All: Operation Crimson Sabotage HISS with Toyhax labels


In the early 80's, Palitoy released a line of 3.75 inch figures based on their popular Action Man line from the 70s. The line included several repainted GI Joe figures and vehicles (like the VAMP, Fang, Mobat, Steeler, Stalker and Snake Eyes to name a few. These were divided into several sub-teams like SAS (Special Ops) and Z-Force (Infantry).

One of these repainted vehicles was the HISS. In the UK, it became the Hyena, the Red Shadows main battle tank. This was a super simple custom inspired by RelenaWarcraft's version. The custom only required removing the original Operation Crimson Sabotage stickers and replacing them with Reprolabels.

For a long time, I told myself that I would not make this custom. I felt that the HISS is too recognizable as Cobra's weapon. Making it red did not change that fact. However, seeing RelenaWarcarft's version as well as finally putting together a Red Jackal custom make me change my mind and take the plunge.

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