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So what vehicle can tow a Whirlwind?
Posted: 01 Mar 2010 23:32
by the enemy muton
So, I popped up into my parents attic at the weekend and dug out my old AF3 so I had something to hook one of my Whirlwinds up to - but it doesn't have a tow-hook on the back! I noticed that the Mobat has a proper hook on the back, but what other Palitoy issue vehicles have the correct hook? Or do I need to get myself a Stinger and just stick some Z-Force stickers on it ...?
Re: So what vehicle can tow a Whirlwind?
Posted: 01 Mar 2010 23:38
by Andy1672
the Z force ATC has a tow hook
unfortunatley the jeep just has a little hole thing ....
pics courtesy of the BFTB archive
Re: So what vehicle can tow a Whirlwind?
Posted: 01 Mar 2010 23:38
by buddusky
The Z-Force ATC!
Re: So what vehicle can tow a Whirlwind?
Posted: 01 Mar 2010 23:39
by Chopper
Z force jeep? Not sure if that has a tow hook, but I'd imagine it would. What about the APC/ATC?
Re: So what vehicle can tow a Whirlwind?
Posted: 01 Mar 2010 23:45
by Lady Jaye
Z Force APC
Z Force Battle Tank
The Jeep doesn't have a tow hook, which is, when you think of it, rather silly.
Re: So what vehicle can tow a Whirlwind?
Posted: 01 Mar 2010 23:48
by Andy1672
Lady Jaye wrote:Z Force APC
Z Force Battle Tank
The Jeep doesn't have a tow hook, which is, when you think of it, rather silly.
but the SAS Panther does
Re: So what vehicle can tow a Whirlwind?
Posted: 02 Mar 2010 00:01
by Chopper
A bit of coathanger bent in a z shape might work for the Z jeep, just looking at that. Or maybe Destro Dawson could mould something?
Re: So what vehicle can tow a Whirlwind?
Posted: 02 Mar 2010 12:34
by Lady Jaye
Andy1672 wrote:but the SAS Panther does
Aye, but colourwise that would look silly as well!
The Panther can tow the MSS, why can't the Jeep tow the Whirlwind? Reason: Palitoy design. The Panther and MMS are both Hasbro, same with the Tank and APC.
Re: So what vehicle can tow a Whirlwind?
Posted: 02 Mar 2010 19:44
by Thundershot
I always thought it was odd that the
didn't have a tow hook for the cannon...especially when you consider the Shadowtrack had one added for the
cannon
Possibly it was an oversight on Palitoy's part, or the jeep couldn't be adapted, the only
vehicle from the 1st wave that could tow the Whirlwind would of been the tank.
Re: So what vehicle can tow a Whirlwind?
Posted: 02 Mar 2010 19:59
by Quickfire
The eternal question of how to move the
Attack Cannon ...
If you hitch the Whirlwind to the APC then you can balance the Cannon on the 'bridge' between the two ... extreme practicality in action. Like the Dart & Lance etc. bumbling along behind the Jeep/APC/Tank convoy at 4.5 MPH.
