Chap Mei designs are awesome although there execution is sometimes lacking. I'm usually not disappointed in the vehicles and dio pieces but the weapons are horribly oversized and while the figures are designed well the lack of articulation kills them. I was especially disappointed in the Pirates and the Cowboys lines that didn't even have hip joints.

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wow. i want one.

Agreed - the figures have been hit or miss - one day they roll out new Soldier Force figures with more articulation, and the next they roll out figures with none!

I also always hated that they like this "one hand up and other sideways" thing going on. Another peeve of mine is that they only do paint details on the front side - cheap.

Sometimes I wonder if there are two design teams - one for the playsets/vehicles and one for the figures...

BTW, the vault does open when the arrows are lined up - there are shelves inside for the money bags and gold bars. There is a break-away section that can be pulled off by the magnet on the cycle.

One funny easter egg - there are three cuts in the metal on the vault that look like Wolverine's claws...

great pics, thanks for sharing.

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I see Chap Mei stuff at TRU a lot, but never at Walmart.

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Here is an index to the "Bad Guyz" figures from the past few years. Names from the package backs.

Punk Rocker Pete: Bearded biker with sunglasses, red and white bandanna, pistol, electric guitar and boombox guns
Cobra Ryan: Red/Black hockey mask and tan hoodie
Snaky Drake: Same figure as above but white mask and red hoodie, green snake
Roaster Head: Green mohawk and red jumpsuit
Barrcode: Bald convict with black and white striped jumpsuit, chains
Rumpkinhead Scot: Terriorist figure with orange sack on head, AK-47 and satchel charge
Swiftbalde Bill: Tatooed skateboard punk in shorts, pipe weapon, knife
Foul Play Nick: Black suited terroirst with upper half of face painted white, bandanna
Stinger Lloyd: Terrorist with black trenchcoard and ski mask, RPG