Thunderhawk is the heroic vehicle of Matt Trakker, Thunderhawk is a 1985 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 that transforms into a jet fighter. Thunderhawk is used by Matt both privately and in combat.
The toy contained Matt Trakker with his Spectrum mask. In the first wave of toys, in the US, was the short version of the mask, from the second wave the long version. From the boxes you can see which version was in which box. See further down.
Also in the first wave Thunderhawk was not yet licensed as a Camaro, but simply a sports car. Only from the second wave it officially became a Camaro.
Thunderhawk toy came with licensed "Goodyear" rubber tires.
(read more)The design of Thunderhawk shows very much from which time the design comes. So Thunderhawk has a rear spoiler, a sitepipe exhaust and funky decals with grid pattern and yellow lightning.
Chrome could not be missing in the 80s, of course, and so the sidepipe exhaust and rims are finished in chrome. Although Thunderhawk has turned out a bit clunky, nevertheless, the toy has numerous details. For example, the dashboard is rich in detail.
By pressing the button in the middle of the roof, the toy turns into a jet fighter.
The doors then flip up like gullwing doors. The chrome colored sitepipes could be pulled out of the doors. This made the wings longer, and they served as weapons.
At the same time, the rear spoiler and the rear bumper speeds up. Under the bumper, the nozzles of the jet engine come to light.
When the rear nozzles were pressed, 2 small bombs were dropped from the floor of the vehicle. These two bombs were missing from the second wave in Germany, as no weapons were allowed to be sold with the toys.
The interior had seat belts on both seats to hold the figures in place during "flight" to prevent them from falling out of the open doors.
Unlike many other vehicles, Thunderhawk does not have a connection for a fuel hose.
There were 12 stickers that had to be attached.
Thunderhawk
is
a Camaro (Sports car) and transforms into
a Fighter jetTeam:
M.A.S.K.
Thunderhawk based on
Camaro Z28 from 1983Thunderhawks Weapons
• Missiles
• Laser Guns
Item number:
37370
Availability:
Thunderhawk was available in the US from 1985 and Europe from 1987
Paperwork included:
US: instructions, mini-comic (only 1st wave), catalog
Europe: instructions
Thunderhawk toy length / width / height in normal mode:
inch inch inch
Thunderhawk toy length / width / height in combat mode:
inch inch inch
Price in Germany:
35 - 65 DM
Price in the USA:
29 Dollar
US Box first wave
US box first wave. Incl. the short mask, booklet and poster. For more details have a look to "Differences US boxes first toyline"
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US Box second wave
US box second wave. Incl. the long mask and poster. For more details have a look to "Differences US boxes first toyline"Click to enlarge
EU Box
Eu package first wave. Logo with missile launching. Toy has 2 missle.Click to enlarge
EU Box 2
Eu package second wave. Logo without missile launching. Toy without the missle.Click to enlarge
Boxes from other countries
Mexican box. Same box as the US box but with spanish texts.Click to enlarge
Differences of the US boxes first toyline
That there were short and long masks from the MASK first toy series, every collector knows. But how can you tell if there are short or long masks in sealed boxes? The 1st and 2nd wave had small but fine details on the boxes, by which you can tell.
James Mason posted interesting details on Facebook. Attached are the differences for the Thunderhawk boxes.
1st wave (short Mask)
Thunderhawk is just an ordinary sports car at the 1st wave.Click to enlarge
2nd wave (long Mask)
Thunderhawk is now a Camaro on the 2nd wave.Click to enlarge
There were a comic and a poster included.Click to enlarge
There was only one poster included.Click to enlarge
Extra blue and white "Proof of Purchase" seal from General Mills and the vehicle name. The barcode was black on white with no border. The production year was listed as 1985 and CPG Products Corp as the manufacturer.Click to enlarge
"Proof of Purchase" now inside the barcode. The barcode is now blue on white with border. The year of production has now been changed to 1986 and Kenner Parker Toys Inc. as the manufacturer. Click to enlarge
The boxes had some differences in different countries, even within the same country. In the same country there were changes in different years.
The EU boxes are completely different from the boxes from the other countries. So you have no back on which the toy is explained, it is just the same site as the front, only with different languages. You can see this in the boxes section. All other differences follow now. Attached are the differences for the Thunderhawk boxes.
US Box
The name. US Box THUNDER HAWK. There is a space between Thunder and Hawk.Click to enlarge
EU Box
The name. EU Box THUNDERHAWK. There is no space between Thunder and Hawk.Click to enlarge
US Box
The artwork of the box is very different from the EU box. The outfit including Spectrum looks different, the decals of Thunderhawk do not look like on the toy, but rather like in the cartoon, the metal looks rather gray. Bombs and fire can be seen on the US box. Click to enlarge
EU Box
The artwork of the box is very different from the US box. The outfit including Spectrum looks different, the decals of Thunderhawk look like on the toy, less like in the cartoon, the metal looks more like chrome. There are no bombs and fire on the EU box. Click to enlarge
EU Box
Logo like the US box with missile launchingClick to enlarge
German Box
Logo like without missile launchingClick to enlarge
Instruction internationalClick to enlarge
Instruction US front/backClick to enlarge
Instruction US middleClick to enlarge
Variation of Matt Trakker
Variation of the mask Spectrum
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