ACTION FORCE 1983-1984 (second SERIES)
SHAFT
Shaft
Tripod-tracked gun, with rotating range finder.
The Shaft vehicle is a very cool looking Tripod-tracked gun, with rotating range finder. The Shaft came with its own remote control that could be held by a figure. This remote is small and can be hard to find. This remote is different to the one provided with the Lance.
This is a very fragile toy and it comes in a lot of parts. The black struts that connect the body to the wheels/tracks are very fragile. The claw -like grips that hold it in position are often broken.
For these pictures I had to use a front strut on the right side as my right side strut broke (demonstrating how fragile they are). The red aerial also breaks easily and other parts are quite brittle and prone to breakage.
IMAGES
PARTS
The Shaft vehicle had a large amount of parts that had to be put together. The struts have claw like connection ends that connect the main body to the wheels. These parts often snap. The red aerial is also often missing or broken.
INSTRUCTIONS AND STICKERS
PACKAGING
The Shaft version 1 vehicle came boxed with no figures.
VARIANTS
The Shaft was a repaint of the G.I. Joe Flame Thrower PAC/RAT vehicle. The vehicle was originally released in the Action Force second series as a Z Force vehicle. Due to surplus it continued to be sold as part of the Action Force vehicles in 1985.
The third series Action Force Shaft (version 2) was packaged in a different box and had different stickers.
G.I. JOE U.S. RELEASE
The Shaft was released as part of the G.I. Joe line in 1983 as the Flame Thrower/ Pac Rat. It came with different stickers and a different box.
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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