The Variants/Body Parts Thread

[The Baron]

pwned. Joking aside this is a superb thread, this has needed cataloguing for a very long time. Thanks everyone!

[Double-Tap]

Aside from the Toys archive...

http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/toys/00 ... index.html

the description of body parts is wrong. states legs are from the german stormtrooper

[Lady Jaye]

Just a thought, but was the Stormtrooper helmet extended to form the Shad mask?

Most likely yes.

- The Mail Away Commander never came with an Ammo box.
- The German never came with a black plastic gun. That colour gun came with some European versions of the Z Force Captain.

Both spot on! Before I visited this website the black rifle was the only rifle I knew for the Z Force Captain!

The guy working the machine had a hangover and a dodgy figure escaped through quality control. These would not be variants but painting/production errors.

I fully agree! If you would count painting errors as a variant you might end up with unique figures only!

[Lady Jaye]

Isn't it possible to make a visual list?

You start with the oldest figure(s) that used a certain mold, eg. a leg mold and then you add all the figures that share this mold. You work your way through all the leg molds then move on to arms, heads, torso.

And if that list is complete maybe some whacky programmer can turn it into a nice flash application where you select body parts and then the right figure comes out!

[SteveD]

Excellent idea Jaye, and sort of where I was hoping we might end up with this thread - a nice set of useable photographs working right through from Series 1 up to the end of series 2 (and possibly beyond) that could be added to the archive, and a lovely catalogue of all the body parts ultimately used.

I'll try to get some more pics up of more from Series 1 later this week to keep things moving along as it seems like the first few figures are done?

[The Baron]

There are several existing photos of dismantled figures in the Prototypes archives, if that's any use?

http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/toys/00 ... index.html

[SteveD]

Some of them shots look worryingly like my spare room at the moment! All heads and limbs everywhere! And then theres the toys in there too!

[Andy1672]

The two guys are the same except for the head.... ( think the Minesweeper has Paratrooper head)
These are the only two figures to use the Jungle legs ....

The legs on that Minesweeper (Scout) are different to mine. Is that the short boot variant, Andy?

I have only ever had my hands on 4 or 5 minesweeper figures and they all had the same legs as this one. I have never seen the Mythical short boot variant ..... other than in pictures.

[SteveD]

Patience young Master Andrew - we shall get to series 2 in good time my dear chap! And then the short boot chap shall be revealed in all his glory! Or you could have a look at the archive? Or just scroll down a bit?









But that's not for him to be categorised yet Hopper - just to stop Andy being impatient!

[Hopper]

Z Force Minesweeper TYPE 1
HM11, AM4, AM5, BM3, LM3
Green legs and body, red short sleeved shirt,
green hat with ‘Z’ decal, black bandolier,
grenades and long boots.

Z Force Minesweeper TYPE 2
As Type 1 but with LM1 (i.e. the ‘Short Boot’ variant).


I just can't stop myself, somebody please help!