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Behind the MASK Interview by MATT-TRAKKER.com

28/11/2020

We had a blast speaking to Bill Faries from Matt-Trakker.com. It was an honour to have the opportunity to talk about the site and chat M.A.S.K with the man whose been "Keeping MASK Alive Since 2001"! We look forward to the next exciting 20 years.

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M.A.S.K Posters (New)

26/11/2020

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Wanted to know which poster came with which vehicles? Well we have you covered.

Just Click Here and off you got to the world of M.A.S.K posters!

Each of our boxed M.A.S.K toys came with an awesome poster unique to the series (1, 2, Racing or Split Seconds) and to the country of origin. Dive into our latest creation and enjoy the posters of M.A.S.K.

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Guide to Short & Longs Masks (New)

21/11/2020

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The community has spoken and inspired us to proudly deliver our latest page. Click here for our latest guide to the Short vs Long masks of Series 1.

The infamous "Short" masks were originally released with the first wave of Series 1 in 1985 and subsequently replaced with their "long" counterparts in the second wave in 1986. The reason for this change remains a mystery to this day, although speculations included choking hazard and ease of loss of these masks frequently are touted by fans.

We look at how to tell the masks apart and how to identify the boxes they came in.

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M.A.S.K View-Master solved (New)

15/11/2020

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Have you always wondered what M.A.S.K secrets are kept hidden by the mystical red View-Master. Fret no more, as we have done all the hard work for you

Presenting our newest View-Master page! Click Here to learn all the secret!

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Cartoon Fun Facts (New)

12/11/2020

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We are so proud to present our latest page "Cartoon Fun Facts"!

Your one stop MASK cartoon resource for cool vehicle add-ons, secret VENOM headquarters, Blackout, Magma Mole, civilians, less recurring characters and quirky fun facts.]

Click Here to have a stroll through all the amazing insights offered by David Goellnitz!

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M.A.S.K Sticker Sheets (New)

5/11/2020

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Wanna give your toys some new bling or just complete your customs?

Check out our newest page for all your sticker needs!

Just Click Here to download your chosen vehicles sticker sheet. It is then up to you to print, cut and paste them on to your M.A.S.K toys or customs!

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Customiser Spotlight: Arthur O'Neill

27/10/2020

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Joining us today for our Fan Spotlight: Arthur O'Neill

MASKFORCE (MF): Thanks so much for joining us today and having a chat. Why don't you kick it off by telling us about yourself and your journey into M.A.S.K

Arthur O'Neill (AN): I’m Arthur from Dublin, Ireland. Christmas 1986, I was 6 years old, when the big man brought me M.A.S.K’s Rhino to be followed for the next two Christmases with the likes of Boulder Hill, Switchblade, Thunderhawk, etc. Between those three years my brother and myself had approximately 20 vehicles from series 1 through 3, including Boulder Hill. I think by the time series four arrived we had moved on to the magic of the ‘Sega Megadrive’. The collection with 99% of all parts (without original boxes) has being in storage in my parent’s attic since the early 90’s, with the exception of Rhino (my childhood favourite) who has always been on display somewhere over the years.

MF: So have you been actively collecting since then?

AN: In March 2020 with the Covid-19 lockdown for some reason or another I sought out that golden treasure collection – surprised how well kept they were, with original stickers mostly in tact. I was curious to see what vehicles I was missing from the 1 – 3 series. It was then that I opened Pandora’s box and went down the rabbit hole. The 20 vehicles in March has grown to 43 (not interested in series 4, at least for now!) including two Boulder Hills, two Rhinos and two Outlaws (my present day favourite vehicle, sorry about that Rhino).

MF: Wow that was really fast. What I really wanted to talk to you about was your customs.

AN: Yes please, so one of my Boulder Hills is a custom called ‘Viper Hill’ . I have also done some other custom vehicles, such as Condor, Stinger, Rhino, Buzzard x2 (Red & Green versions), Pit Stop & The Collector, etc. As you can probably see I have also started to do custom boxes – the likes of Boulder Hill (See images above), Viper Hill (See images above), Outlaw and Switchblade.

