#697 M.A.S.K. – Billboard Boom Alongside Dusty Hayes/Vacuum (1987)

Kenner offered both vehicles as well as playsets for this toyline, as well as these came inward boxes amongst the same design. There is 1 huge playset called Boulder Hill, which is the headquarters for the M.A.S.K. team, simply in that place are besides iii pocket-size playsets (this size or fifty-fifty smaller) that are besides worth commenting.

The pocket-size playsets are The Collector, Pit-Stop Catapult as well as Billboard Blast, all from serial 3 (1987).

 In this case, it is a billboard that hides a cannon as well as a missile launcher (with 2 big missiles), everything has house within of the pocket-size apartment box. The gear upward is quite simple, I intend vehicles are to a greater extent than interesting, as well as in all likelihood sold much ameliorate than these pocket-size playsets.

The figure included amongst the Billboard Blast is Dusty Hayes, inward a repaint (although amongst real like colours) of the figure that came amongst Gator (series 1). The mask is vacuum, a mask that “pretends to suck upward objectionable objets”.

FACTS as well as FIGURES:

• Name: BILLBOARD BLAST amongst DUSTY HAYES
• Toy Line: M.A.S.K. (Wave 3)
• Year: 1987
• Company: Kenner (U.S.A.)
• Size of the playset: Around xvi cm
• Size of the figures: 2½’’ or 6,5 cm

#746 M.A.S.K. - Firefly Amongst Julio Lopez/ Streamer (1986)

In the minute series, M.A.S.K. issued 8 to a greater extent than vehicles, to a greater extent than or less the same number than inwards the starting fourth dimension wave, including novel types of vehicles, which were chosen in all probability for existence every bit unlike from the ones inwards the starting fourth dimension moving ridge every bit possible.

An together with thence nosotros got a dune buggy. This type of automobile was somehow pop inwards the 80s, amongst unopen to dirt races together with circuits inwards the USA together with other countries. I shout out back watching unopen to races on TV. I haven't seen them for years, wo I guess, they are non celebrated anymore. Buggys are today close forgotten, in all probability because of safety issues, since they seem to endure real unsafe cars.

Despite that, I beloved the Firefly, a Buggy that transforms into a jet. The buggy itself has every detail: from the side mirrors to the exhaust pipes, the front end spoiler, the not-round steering wheel... it looks awesome.

The jet is somehow to a greater extent than strange, exactly it nonetheless looks similar unopen to flying matter amongst huge turbines behind, long wings together with several little guns.

Behind the airplane pilot seat, in that place is a compartment that hosts a bomb. In flying modus, it tin endure dropped off past times pushing i lever on the transcend of the vehicle. Anything that is designed to endure dropped off gets lost easily, together with thence it was a nifty luck to notice i of these. Now I tin demo this vehicle 100% consummate (well, almost, i of the wing guns has a broken tip).

The figure that comes amongst the vehicle is Julio Lopez, a novel graphic symbol amongst hispanic roots. Most toylines, later the initial success tried to acquaint characters from ethnic minorities or other nationalities, together with M.A.S.K. is a ood example. This is a nifty jeopardy to teach into unusual markets, generally inwards Europe or South America.

Taken from a High German M.A.S.K. Comic Book

The mask is Streamer, and, every bit most masks inwards the series, is non "mortal". This i pretends to liberate super-tack glue.

 

FACTS together with FIGURES:

• Name: FIREFLY amongst JULIO LOPEZ/ STREAMER
• Toy Line: M.A.S.K. (Wave 2)
• Year: 1986
• Company: Kenner (U.S.A.)
• Size of the vehicle: Around 6'' or xv cm
• Size of the figures: 2½’’ or 6,5 cm

#569 M.A.S.K. - Matt Trakker As Well As Jacques Lafleur (Euro Exclusive 2-Pack) (1987)

We convey already talked most M.A.S.K. pocket-sized sets. I too mentioned that at that spot were two-figure sets that were sold independently, although those figures were identical to the ones sold together alongside the vehicles.

I don´t genuinely know how much success this pocket-sized two-packs had, but at that spot were non many of these made. In Europe together with Argentina, at that spot were about to a greater extent than packs released every bit inward the USA The European figures were by together with large repaints of about pilots released alongside vehicles, together with and thus an interesting collectable for M.A.S.K. collectors worldwide, every bit most "Euro Exclusive" items are.

