Skystriker Parachute

scoobydie · Post by **scoobydie** » 11 Jun 2008 19:50

these seem to be the originals though

2 in one auction too!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GI-JOE-Skystriker ... 638Q2em122

scoobydie · Post by **scoobydie** » 14 Jul 2008 18:52

Hoorah, got one in the end

Spotted it in the auction lurking in the back seat , also found it`s the variant without the grid behind the nose cannon

The Baron · Post by **The Baron** » 14 Jul 2008 19:09

Yay! So is the green one the same dimensions? Is it definitely a variant?

scoobydie · Post by **scoobydie** » 14 Jul 2008 20:06

The green one is about twice the size, so probably not

Green just about fits in the cockpit, but as said, probably just a handy
replacement that was about at the time.

airedevon 1 · Post by **airedevon 1** » 14 Jul 2008 23:28

Hi, all!

Perhaps I can help a little with the info I have. I own over 20 boxed Skystrikers (it was one of the first sub specialties I concentrated on), of which about 5 are from the UK.

The US and Canada parachutes are like the one pictured above (in Scoobydie's post).
The first transition UK Skystriker came with an all blue (light blue) parachute.
The second UK Skystriker (and all the European Skystrikers) came with a larger green camo parachute.

The first 2 Skystrikers in the picture below shows the 2 UK release Skystrikers and their parachutes.

I suppose there is always the possibility that some of the parachutes made for the US and Canada markets made it into the UK and European boxes... but in the many years that I have been studying Skystrikers, I have not seen it.

Every time I have opened a brand new European or UK Skystriker, it has always come with the green parachute.

Hope that helps!
Aire

The Baron · Post by **The Baron** » 15 Jul 2008 00:10

OK, Aire... you're starting to worry me!

How many USS Flaggs have you got?

airedevon 1 · Post by **airedevon 1** » 15 Jul 2008 00:46

lol

I've got 3 Flaggs (2 US and 1 Canada) plus both boxed
One US and one Canadian for my loose archive collections, and an extra US one for the kids to play with!

The Baron · Post by **The Baron** » 15 Jul 2008 00:58

Um.

Hang on, does "plus both boxed" make five??

airedevon 1 · Post by **airedevon 1** » 15 Jul 2008 00:59

Here's a pic I took a few years ago. Since then I have added a few more (Mexcio, Italy, Belgium..)
Still looking for a few....

jamarmiller · Post by **jamarmiller** » 15 Jul 2008 03:34

WHO ARE YOU!!!

LOL holy crap that is awesome very very cool

Blood for the Baron!

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