Blood for the Baron!

12th November 1983.

Mr. Campion has inked a bold, showy, balls out marketing cover for Battle Action Force featuring the massed ranks of , with a few and thrown in.

As the former were in the shops for the September launch, perhaps someone at the Palitoy headshed has handed over reference materials of the latter in October to help create the headline 'Super Competition.' [BTW who won that one?] Everything's in the mix for this, even the base.

But, who's that lurking on the left at the head of the footmobile column?



It's a dude, but not as we know

So .... that prototype MUST have been at a very advanced development stage to hit BAF if not the shops. Perhaps.



PS. 1000th POST!

I think andy90210 made a custom of this.

I would guess that its from one of the concept drawings for

Yes, to reiterate my lost reply, it's taken from the prototype pics in the 1983 Palitoy Catalogue.



As are all the vehicle designs in the first BAF story. Look at that Swordfish! And a Space Force playset!

scoobydie did a custom of the Cosmic Cruiser prototype.

The Baron wrote:Yes, to reiterate my lost reply, it's taken from the prototype pics in the 1983 Palitoy Catalogue.

As are all the vehicle designs in the first BAF story. Look at that Swordfish! And a Space Force playset!

AHA! And on that bombshell...

The Baron wrote:scoobydie did a custom of the Cosmic Cruiser prototype.

Danke for posting all of these pics and refs again Eisenblut, especially this custom which is always remarkable to see.

Scoob, hats off to you

It's interesting that don't appear as prototypes, even alongside the mysterious Evolution of Action Man ?Space Ranger? Buckethead Einz and Zwei. Or did get cobbled together at short notice?



PS. Oh fugg I just remembered about the Hot Jets - Vodka issue while reading the Swordfish schematics.

Those prototypes are very cool. Must've been too expensive to manufacture

And his nibs features in another - perhaps lost threaded - bit of НОСТАЛГИА from the back of Tiger, 1983.





As per prior discussion, still looks like Brett Ewins, in parts. Different inker?



PS. Hat-tip to BigHatDino.

Well, Quickie looks like it's just me you and Chopper for the weekend!

I remember that advert, never really thought much about the art work not matching the figures when I was a lad.