguson
yeah
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:07 am
by Black_Dragon_One
aferguson wrote:yeah
I HAve seen it from the side it is very nice 1;17 or 19 and from the front it is more like 1:32
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:10 am
by Fritzkrieg
How close is this to the real version?
I was looking for ocs, of the Chap Mei model, but could not find any. If it's close, I'll be picking up a few to repaint.
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:38 am
by aferguson
ocs? what's an oc?
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:43 am
by Fritzkrieg
Sorry Type "O"
I ment Pics
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:04 pm
by aferguson
i see, so you typed one letter instead of two and that one letter was wrong...
ocs = pics
ocs = pics
ocs = pics
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:56 pm
by normandy
I went to a Rite Aid at lunchtime today......A big NADA on the Wespe, they had something that looked like a Hummer (a fugly one at that) but nothing else.
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:04 pm
by Stug45
Fritzkrieg wrote:How close is this to the real version?
I was looking for ocs, of the Chap Mei model, but could not find any. If it's close, I'll be picking up a few to repaint.
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:06 pm
by Fritzkrieg
aferguson wrote:i see, so you typed one letter instead of two and that one letter was wrong...
ocs = pics
ocs = pics
ocs = pics
No OCS means something, Optical Centers. I use this all day at work, I just got my wires crossed. A little mental dyslexia
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:24 pm
by Fritzkrieg
Wow, there is a lot going on there with that hull. I'm not sure if all those chotchkies, can be cut off without leaving gaping holes everywear. It also looks like the driver's viewport, might be on the wrong side. If I can get one fairly cheap, I may give it a try.
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:31 pm
by Stug45
tmanthegreat wrote:I found the Wespe set today! The $30 price comes from the fact that the Wespe comes in a set with a helicopter, figures, sandbag bunker, weapons and accessories. I'll post pictures later on, but the Wespe is larger than I thought. It is between 1:20 and 1:18 scale. There is not too much extra crap moulded on it, but it will take some work to make it look more realistic. The cannon, for one, will have to go. I may wind up using a spare 21c Pak 40 gun - inaccurate, but it will look better.
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:34 pm
by tmanthegreat
Yes, I did find the Wespe and it looks just like in the picture above, save that it was packed with the different items. It is a good enough representation of the vehicle, though the driver's hatch is a little to the wrong side and the gun needs serious work. It is a tad bit on the small side, but again with a bit of work, it should work for our purposes.
I will get pics up tonight or more likely tomorrow
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:10 pm
by aferguson
i didn't expect this would be a faithful representation of a Wespe. I expected it to be roughly the size and look of a Wespe, which it seems to be.
The gun looked fine to me in pics.....sorry to hear it's not that great in peroson. The Wespe had a short barrled 105mm howitzer, which the chap mei Wespe's barrel, at least, looked to be, sorta.
One solution to the myriad of small cosmetic flaws is to drape it in foilage, branches, camo nets etc, which these vehicles often were in real life. You could also dig a hole and bury it, which was often done with Wespes.
I will still be glad to get my hands on some of these....warts and all. Except for PH making one there is ZERO chance of a high quality 1/18 scale version coming out in the next hundred years.
Looking forward to seeing your ocs tonight, tman.
ocs=pics
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:02 pm
by Fritzkrieg
aferguson wrote:..sorry to hear it's not that great in peroson.
I hope to see this in
peroson soon, myself as well.
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:27 pm
by aferguson
peroson's a word..
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:14 am
by tmanthegreat
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:35 am
by VMF115
aferguson wrote:peroson's a word..
Nice review T-man!
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:02 am
by Stug45
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:27 am
by aferguson
i think it's dandy....better than i expected. The gun barrel looks fine....just need a better breach. Maybe use one from a 21c Tiger tank.
With a good repaint, a bit of foilage it's going to be nice. Just muddy up the wheels, or display it in a shallow pit, as these vehicles were often dug in, and the running gear won't look so bad.
If you don't want it, i'll take it.
I think your problem is you don't have enough crap in your collection, like i do.....if you did this thing would look like a shining star to you..
Tank
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:12 am
by Panzer
The tank is a closer representation of a Marder IIIm. If you clean up some exterior hull stuff and add a 21st Pak 40 it would be pretty nice.
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:35 am
by aferguson
hm....has elements of both. The running gear and superstructure look more like a wespe, while the hull looks like a marder. They were about the same size.
You could use it for both equally well (or equally lousy, depending on how particular you are).
