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Caveirão
12-28-2010 08:36 AM
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Posted By: ToneGunsRevisited (View all of ToneGunsRevisited's images) Dimensions: 800 x 600
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Re: Caveirão
12-28-2010, 08:44 AM #1
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First of all to do this review, we need some background story, so you non brazilian fellows can understand part of the importance of this vehicle.

Here in Brazil, most specifically in Rio de Janeiro, drug dealers used Favelas as their hideout or like a fortress. To get inside that places police had to train a special unit and they called it BOPE - Batalhão de Operações Especiais (Special Police Operations Battalion). They have a training a little diferent from SWAT since their main objective isn't rescue hostages. They are trained to get the job done at all costs, many times they were called brutal. However they are the only forces capable to make drug dealers fear something.

BOPE symbol is a knife in a skull, that means victory over death. Due to that, their soldiers are known as Caveiras (Skulls). They only wear black from the beret to the boots. Everything to create a mystique and brig fear with it. There are many songs about death and destruction like:

Men in black,
What's your mission?
Get inside the Favela
And let bodies on the ground.

Men in black,
what's what you do?
I do thinks that makes satan fear.

After many combats the drug dealers came to use more and more powerfull equipment like greater gauges like 7.62mm and .50 machineguns. BOPE had to step forward and they started to use armored cars to get inside the favelas. And this armored cars where called Caveirões (Big Skulls). And this armored cars where made in toy form in 1/18 scale by a national toy company called Roma Jensen.

For those who want to learn more about BOPE I suggest the movie Elit Squad 1 and 2. For some pictures reference: http://www.flickr.com/photos/world_...57624826090847/

But let's go to the review here.

The vehicle outside is a perfect scaled model of the real one as you can see.


The left door opens as do the backdoors.




The lowest point is that the inside is just empty space, but some customization can solve it.


There is no rotating turret, it only stays there.


The wingarmored shield can go up and down.

The great point of all is if you are a fan of urban forces as I am you have a good use for it. If you are a customizer it has a lot of potencial to become a generic armored car.
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12-28-2010, 08:50 AM #2
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WOW now that is a scaled model. The company have done an outstanding job capturing the vehicle.
Hope these either become more available for the rest of the world or at least on ebay at a decent price. LOT of potential for this vehicle (S.H.I.E.L.D. vehicle, S.W.A.T. etc).
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12-28-2010, 09:28 AM #3
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Great review and backstory Luis. This vehicle could work as a custom MRAP!
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12-28-2010, 09:47 AM #4
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Nice Armored vehicle!!! Wish I could get one!!!
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12-28-2010, 10:56 AM #5
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great!!!! great!!!
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12-28-2010, 11:07 AM #6
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BOPE version
http://romabrinquedos.com/brinquedo...sp?id=1600&pg=5

Army version
http://romabrinquedos.com/brinquedo...sp?id=1615&pg=5

United Nations version
http://romabrinquedos.com/brinquedo...sp?id=1610&pg=5

SWAT color
http://romabrinquedos.com/brinquedo...sp?id=1605&pg=5

The stickers are very easy to take off and get new ones in place. They don't let any mark on the plastic.
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12-28-2010, 11:13 AM #7
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Great review Luis. A cool vehicle.
I like the BOPE and Army versions.
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12-28-2010, 02:18 PM #8
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Man, I have to have this!
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12-28-2010, 04:40 PM #9
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Good for the 1993-94 Battle Corps serie!
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12-30-2010, 02:11 PM #10
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interetsing stuff on thier site just wish my portuguse was better
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12-31-2010, 06:33 PM #11
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Very cool vehicle. Thanks for the back story too, glad there are guys like that out there doing what they do, wish we could have them in the US.

To say that interior is sparse is an understatment, not even a driver's seat! More room for troops I guess. I love the usable gunports under the windows.

Knock, knock...

"Who's there?"

"BOPE"

"Damn."

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01-04-2011, 04:24 PM #12
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WOW, and I thought the Rage/Fury was the best vehicle for Shock Troopers and Alley Vipers... What would be the rough estimate on total shipping from them to you, then you to the U.S.?. I'm interested in a pair (hehe)
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01-07-2011, 12:30 PM #13
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Cool. It could use a black mat paint job. If I got one I would look into doing that.
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01-08-2011, 07:19 AM #14
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ToneGunsRevisited
Guys it is selling for 18 bucks and I can get them for you guys, the biggest problem is the shipping. I've no one near me, so I would have ship it to my house and again to you guys in the USA. But I can do it with no problem for me, you just have to ask.

BOPE version
http://romabrinquedos.com/brinquedo...d=1600&pg=5

Army version
http://romabrinquedos.com/brinquedo...d=1615&pg=5

United Nations version
http://romabrinquedos.com/brinquedo...d=1610&pg=5

SWAT color
http://romabrinquedos.com/brinquedo...d=1605&pg=5

The stickers are very easy to take off and get new ones in place. They don't let any mark on the plastic.


WOW!
this is really nice.
i would like to create a custom too using gijoe.
i love the military forces from different nations.
this brazilian special squad sound very interesting and heroic.

thanks!
if you have more to show us, please do it!
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01-03-2012, 02:38 AM #15
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I remember the Bope from the Tropa del elite movie. Very tough group to say the least!. Awesome vehcile as well. Great review!
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