1986 Dreadnok Swampfire
NOTE: Although the box art showed Monkeywrench manning the Swampfire, and he's pictured above, he did NOT come with it.
The Dreadnok Swampfire features several moving parts and the sculpt is nicely detailed.
Roll over the images below to find out more, or click the images to enlarge them. Photos courtesy of Chad Hucal.
Roll over the images below to find out more, or click the images to enlarge them. Photos courtesy of Chad Hucal.
Creator Commentary
Guy Cassaday (Vehicle Designer) discusses designing the Dreadnok Swampfire from conceptual art to presentation rendering, to exploded views. He even built the model from scratch. The color-change (photochromic) plastic stunk. The pontoons were sonic welded and smelled “like a toxic waste plant.” It was so bad they added vanilla extract to the plastic. The Swampfire was a combination of different vehicles, since the Dreadnoks pilfered and combined different vehicles. The serrated edges of the helicopter blades were intended to be used to hack through reeds or opponents.
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