The diver figure is also available separately in a wetsuit with a sea scooter. There's lovely attention to detail and the accessories such as depth gauge, flippers and knife are all well made. The sub comes with some buried treasure to discover and the diver has a nasty looking shark to contend with.
Matchbox regularly make a submarine in their toy line and along with the pod from Jurassic World, there is a nice array of different submersibles.
Not to be outdone, Hot Wheels also included an unusual submarine in their range. As ever, they come in several colour variations.
Finally, we stick with Mattel for the Sea Devils Rick Riley figure. From the same stable as Matt Mason, the Sea Devils were a range of rubber divers with a wire armature like Matt, making them poseable. Rick also share some of Matts equipment, such as the chemical tank which has been converted to an oxygen tank. Rick has lost his helmet along the way since 1970 and is also waiting on a new motor unit for his sea scooter, but looks well for his age!
Like those a lot. I'm working on a flying sub model that I want to get working as a submarine but it is progressing very slowly!
ReplyDeleteI've seen the Madelman National Geographic Ocean Explorer, Bill. I do like it. It looks like a nice quality piece. Some fine examples and some fine pics :)
ReplyDeleteSo is that a Madelman figure? I hadn’t realised!
ReplyDeleteYes, it's a modern Madelman figure and vehicle released a few years ago. They did a range of National Geographic specials like this, including a robust Safari expedition 4x4. I do rate these :)
ReplyDeleteVery nice, with a good underwater effect. The Hot Wheels Submarine from 1998 was also known as Fathom This. One version was issued as a Batsub. This was included in the 2007 Gotham City 5-pack. It was not available as a single model. The main colour was black, with alternative blade sets in either medium blue plastic, or light blue chrome.
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