Shadowtrak prototype pics

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Shadowtrak prototype pics

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Thought I'd share some pictures of my shadowtrak prototype

I took it apart to compare against a production version

It looks like an AF5 was sprayed with a coat of white and then red paint.. Overspray is evident on some parts..

The wings are made of bright yellow plastic and sprayed an almost indentical grey colour to the final production version.. The wings also don't have the production dots as shown in the comparison pictures

The guns and aerial have been cast in white plastic and then repainted grey

The tow hook is hand made out of some type of wood, it's also a different shape to the production version

The stickers are identical to the production versions, just a little bit more high quality, you'll also notice it's missing the large logo on the side

Sadly overtime it's lost the windshield

I just assume this was a photography or toy fair sample


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Nice! :)
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Very cool!

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VERY nice.
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That's awesome to see!
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Oh my goodness, that is something special! Thank you so much for sharing!

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Top knotch

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As everyone else says, very cool indeed.
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Thanks, this was from a dealer, who happened to have the test shots and a few other things..

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Comparing with this Neville Chadwick photo that appears on the box side pictures, it has an even earlier design for the black side pieces with spikey ends
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Have also found a new shadowtrak tow hook variant that has and angled end and is a later version, compared with the earlier flat ended versions like these prototypes/box photos.

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