1994 Flint: Desert Paratrooper v4
Includes: rapid-fire rifle with silencer, sand blaster rocket launcher, rocket (2), machine gun, rifle, havelock with shatterproof paratrooper goggles, figure stand
1994 continued the tradition of oversized, spring-loaded weapons. These powerful weapons shoot over 10 feet.
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Most 1994 figures included a weapons tree, a mostly generic selection of previously released weapons, still on the plastic sprues.
Flint's black weapons tree included three rifles, two missiles and a figure stand.
A missile launcher and helmet were also included in the package.
Flint's black weapons tree included three rifles, two missiles and a figure stand.
A missile launcher and helmet were also included in the package.
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Filecard information:
Code Name: FLINT
DESERT PARATROOPER
File Name: Faireborne, Dashiell R.
SN: 307-6290-DF07
Primary Military Specialty: Paratrooper Operations
Secondary Military Specialty: Commando
Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas
Grade: WO-2
"Jumping out of a plane at 40,000 feet is easy. Landing in desert sand is the hard part!"
A graduate of Special Forces School as well as the Flight Warrant Officers' School and a former Rhodes Scholar, FLINT enjoys a well known - and well deserved - reputation as an expert in desert battle tactics and training. But he is especially renown for being a top-notch paratrooper, successfully completing difficult missions behind enemy lines after skydiving with a HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) parachute from heights of 40,000 feet. He's a tough, snake-eating, no-guff taking commando who has the unique ability to lower his body temperature and adjust to the boiling hot rays of the desert sun.
1. Rapid-fire rifle with silencer
2. 3 XJT baseball grenades
3. Shatterproof paratrooper goggles
4. Ammunition storage compartments
5. High-impact paratrooper boots
6. Commando/paratrooper combat suit
• Two leg-strapped throwing daggers
• Sand Blaster rocket launcher
DESERT PARATROOPER
File Name: Faireborne, Dashiell R.
SN: 307-6290-DF07
Primary Military Specialty: Paratrooper Operations
Secondary Military Specialty: Commando
Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas
Grade: WO-2
"Jumping out of a plane at 40,000 feet is easy. Landing in desert sand is the hard part!"
A graduate of Special Forces School as well as the Flight Warrant Officers' School and a former Rhodes Scholar, FLINT enjoys a well known - and well deserved - reputation as an expert in desert battle tactics and training. But he is especially renown for being a top-notch paratrooper, successfully completing difficult missions behind enemy lines after skydiving with a HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) parachute from heights of 40,000 feet. He's a tough, snake-eating, no-guff taking commando who has the unique ability to lower his body temperature and adjust to the boiling hot rays of the desert sun.
1. Rapid-fire rifle with silencer
2. 3 XJT baseball grenades
3. Shatterproof paratrooper goggles
4. Ammunition storage compartments
5. High-impact paratrooper boots
6. Commando/paratrooper combat suit
• Two leg-strapped throwing daggers
• Sand Blaster rocket launcher
Filecard variant:
There were two versions of 1994 Flint released, one made in China and one in Indonesia. The Indonesian filecard is noted: PRINTED IN HONG KONG. FIGURE MADE IN INDONESIA. 1-003A
In 1994, Hasbro produced figures in China and Indonesia. This resulted in several paint app variants. To compound matters further, Hasbro also changed the card art on some figures from the older horizontal logo (with a red or blue laser backdrop) to a new vertical logo (with a red or blue to black gradient background). The back of the new card also featured a reformatted baseball card sized file card with condensed writing. Several figures did not get the new vertical card art treatment. Flint did not get the vertical logo treatment.
Flint has two paint app versions: with black details on his thighs, and without. The black thigh details figure variant was made in China, and the stripe-less variant was made in Indonesia (see carded figure above).
Flint has two paint app versions: with black details on his thighs, and without. The black thigh details figure variant was made in China, and the stripe-less variant was made in Indonesia (see carded figure above).
There are thirty+ known 1994 Battle Force variants featuring various packaging and paint app combinations. See them all on Facebook.
