#786 Dino Riders - Commando Astra (1989)

The Dino Riders Commando serial is a curt serial of figures sold inwards blisterpacks during moving ridge two (in 1989). The blisterpack included i figure together with several accesories/weapons, together with both the figure together with the accesories are based inwards novel casts that are similar amidst them, merely that were non available or reused for whatever other reference inwards the whole toyline.

They were made inwards shorter runs than the classic 2-packs (see #704) together with are so much harder to detect today. In improver to this, approximately of the accesories were actually pocket-sized together with if yous are a completist, similar I am, you´ll convey problem finding all of them. Buying them MOSC is nearly of the times the entirely agency to teach them 100% complete.

The Commando figures were:
Astra, commander
Bomba, munitions expert
Kameelian, Infiltrator
Glyde, paratrooper
Faze, artillery expert
Rok, mount warfare expert

As yous tin see, they are quite "military". Their specialties are related to nation of war together with weapons, something which is hard to tally inwards the Valorian´s background of pacifism. My guess hither is that Tyco got this figures from approximately other source together with instead of marketing them equally a carve upwards toy-line, they decided to sell them equally Dino-Riders. This has happened many times before, existence the amend known event the Meteorbs inwards the MotU toyline (see entry #580).

Despite existence the same size, the Commando figures are somehow casted inwards a to a greater extent than detailed way, they convey futuristic armed forces outfits, the await to a greater extent than "human" than the original Valorians: i of them has sunglasses, approximately other i a moustache, together with a 3rd one, a beard (which inside the other figures entirely Mind-Zei has, non considering all the Ice-Age Cro-Magnons!).

The entirely figure from this subseries I currently ain is Astra, equally yous tin run across inwards the pictures it is MOC, It is somehow the nearly impressive figure from all six, the i alongside the nearly elaborate uniform (he is the team leader!)

The carte du jour depicts all 6 Commandos inwards activeness surrounded yesteryear a few dinosaurs. One of the commandos is seen riding a Valorian Deinonychus, piece the Pteranodon together with the T-Rex attack. The backcard is quite ordinary together with shows all dinosaurs from moving ridge 1 (including the Torosaurus) together with the 6 Commando figures.

Note the retail cost for this figure was 2.69 US$. Uhm, if I had know I would convey bought hundred of these... And likewise a especial pic of the "1 Point" Proof of Purchase which, equally inwards many other toylines, was used to access to special promotions.