1988 Air Raiders Figure-Corus

When writing the previous post here, I realized I never put up pictures of one of the few figures we’ve seen of the canceled 1988 figures. One of the new rebel officers, he was luckily bought by fellow fan replicant01. I remember seeing him come up in an ebay post, mixed in with other figures……

Air Raider Figure Fan Art

Hey fellow Air Raiders, I just wanted to share some artwork I’ve done recently. We were fortunate in the past couple years to get figure sculpture sheets (done by Ron Rudat!) for several of the figures from both the first year of toys and even the canceled second year. Canceled Tyrant soldier Canceled Tyrant officer……

Canceled Air Raiders Toys from 1988

Hey folks, some exciting stuff to share. For those of you who don’t know, Air Raiders was released in 1987 and there was a planned followup of new toys that was scheduled for 1988. The toys were designed and built and a pre-Toyfair catalog was released in 1988. However, due to sales and other factors,……

Air Raiders Figure Art, Part 3

I’ve had the opportunity to post some really cool figure sculpture sheets from the Air Raiders line. There were done by Ron Rudat for both the original 1987 figures and the canceled 1988 toys.You can find the earlier posts here: Air Raiders Figure Art, Part 1 Air Raiders Figure Art, Part 2 I realized recently that I……

Air Raiders Figure Art, Part 2

I put up an earlier thread going over the PrePro site and some Air Raiders stuff they had posted. The last piece is the one I’m most excited for. It’s a figure sculpture sheet for the almost forgotten 1988 line of toys. It was drawn by Ron Rudat and dates to November 17, 1986 which……

Tyrants of Wind Scout Patrol Prototype, Part 2

Greetings fellow Air Raiders fans, A while back I posted a picture of the Scout Patrol prototype(see here), a Tyrant of Wind playset that was part of the canceled 1988 line. The set was designed and built by Bill Cooke who was part of the R&D department. Well, I spoke with Mr. Cooke recently and……

Air Raiders Fan Art — The Power Axe

Replicant01 and I have been commissioning some fan art for several Air Raider vehicles.  The first series of art that I’m posting is the Power Axe, a vehicle that reminds me of a smaller, faster Man-O-War. Bristling with weapons, the Power Axe also has some close-combat blades for chopping up Tyrant vehicles. The Power Axe……

Hasbro 1988 Pre-Toy Fair Line Art

Hey folks, here’s an interesting set of pictures for you! I came across a fansite called botriot that was dedicated to several robot toy lines in the ’80s. While much of it was left unfinished, they did post some cool catalog pictures of transformers. And what really made me sit up and take a closer……

Tyrants of Wind Scout Patrol Prototype

I came across a Facebook page run by Bill Cooke, a former Product Designer for Hasbro. He had a few comments dedicated to the Air Raiders, including this interesting post: Does anyone remember Air Raiders made by Hasbro? I design developed and made this working model in the late 80’s while at Hasbro in the……

An Interview With Product Designer Dan Price, Part Two

Continuing the interview from this post. Airlandia: Did you have the same team working on the second series or did any designers move on to other toylines? Price: I think it was basically the same team of designers, but it wasn’t uncommon for one designer to work on multiple lines. Airlandia: A fellow fan discovered……