ACTION MAN
Space Speeder 1981
Period: Eagle Eyes
Dates: 1981 until c.1983
Cat No: 34751
Space Speeder Contents:
Space Speeder
Sticker Sheet
Instruction Sheet
Equipment Manual / Poster
Star Card
Action Space Speeder Description:
"A Hasbro designed sea sled redesigned by Pailtoy into [a Star Wars challenging] space vehicle" comments Bob Brechin, Chief Palitoy Designer. This elaborate Craft for up to two of the Eagle Eyed Action Man Space Rangers / Patrollers / Commandos to pilot featured a body that could reconfigure into 4 different vehicles. The Action Man Space Speeder came with a set of paper stickers and a small sheet of glow in the dark stickers (replacement Space Speeder stickers available here) for the owner to apply carefully following the included instruction sheet shown below.
Notes:
The body is hard plastic but has no crash resistance and therefore extremities can easily break. The Cannon supplied did not fire, but what look like orange projectiles were supplied. Not very common so has value in good condition. The 1981 Space Speeder had 8 stars on the box to redeem.
Action Man 1981 Space Speeder 'Land Craft 1'
Action Man 1981 'Super Space Speeder'
Action Man 1981 Space Speeder contents
Action Man 1981 Space Speeder box (courtesy Vectis Auctions)
Action Man Solar Force comic strip from instructions
GI Joe Sea Sled on which the design is based
Action Man 1981 Space Speeder 'Sea Mission Craft'
Action Man 1981 Space Speeder 'Land Craft 2'
close up of Action Man 1981 Space Speeder luminous stickers (repro stickers)
Action Man 1981 Space Speeder repro (including glow in dark luminous ) replacement stickers (repro stickers)
Action Man 1981 Space Speeder instruction sheet L836
