The "Tarantula". Arguably, the most wanted vehicle in this line. Made by EXIN (better known for their TENTE building toys line and also "Castillos"), these toys picked up Hasbro´s G.I.Joe molds as so many other toy companies. But as some didn´t bring any novelty to the "game", this brand surely did. These figures could interact with the help of magnets. But we´ll elaborate on that when we review their figures.
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Rare or rarest, it IS hardcore cool!
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The Tarantula between some of their counterparts.
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Catalog view. This mean looking vehicle is, in fact, a good guys machine!
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Open cockpit. The space behind the pilot´s seat serves as a weapons and backpacks storage. Nicely done. The claws are spring-activated and are very strong.
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These madelman figures are slightly shorter than 3 3/4" figures, although they fall under that very same category. As a result, not all joes fit in there, but most do.
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This is an absolutely beautiful piece of artistic 80s-toy-design talent! Dated 1988, 21 years ago, a lot of us had a smile because of this "spider". How I miss that era.
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Wow!!!
ReplyDeleteThis tarantula is a cool vehicle, made me remember the skull thing from the Action Force line.
Yeah... I have the whole line of the 2050 (including some non produced items) I have the same opinion: some figures looks like the Action Force line.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes! (from Spain).