chap mei wespe spotted at Rite Aid

Post by **aferguson** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:17 pm

http://chapmeitoys.proboards.com/index. ... hread=1480

should be very close to 1/18 scale..somebody grab one and give a review please...yippie!

Rowsdower · Post by **Rowsdower** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:32 pm

Are these going to be sold at TRU?

normandy · Post by **normandy** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:49 pm

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.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 6:47 pm

Would this be the WW2 German Wespe ?

Post by **aferguson** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:07 pm

Black_Dragon_One · Post by **Black_Dragon_One** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:07 am

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

Fritzkrieg · Post by **Fritzkrieg** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:10 am

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.

Post by **aferguson** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:38 am

ocs? what's an oc?

Fritzkrieg · Post by **Fritzkrieg** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:43 am

Sorry Type "O"

I ment Pics

Post by **aferguson** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:04 pm

i see, so you typed one letter instead of two and that one letter was wrong...

ocs = pics

ocs = pics

ocs = pics

normandy · Post by **normandy** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:56 pm

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.

Stug45 · Post by **Stug45** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:04 pm

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.

Fritzkrieg · Post by **Fritzkrieg** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:06 pm

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

Fritzkrieg · Post by **Fritzkrieg** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:24 pm

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.

Stug45 · Post by **Stug45** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:31 pm

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.

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:34 pm

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

Post by **aferguson** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:10 pm

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

Fritzkrieg · Post by **Fritzkrieg** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:02 pm

aferguson wrote:..sorry to hear it's not that great in peroson.

I hope to see this in peroson soon, myself as well.

Post by **aferguson** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:27 pm

peroson's a word..

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:14 am

Well, here are the pics of the Chap Mei Wespe

Now that I have the vehicle out of the box, I'm a little less than impressed. The size is actually pretty good in my opinion and the upper hull really does not bother me. With my customizing/modeling skills and some add-on accessories, I can make it look pretty decent. The lower hull and tracks are a different story, however. Even with proper paint work, weathering, and even some plastic "plating" to cover all the spaces, it still would not look right next to all my other quality 21c tanks...

Anyone want a Wespe?

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:35 am

aferguson wrote:peroson's a word..

Nice review T-man!

Stug45 · Post by **Stug45** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:02 am

Thanks for the pics T-man. I like that theres Panzerfausts on the sides

Post by **aferguson** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:27 am

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..

Panzer · Post by **Panzer** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:12 am

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.

Post by **aferguson** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:35 am

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).

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chap mei wespe spotted at Rite Aid

chap mei wespe spotted at Rite Aid

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