Red Shadows Staff Car (2010)
2010’s Vacation in the Shadows set marked the end of Collector’s Club exclusives based on the o-ring format. I still miss the older construction style, but I suppose things have to move on.
The use of the Indiana Jones German troop car makes a lot of sense, as the original Red Shadows trooper figures were based on WWII era German soldiers. The car doesn’t include all of the pieces from the Indy set, like the machine gun, which would have been a nice, if dated, addition. I love the giant Red Shadows skull emblem on the hood; a very cool graphic.
It’s too bad the club didn’t decide to pilfer other Hasbro lines to create a new version of some of the crazier old Red Shadows vehicles. I would have flipped for a modern update of the Roboskull. There have to be some Star Wars parts out there that could approximate it.
The o-ring can not die! Arrgghhhh!!
I have the Indy version! It is my Cobra Commander’s fave ride!
I so wanted to like the Indiana Jones vehicles. But, they just didn’t do it for me. It was a cool use to incorporate this car into the Red Shadows. But, the vehicle still feels “off” to me since it wasn’t designed specifically for ARAH Joe figures.
Pretty cool looking car.
Upon further inspection, with a slight modification to the color scheme such as gold accents and replacing the Jolly Roger with the Iron Grenadiers logo, this would be a pretty nice ride for Destro and the Baroness. Or leave the hood without an emblem and have the logo be on the placard on the side.
This reminds me more of something Playmobil would make, which isn’t a bad thing at all when it comes to compability with Joes.