ACTION FORCE GERMAN VARIANTS ROTER LENKER

TERROR BANDE ROTeR LENKER

Codename: Red Handlebar

Personal Name: Unknown

Primary Speciality: Vehicle Technology

Secondary Speciality: Explosives

Burthplace: Tokyo, Japan

Former driver for a Tokyo gang. Able to repair any machine. Explosives expert and familiar with all hand guns ever produced. Devoid of humanity.

In brainwashing him, the Baron promised him total power over all Asia. He is therefore willing to undertake any evil task.

The Roter Lenker (Red Handlebar in English) was the German version of the Red Shadows Red Vulture. They were the same figure but the German version did not have the Red Shadows skull emblem.

Roter Laser is the driver of the Power Truck.

In 1983 Germany released their versions of Action Force as Anti-Terror Teams and Terror Teams. In Germany the logos on the figures were all changed and instead of replica guns they had weapons that looked less-real! The German toy boxes were all cardboard and did not have plastic windows like in other countries.

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Body Mould

Red Vulture is a repaint of the Red Shadows figure. The body was also used for the First Series German Stormtrooper. He has a belt which has stick grenades at the front. On the small of his back he has a water bottle and container.

ACCESSORIES

Roter Lenker did not come with any accessories.

PACKAGING

The Roter Laser figure came boxed with the Laser Schleuder.

File Card

Information about the figure could be found on the back of the box on a file card.

VARIANTS

Roter Lenker was a repaint of the original Red Vulture. Red Vulture was a variant/repaint of the Red Shadows figures. The body was originally used for the First Series German Stormtrooper.

The same figure mould was also used with the German figures Rote Schatten.