Blood for the Baron!

Hey guys! I just bought this Action Force carded Destro. This one is different though. It contains no weapons or accessories. It only has a single plastic bubble which holds the figure itself. The cardversion is the same as the "normal" UK release, but it doesn't have the circular "New Action - Jointed Figure" sticker covering the Italian language white lower box on the front. The back is all in English and exactly like th normal UK cardback.

I also have one of these which has a Red Shadows, but the cardback is for Destro.

I've heard that in Germany, they removed the weapons from the artwork on Gijoe packaging. Is this the same type of situtation? I also know that in the Neatherlands, that two different versions of AF figures were released; with and without weapons/accessories. I had read that the reason was to offer a less expensive toy (figure without the weapons/accessories).

I'm sure you guys know the story behind this! Any ideas? Thanks.

Here's a picture of the Destro:





-Peter

Thanks for the reply.

Now, are these overstock figures recognizeable by the single bubble? Were they only released with this single plastic bubble (even the ones that came with weapons/accessories)?

Did they include both the original AF figures and the US Gijoe figures? Any rhyme or reason as to which figures were released this way?

Thanks again.

-Peter