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"C.H.P." California Harbor Patrol Hovercraft with Battery operated Fans, Lights & soun
1984 Gi Joe: Killer W.H.A.L.E.
Soldier Force: 2 Antennas, 1 Radar tower Peanuts/Snoopy: Spotlight LEDs: Police Light kit from mytrickrc.com Sounds: Animal Planet Pterodactyl Transport Boat Playset RC car motor: 1 motor from Local Hobby shop Paint: Krylon/Fusion (Satin White & Satin Black) Stickers: "C.H.P" custom made & various from Cobrastickers.com & Automotive Pinstripes from a Local Autoparts store The G.I.JOE Killer W.H.A.L.E. Hovercraft was released in 1984. It was and still is my favorite and most memorable G.I. JOE toy. This is my 2nd G.I. JOE KW custom. I decided to make it a parody of one of my favorite T.V. Shows "CHiPs", from the late 70's and early 80's. I had the stickers custom made to say Harbor Patrol rather than Highway Patrol. I added an LED Police car kit from mytrickrc.com. I motorized the Fans and added sound effects. Check it out on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxGtnpRWifw&spfreload=10 |
2 | 07-24-2016 09:28 PM | |
A.V.T.F. KILLER W.HA.L.E with battery operated fan blades.
This is my first GI JOE custom.
The G.I.JOE Hovercraft was and still is my favorite and most memorable G.I. JOE toy. Released in 1984. It was dubbed "Killer W.H.A.L.E." by Hasbro. "W.H.A.L.E." stood for "Warrior Hovering Assault Launching Envoy". It was dark green and had a emblem of a Killer Whale shooting a missile on both sides. When I decided to customize it. I knew that I would repaint it from the start. I happened to come across the A.V.T.F. (Anti Venom Task Force) on a forum. It sounded like something out of a modern military. I did some research and noticed the A.V.T.F.. Which was a G.I. JOE faction released in 2004, only consisted of a few figures and was never given a compliment of vehicles. So I decided to make one for it. I went with a color scheme more akin to a modern Navy, like a Battleship gray. I used an assortment of stickers courtesy of cobrastickers.com. The biggest difference is that I made the fan blades battery operated, rather than the old mechanical trigger. I also added a blinking LED that works off the same switch. I was able to install the switch in the mechanical triggers original location. It runs on 2/D batteries, installed in the bottom cargo/storage hatch for easy access. If your familiar with the KW's you've probably asked the same question I did. "What the hell is this hatch for?" Well most likely Hasbro was going to make this a battery operated toy. But, they probably thought it would be to costly or ran short on development time and had to push forward with its release. Who knows what the real deal was. Anyway, I answered my next question. "Could it be done?".... "YEP!!!" And it wasn't that difficult.... Check it out on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwKBOenlQ3Q&spfreload=10 |
3 | 06-23-2011 09:00 PM |
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