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morgardee

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« on: December 14, 2004, 04:28:39 PM »
I was going thru some of the Joe boxes I have in my attic and pulled out my Action Force Zartan and noticed this write up on Yojoe about it:

"At some point in France, Hasbro re-released some G.I.Joe toys - toys that had previously been released as Action Force toys - in G.I.Joe packaging. Pictured above is the French G.I.Joe release of Zartan with the Swamp Skier. Zartan with the Swamp Skier had previously been released in Action Force packaging"

Taken from here: http://www.yojoe.com/international/france/zartan.shtml

My Action Force Zartan box is the the same art as the American package but in English (makes sense as I bought it in England for 6 pounds). This box is in perfect condition so I pulled it out and put it in my Joe room. You guys ever see this version of packaging before?
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« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2004, 04:30:54 PM »
American?
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« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2004, 08:42:00 AM »
Quote from: ""BHT""
American?


Well I wouldn't call it Canadian packagine as we have French on our packages.  :D

Says "Action Force" done with the G.I.Joe style letters but besides that looks pretty puch the same as the American package. I think the file card was written a little differently but I'm at work now so I can't say for sure. Also, the battle point I seem to recall thinking it looked different. Made me wonder if I had cut it out could I have used it for an agent faces mail in figure. I'm guess Hasbro really wouldn't have care that much about it.

As soon as we can post pics I'll do so.  :shifty:
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« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2004, 11:55:21 AM »
Dave, goto http://picserver.student.utwente.nl/ to store some pics.
Mike
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« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2004, 09:20:54 PM »
Zartan was released twice under the Action Force name, first in 1985 with the Palitoy packaging and again in 1987 by Hasbro in the Joe style box.

I think in 1987 Hasbro only used Action Force for the toys released in the UK and Ireland and used GI Joe for the rest of Europe.
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« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2004, 09:26:34 PM »
Welcome aboard Meertoh!
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« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2004, 08:22:18 PM »
Thanks Mike!

Do I get some free  :timbits:
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« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2004, 08:43:03 AM »
Sure.
See Damed Viper for them.....
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