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03-19-2018, 05:19 PM | #1 |
Route Clearancer
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Hello,
I think I have a Lifeline focus… There are two kinds of bagged Lifeline’s: the “Age Code 5 & up Made in China” printed on the square plastic baggie and the “Age Code 5 & up Made in China” printed on a piece of paper in a smaller baggie version. Has anyone ever dived deeper into the history of it? Are both bagged versions from the same 1991 Kellogg promo? Or if one is from some other mail away offer? Both have the adjusted 1988 tiger force frostbite legs and the same two accessories. I think they were also available in Spain as well. Any information or leads would awesome. Thanks- |
03-20-2018, 04:43 PM | #2 |
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Can’t offer any info on your questions. Picked one with printed bag from a flea a few years back. The bag had some small holes and I assumed the gun fell out so I opened it up. Learned after the fact that he didn’t include a gun.
Heard, on here maybe, that Kellog requested the gun on Lifelines leg be removed and to not include a weapon? |
03-20-2018, 07:54 PM | #3 |
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Probably just a mid-run revision. The version with the piece of paper may have been part of the earlier parts of the run before switching to having the notice printed on the bag as a whole.
Keep in mind that given the popularity of the toy line in even 1991, there were probably a LOT of Lifelines produced.
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03-20-2018, 07:58 PM | #4 |
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Yeah, that's why the leg was changed to Frostbite's.
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