Today we pick up another previous post. And I know for a fact many guys out there were waiting for a more in-depth review on this baby. So here it is, and without further delay, let´s get into it.
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Bought in Portugal, it was tagged US$145 ( believe it or not), ended up costing US$35 due to the box´s (bad) condition.
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Besides the great grand police station, this discontinued set included 4 figures:
Barrcode (refer to "SWAT police barrcode arrest" for a more details)
Officer Hammer (refer to "Police Force Figure Playset: Officer Hammer" for more details)
Sergeant Thomas (refer to "SWAT police Humvee" for more details)
Officer Petersen: Review coming soon.
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This Police Station is a marvel. It has it all. Dispatch central, cell block, a decent front door checkpoint, a heli-pad... and even a working pole. The whole set can be arranged and re-arranged according to your needs and/ or room space availability. It has an array of hexagonal connecting points and various other means of changing its look such as holes and spherical-end parts. A notorious break-through in Chap Mei playsets.
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"Breaking" this into parts, we´ll start with the main block.
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The front door. The parts sculpt is detailed and the paint job is very well done. The white areas of the building are cote-painted, the plastic is high quality so I´d say its producing cost must have been high.
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Some detailed shots on the front. The wanted poster is placed on an area for information. I thought it was a nice touch. You can eve see the wall lamp sculpt on the wall on top of that. It´s great.
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Roof accessories, such as the flag post and comm-radar dish, security cameras.
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A good example of that inter-changeability feature previously referred. When removing the jail block, the heli-pad comes to show. The different holes and prominences makes the whole set capable of acquiring various shapes.
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Removing the roof in order to show the dispatch central a little better.
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Some great details, as all the monitors, city map, the opening locker and even the anatomical chair.
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The front without the cell block. Very nice.
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The jail block. Please refer to "SWAT police Barrcode Arrest" for a detailed review on this one.
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One of the details which captured my "joe-fan" attention was this radar dish. Excellent design.
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The checkpoint. Very similar to "Checkpoint Alpha", but different enough to make you want this one too. Here we see it with the Light&Sound block on top.
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Just the checkpoint now.
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Some more details. It also has security cameras. Plus, a nice LCD monitor to check IDs.
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The light & sound equipment. When activated, the light spins around flashing and the siren sounds. Video coming soon...
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You can change the visuals on it, and you can get a red or white light from the spot light.
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The bridge with mounted crane. Please refer to "Wild Arctic Mammoth Transporter Playset" for more details on the crane.
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The bridge by its own. Even that grill comes off if you want to attach it someplace else.
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The working pole. Secure a figure to it, and the it comes down spinning around the pole. Video coming soon.
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The rest of the included accessories. Basic traffic signs. A bit over-sized.
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The road cone/ traffic... this thing´s so big it reminds of that one from Jackass in Tokyo. Wee Man´s...
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Scale shots.
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Bottom right: A small step for Joes, a giant leap for Chap Mei. And this set was nothing short of that. One of the greatest I´ve had the privilege of reviewing. A great set. No doubt whatsoever.
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Final scale shots. More than its current potential value, is the fact that one can attach multiple blocks to it. And make this gigantic. 5 stars. Absolutely.
Status: Unavailable
Man, you can't imagine how much I want to get one of this. However the price range is a no for me. Maybe someday, in a trade or another deal I'll have a chance.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't even know how to go about trying to find one of these. Beyond the common Chap Mei sets, I've never really had much luck. But I'm glad I at least was able to see great pictures of it. Thanks.
ReplyDelete-Alex
Alex,
ReplyDeleteWe´re glad you like the pictures. Finding CM "rare" items is actually a mix of luck and "hound vein". Some items are sent to stores/ retailers at a 1/10 ratio when compared to common sets. And you better be there when they get there.
Thanks for stopping by and keep those comments coming!
Mike