In this case, I convey Matt Trakker alongside Lava-Shot together with Jacques LaFleur alongside Maraj

Something that I don’t similar most M.A.S.K. is that they popular off along reusing the same characters over again together with again… For four or v waves together with over xl vehicles, at that spot should move to a greater extent than characters, together with non novel figure casts alongside the same onetime characters. I e'er thought, every bit a kid, it was plenty to convey ane Snake Eyes together with ane Storm Shadow, I didn’t postulate a instant ane alongside a unlike uniform… One representative is that I got Prince Adam from the Masters of the Universe line, together with I never ever though of buying He-Man, because they were genuinely the same character, together with y'all cannot play both at the same time. It’s either Adam or He-Man. With M.A.S.K., if I had had them at the time, I justice it would convey been the same story. If y'all convey ane Matt Trakker, ane Miles Mayhem together with ane figure of each graphic symbol I wouldn’t convey bought a instant one.

Was it the same inward your case?

FACTS together with FIGURES:

• Name: MATT TRAKKER alongside LAVA-SHOT together with JACQUES LAFLEUR alongside MARAJ
• Toy Line: M.A.S.K.
• Year: 198
• Company: Kenner (U.S.A.)
• Size of the figures: 2½’’ or 6,5 cm

#826 M.A.S.K. – Artic Gear Upward On Amongst Calhoun Burns (1986)

Here’s simply about other figure laid yesteryear Kenner for the M.A.S.K. toyline in addition to sold solely inwards Europe. I already wrote nigh this inwards entry #314, then this volition survive a brusk entry.

The figure is i of the commons characters inwards the M.A.S.K. storyline, Calhoun Burns. The figure is a repaint of simply about other Calhoun Burns version that was available besides inwards 1986 together amongst the Chevrolet Corvette C4 known every bit “Raven”. Even the mask, is the same, solely inwards simply about other colour. The hollo of the mask is Gulliver, advertising its characteristic is that “pretends to shrink or to enlarge people or objetcs”.

FACTS in addition to FIGURES:

• Name: ARTIC ASSAULT amongst CALHOUN BURNS
• Toy Line: M.A.S.K. (Wave 2)
• Year: 1988
• Company: Kenner (U.S.A.)
• Size of the figures: half dozen cm approx.

#845 Toys From The By - Museum (Viii)

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#891 M.A.S.K. - Detonator Alongside Jacques Lafleur / Maraj (1987)

The VW Bug is 1 of the close iconic cars of all times, in addition to then Kenner every bit good used it for M.A.S.K. inward its 4th "split-seconds" wave. It is non the classic model, exactly to a greater extent than or less dragster-type baja bug, inward vivid colours, which is fifty-fifty cooler.

By the way, the Split-Seconds moving ridge is dissimilar from the previous waves, inward which the each vehicle transforms into 2 dissimilar vehicles, in addition to non into 1 dissimilar vehicle.

The automobile is slightly oversized compared to the scale of the figures, exactly this is non in addition to then important. The automobile splits into 1 foreign vehicle, like to a quad in addition to a hovercraft. The tidings inward this serial was that each gear upwardly included 2 figures, an ordinary 1 addition its clone, in addition to then each vehicle tin rate the sack hold out driven past times 1 of the figures.

In the master copy artwork, the hovercraft appears flying, in addition to then it could every bit good hold out to a greater extent than or less variety of drone. At the time, drones were non pop yet.

The quad motorcycle is nice, exactly the figure does non sit down really comfortably inward it in addition to is hard to proceed it there. The hovercraft instead comes amongst a prissy topographic point including to a greater extent than or less variety of safety belt in addition to every bit good 2 small-scale orangish missiles, which, of course, you lot accept to banking concern tally if they are present, because they are ofttimes lost.

 The figure is Jacques LaFleur, in addition to comes amongst his ain clone, every bit good to a greater extent than or less other feature of the Split-Seconds series. Here are both figures amongst their respective masks (Maraj).

FACTS in addition to FIGURES:

• Name: DETONATOR amongst JACQUES LAFLEUR / MARAJ
• Toy Line: M.A.S.K. (Wave 4)
• Year: 1987
• Company: Kenner (U.S.A.)
• Size of the vehicle: Around 6'' or xv cm
• Size of the figures: 2½’’ or 6,5 cm