ACTION FORCE 1983-1985 (SECOND SERIES)
SHADOWTRAK
Shadowtrak
The Red Shadows Shadowtrak vehicle is driven by the Red Vulture figure. A second gunner can sit at the rear.
It has two guns, an aerial and two missiles.
The Shadowtrak vehicle came with the figure Red Vulture. He was a repaint of the Red Shadow figure and had painted black hands.
The Shadowtrak had a windscreen with the Red Shadows logo on the front of it. It could fit two figures- a driver and a gunner. The Shadowtrak had a tow hook and could be used to tow the Laser Exterminator. The Shadowtrak came with two movable guns, two side guns, an aerial, a tow hook and two missiles.
The missiles fitted on two plastic points on the side. These were fragile and the plastic points are often broken inside the missiles. The tow hook was easily removed and not firmly in place. The windscreen and tow hook are also often missing.
IMAGES
PARTS
The Shadowtrak had two missiles, an aerial, a tow hook, two side guns and two removable guns. It also had a windscreen that had the Red Shadows emblem on it.
The tow hook came in two versions. The earlier version was the squared version and it was later replaced with a more angled version.
FIGURE
Included Figure- Red Vulture
The Red Vulture figure was included with the Shadowtrak vehicle. Click on his picture to see his guide.
PACKAGING
The Shadowtrak vehicle came boxed with the Red Vulture figure. It came in a full box and a plastic window box.
INSTRUCTIONS AND STICKERS
VARIANTS
The German version of the Shadowtrak was called the Power Truck. The German boxes were all cardboard with no plastic windows. The German version did not have the Red Shadows skull emblem.
LOOKS FAMILIAR
The Shadowtrak vehicle was initially based on the series one AF5 vehicle mould. The AF5 was modified to become the Red Shadows Shadowtrak. To see the AF5 click on the image below.
G.I. JOE U.S. RELEASE
The Shadowtrak vehicle was not released in the United States as part of G.I. Joe.
DATAFILE
Datafiles could be found in the Battle Action Force and Action Force comics. They contained lots of information about the vehicles and characters and had some great artwork.
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