Name: Condor
Brand: Kenner

Images of Condor

Motorcycle

Helicoter

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Information about Condor

Condor is a green motorcycle without the real model on which it is based. Other than, for example, Thunderhawk which is a Camaro, or Gator which is a Jeep CJ-7.

Condor transforms from a motorcycle into a helicopter.

The toy featured Brad Turner, with his Hocus Pocus mask. In the first wave of toys, in the US, the short version of the mask were included, and from the second wave, the long version. You can see which version was in which box by the boxes. See below.
In Germany, from about the 2nd wave was no longer Brad Turner included, but Matt Trakker with his Thunderhawk outfit. This was marked with a sticker on the box that read "Attention! Now with new action figure" was written.

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Condor has black decorative stripes on its green paint and chrome spokes on the wheels. Otherwise, Condor is rather unspectacular. Unlike the larger and more expensive toys of the 1st Toy Line, Condor had plastic tires, and not rubber tires.

Condor's transformation mechanism is also rather plain. To transform the motorcycle into the helicopter, you simply have to fold up the bracket with the rotors and unfold the rotors. In the process, the weapons under the toy also fold out and the laser cannon in the headlight flips up. Now only the rear wheel must be folded up and it takes over the task of the tail rotor.

Condor has a nozzle for tank hoses on both sides.

There were 3 stickers that had to be attached.

Name:

Condor

Normal Modus:

Motorcycle

Kampf Modus:

Helicoter

Team:

M.A.S.K.

Condor based on

Motorcycle, there is no exact model.

Weapons:

• Antimatter Beam

• Hyper speed mode

Item number:

37340

Availability:

Condor was available in the US from 1985 and Europe from 1987

Paperwork included:

US: instructions, mini-comic (only 1st wave), catalog Europe: instructions

length / width / height normal mode:

inch inch inch

length / width / height combat mode:

inch inch inch

Price in Germany:

14 - 24 DM

Price in the USA:

US$ 5,99 - 10

The following figure was packed with Condor

Brad Turner

Hocus Pocus short Mask

Hocus Pocus long Mask

The Boxes

US Box first wave

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US box first wave. Incl. the short mask, booklet and poster. For more details have a look to "Differences US boxes first toyline"
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US Box second wave

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US box second wave. Incl. the long mask and poster. For more details have a look to "Differences US boxes first toyline"
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EU Box

EU box first wave. Logo with missile launching.

EU Box 2

German box second wave. Logo without missile launching. With Brad Turner figure.
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EU Box 3

German box second wave. Logo without missile launching. With Matt Trakker figure.

Boxes from other countries

Kenner M.A.S.K. Condor Canadian box. The box is the US box of the 1st wave, with additional French texts.

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Canadian box. The box is the US box of the 1st wave, with additional French texts.
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Boxes from other countries

Kenner M.A.S.K. Condor Auriken Mexican box, licensed product. Same box as the US box but with spanish texts.

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Auriken Mexican box, licensed product. Same box as the US box but with spanish texts.
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Differences of the US boxes first Toy Line

That there were short and long masks from the MASK first toy series, every collector knows. But how can you tell if there are short or long masks in sealed boxes? The 1st and 2nd wave had small but fine details on the boxes, by which you can tell. James Mason posted interesting details on Facebook. Attached are the differences for the Condor boxes.

1st wave (short Mask)

Kenner M.A.S.K. Condor differences us boxes 1

There were a comic and a poster included.
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2nd wave (long Mask)

There was only one poster included.
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Kenner M.A.S.K. Condor differences us boxes 2

Extra blue and white "Proof of Purchase" seal from General Mills and the vehicle name. The barcode was black on white with no border.
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"Proof of Purchase" now inside the barcode. The barcode is now blue on white with border.
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Kenner M.A.S.K. Condor differences us boxes 3

The year of production was listed as 1985 and CPG Products Corp as the manufacturer.
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The year of production has now been changed to 1986 and Kenner Parker Toys Inc. as the manufacturer.

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Differences of the boxes

The boxes had some differences in different countries, even within the same country. In the same country there were changes in different years.
The EU boxes are completely different from the boxes from the other countries. So you have no back on which the toy is explained, it is just the same site as the front, only with different languages. You can see this in the boxes section. All other differences follow now. Attached are the differences for the Condor boxes.

US Box

Kenner M.A.S.K. Condor differences boxes 1

The color of Condor is more grass green. By Lance Anderson we know that the boxes were redesigned for the European market. A different airbrush artist was at work here than on the EU box. In this US box, the tank nozzle can be seen, but the tires have no profile. It looks like the rotor is standing still.
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EU Box

The artwork of the box is very different from the US box. The color of Condor is paler than the US box. By Lance Anderson we know that the boxes were redesigned for the European market. A different airbrush artist was at work here than on the US box. This box is missing the fuel tank nozzle, but the tires have tread. The rotor is turning.
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