ACTION MAN
Prototype
1984 (made)
1984 (made)
1. body, wood; painted in the Wolf Pack colours of grey, green and black and marked with paper decals including a Union Jack, AM7089W, ACTION MAN and the Wolf Pack logo. 21½in x 12½in x 7in (52x31.8x17.8)
2. base, rectangular platform on which the body fits and swivels, wood painted khaki green and black. On each side are the remains of glue where the tracks were attached. At the front the towing hook has been broken off. 16in x 8½in x 2¾in (40.6x21.6x7cm)
3,4. tracks, wood painted black with 4 large and 2 small wheels, painted green, covered with black rubber treads. On one side of each there are patches of the remains of glue. 19¾in x 5in x 4in (50.2x12.7x10.1cm)
*The following pieces, mostly broken off bits, are of wood painted black. 5. steering handles
6. right side exhaust pipes
7,8. 2 parts of the towing hooks which had broken off the base
9. coil of grey plastic
10. concave wooden block or wheel, painted green
diam 3in x 1¼in (7.6x3.2cm)
11. small bit broken from front of left air vent on body, grey
2. base, rectangular platform on which the body fits and swivels, wood painted khaki green and black. On each side are the remains of glue where the tracks were attached. At the front the towing hook has been broken off. 16in x 8½in x 2¾in (40.6x21.6x7cm)
3,4. tracks, wood painted black with 4 large and 2 small wheels, painted green, covered with black rubber treads. On one side of each there are patches of the remains of glue. 19¾in x 5in x 4in (50.2x12.7x10.1cm)
*The following pieces, mostly broken off bits, are of wood painted black. 5. steering handles
6. right side exhaust pipes
7,8. 2 parts of the towing hooks which had broken off the base
9. coil of grey plastic
10. concave wooden block or wheel, painted green
diam 3in x 1¼in (7.6x3.2cm)
11. small bit broken from front of left air vent on body, grey
Object details
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 11 parts.
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| Title | ACTION MAN (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | carved wood; painted |
| Brief description | Prototype for a tank of the wolf pack series. Tank Prototype; English; 1984 |
| Physical description | 1. body, wood; painted in the Wolf Pack colours of grey, green and black and marked with paper decals including a Union Jack, AM7089W, ACTION MAN and the Wolf Pack logo. 21½in x 12½in x 7in (52x31.8x17.8) 2. base, rectangular platform on which the body fits and swivels, wood painted khaki green and black. On each side are the remains of glue where the tracks were attached. At the front the towing hook has been broken off. 16in x 8½in x 2¾in (40.6x21.6x7cm) 3,4. tracks, wood painted black with 4 large and 2 small wheels, painted green, covered with black rubber treads. On one side of each there are patches of the remains of glue. 19¾in x 5in x 4in (50.2x12.7x10.1cm) *The following pieces, mostly broken off bits, are of wood painted black. 5. steering handles 6. right side exhaust pipes 7,8. 2 parts of the towing hooks which had broken off the base 9. coil of grey plastic 10. concave wooden block or wheel, painted green diam 3in x 1¼in (7.6x3.2cm) 11. small bit broken from front of left air vent on body, grey |
| Marks and inscriptions | no marks |
| Object history | References: This is the prototype of the matrix, hand painted in various Wolf Pack colours and complete with the representation of the tracks. Wolfpack parts were never commercially produced. |
| Production | Made by: Palitoy England |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.462:1-1994 |
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| Record created | April 17, 2000 |
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