ACTION MAN
Power-Hog 1977
Period: Eagle Eye
Dates: 1977 until c1979
Cat No: 34783
Power-Hog Contents:
Pursuit Craft parts list:
Power-Hog
Winch and base assembly
Winch arm
2 x hand grips
Spade
Pick Axe
Sticker Sheet (L319)
Instruction Sheet (L293)
Equipment manual
Action Man Pursuit Craft Description:
"The Power-Hog rolls on land and floats in the water". This Hasbro designed recovery and service vehicle for Action Man has three axles and takes one Action Man as driver. The replaceable winch at the back could be inserted into four keyholes, vacated by two hand grips removed from the rear cargo section. The working winch even had a pawl, rope and hook for special missions. It came equipped with a spade and pick axe, which also featured elsewhere on separate Equipment Cards. As the Action Man Power-Hog is in the Equipment Manual of 1977 and 1978 only, it would suggest it was no longer in production by 1979. This vehicle was launched at the start of the Eagle Eyes period of figures. A tracked 'Snowcat' version of this vehicle was released in 1979.
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Notes:
This Hasbro-derived vehicle (with roots going back to the GI Joe Adventure Team Vehicle) is fairly robust - not too many are broken beyond practical use. The headlight stickers are placed close together inboard of vertical radiator slats (as per vehicle shown), rather than spaced to extremes either side. The Official Manuals confirm this set up. The Power-Hog is of US Hasbro origins and similar vehicles were spored including the 'Snow Cat' with white / green arctic camouflage and tracks and the 'Space Ranger Planetary Patrol Vehicle' in black livery. The Power-Hog Box (which contained no less than 8 stars!) was produced in a light khaki colour as well as yellow as shown below.
Action Man Power-Hog
Action Man Power-Hog front
Action Man Power-Hog rear
Action Man Power-Hog having grab handles removed before fitting the winch plate
Action Man Power-Hog winch and hook in position
Action Man Power-Hog instruments panel and centre console
Action Man Power-Hog Instruction Leaflet (L293)
Action Man Power-Hog came with a spade - item 4
Action Man Power-Hog also came with a pick axe - item 6
Action Man Power-Hog cabin
Action Man Power-Hog underside
Action Man Power-Hog plan view
Buy Action Man Power-Hog Replacement stickers
Action Man Power-Hog contents (included pick and spade)
Later Action Man Power-Hog Box
Action Man Power-Hog side and base
Action Man Power-Hog boxes - 1st issue Khaki (1977-8?), 2nd Issue Yellow (1978-9?): Note the illustration is revised to show the winch and hook pulling up a vehicle (Jeep?) in the second issue box. One would assume a trick was missed by not showing what the vehicle was purposed to do in the first case.
