Blood for the Baron!

Following on from the discussion at

viewtopic.php?f=108&t=12718

Eisenblut wrote that

The Baron wrote:In the BFTB toys archive is a promotional Roboskull blueprint that differs from the one boxed with the toy. On the back is a handwritten signature for Baron Ironblood. Do you know anything about this piece and please could you share if so?

So, this is the boxed blueprint



I'm sure I got both together with my first Roboskull at Xmas 1984. Not sure if it was signed. Was going to post on this thinking that both came with the Roboskull, but:

buddusky wrote:Baron, with regards to the Top Secret Roboskull Blueprints, these were a giveaway promo. in toy stores when you bought some Action Force. I remember getting mine from Fenwicks in Newcastle as a child.

and

ZForce Loon wrote:This is true and i have a very close friend who lives in the UK. he is not a member but he has this same blueprint and its signed by Ironblood. He told me that he met Ironblood because he won some kind of contest at a toy shop . i will see if i can get him to email me the picture or join the site.

and

The Kraken Wakes wrote:Yup, some were store visits by a character though werent they?

Think mine are signed in marker pen so assumed they were signed in store by someone in character. The guy who i got them off said they were from a promo event in a toy shop.

So ...

Did everyone with the variant Roboskull prints get them via a non-boxed route?

Probably my parents bought the kit for Xmas and got the signed poster at an in-toy store promotion as Buddusky says. Dad then probably put them in the box and resealed it ... Strangely enough may have been from Fenwicks too.

And more importantly has anyone got any pics of themselves as a slightly scared child with a bloke dressed as Baron Ironblood?? Now that would be awesome!!

SteveD wrote:And more importantly has anyone got any pics of themselves as a slightly scared child with a bloke dressed as Baron Ironblood?? Now that would be awesome!!

Surely we would have heard about this before ...

... maybe the memories have been repressed

... or there are photos of scared parents with Eisenblut

"HELP! MY BABY NOOOOOOO!"

etc.

Hold on, some scary bloke..... dressed in white ..... white hair ..... hanging around in Toy Shops giving stuff away and making you children happy..... ????

Is anyone else hearing the faint sound of:-

"Your letter, was only the start of it...."

... jingle-jangle-shadowery.

If anyone has a spare or set they're willing to part with please let me know as I would love to replace my childhood set...I'll pay or trade handsomely for them!

Apologies if already seen ->

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Action-force- ... SwkepZkKHW

That is amazing!

Cool item especially with the photo.

AWESOME