ACTION FORCE 1985 (THIRD SERIES)
HYENA
HYENA
Cobra’s high-speed all-terrain vehicle. Its wide, strong tracks enable it to cover very rough ground and steep gradients. Armed with elevating twin guns.
The Hyena Tank came with a Hyena Tank Driver (who was identical to the Escape Armour Pilot).
The front canopy opened so that a driver could be seated inside. Another figure could also be placed in the top gun turret. Two figures could also be stood on a back panel. The guns could move up and down and the gun turret could be moved around in a full circle.
The Hyena also had a tow hook and could tow other vehicles such as the A.S.P.
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PARTS
The Hyena did not come with any loose or removable parts. The canopy and guns were movable and are sometimes found to be broken. They are held in place by a small black box (driver control panel).
FIGURE
Included Figure- Hyena Driver
The Hyena Driver figure was included with the Hyena vehicle. Click on his picture to see his guide.
INSTRUCTIONS AND STICKERS
The Hyena came with instructions that had a picture of the Hynea Driver and his datafile information. It came with a sticker sheet that came with all series three Cobra vehicles.
PACKAGING
The Hyena came boxed with the figure Hyena Tank Driver figure.
VARIANTS
The Hyena was a repaint of the G.I. Joe H.I.S.S. Tank. The Red Shadows Hyena was released in 1983-1984. It was the same as the Cobra Hyena but was red and came with the Red Jackal figure. The Red Shadows Hyena and Cobra Hyena both had dark grey tracks and guns. The GI Joe version came with black guns and tracks.
The Red Shadows Hyena was released in 1983-1984. Due to overstock a Cobra sticker was placed over the Red Shadows emblem on the box and it was sold as a series three Cobra vehicle! The red Hyenas with Cobra stickers came with varying figures. Some came with Red Jackal and others the Hyena Driver.
GALLERY
G.I. JOE U.S. RELEASE
In 1983 the Hyena was released as part of the G.I. Joe toy line. It was named the Cobra H.I.S.S. It had different stickers and a different box to the Action Force version.
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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