MF: So what's next in you M.A.S.K journey

AN: There are still some ideas I have in the pipeline. As much as I love the pieces – I strongly believe that all of us are just tapping into the magic of our childhood memories and these little pieces of plastic are a tangible way of doing so! I must say I have been speaking to some sound people on the various M.A.S.K facebook groups. I have sent M.A.S.K parts free of charge, including postage worldwide to different members over the past few months. In return, I too have received parts and advise from others, which is what makes my experience of the M.A.S.K community a great past-time/hobby in the extraordinary times we are all going through. Finally congrats and well done to Robert Grignani for his amazing contribution to the community with his www.maskforce.com and Rob as of today’s writing of this blurb 27th October 2020 a very happy birthday to you mate. On a final note, a big shout to Andre Lehnertz, Mark Gahagan, James Morgan, Holger Werminghaus and Greg Gibson, many of whom you’ll know.

MF: Thanks so much for chatting with us today Arthur.

You can check out more of Arthur's recreations on his community page. For any further information you can reach out directly to Arthur via Facebook or contact us.

MF: So have you been actively collecting since then?

AN: In March 2020 with the Covid-19 lockdown for some reason or another I sought out that golden treasure collection – surprised how well kept they were, with original stickers mostly in tact. I was curious to see what vehicles I was missing from the 1 – 3 series. It was then that I opened Pandora’s box and went down the rabbit hole. The 20 vehicles in March has grown to 43 (not interested in series 4, at least for now!) including two Boulder Hills, two Rhinos and two Outlaws (my present day favourite vehicle, sorry about that Rhino).

AN: There are still some ideas I have in the pipeline. As much as I love the pieces – I strongly believe that all of us are just tapping into the magic of our childhood memories and these little pieces of plastic are a tangible way of doing so! I must say I have been speaking to some sound people on the various M.A.S.K facebook groups. I have sent M.A.S.K parts free of charge, including postage worldwide to different members over the past few months. In return, I too have received parts and advise from others, which is what makes my experience of the M.A.S.K community a great past-time/hobby in the extraordinary times we are all going through. Finally congrats and well done to Robert Grignani for his amazing contribution to the community with his www.maskforce.com and Rob as of today’s writing of this blurb 27th October 2020 a very happy birthday to you mate. On a final note, a big shout to Andre Lehnertz, Mark Gahagan, James Morgan, Holger Werminghaus and Greg Gibson, many of whom you’ll know.

MF: Thanks so much for chatting with us today Arthur.

You can check out more of Arthur's recreations on his community page. For any further information you can reach out directly to Arthur via Facebook or contact us.

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HASBRO. Stop teasing us! Is this signs of a resurrection?

16/10/2020

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Big news hit today that has tongues wagging! Hasbro have just revealed two vehicles inspired by M.A.S.K during their Hasbro Pulse Fan First Friday: Transformers Livestream Report as part of the Amazon Exclusive Transformers Micron Micromasters Pack! Is this the start of a resurrection that has been teased since the previously released Specialist Trakker from the "A Real American Hero" G.I. Joe franchise in 2008. It only took another whopping 9 years for the 2017 SDCC exclusive Revolution Matt Tracker to be released as a tie in with IDW comics series of the same name. This is however the first time a vehicle with an element of M.A.S.K has been released! The only 3 year gap between releases is also encouraging.

Autobots

Decepticons

Both Hurricane and Stinger have been reimagined as Windstorm and Stingracer!!! Lets take a look at these two!

The hints are already in the name! A “Hurricane” is technically a “Windstorm”. “Stinger” and “Stingracer”??? Come on!
Windstorm is an Autobot and Hurricane was part of M.A.S.K. Likewise Stingracer is a Decepticon and was part of V.E.N.O.M!
Then the vehicles themselves! Not only are the vehicles colours pretty close but Windstorm has the flames from Hurricane and Stingracer has the smokes stacks and exposed turbo manifold from Stinger!

Windstorm

Hurricane

Stingracer

Stinger

If you still had a doubt about this being a coincidence, Hasbro’s Brand writer Amanda sums it up perfectly!

“Some of you might be wondering who Windstorm and Stingracer are? And those that remember the MASK toys might have noticed the deco on these. So these are actually inspired by classic MASK vehicle toys Stinger and Hurricane!”

There you have it! “Inspired by classic MASK vehicle toys”. Do these two vehicles do justice to Stinger and Hurricane? Is this the rebirth of M.A.S.K? We will let you be the judge of that.

Check out the full podcast below, with the introduction to the second episode of the Galatic Odyssey collection which includes the two vehicles inspired by M.A.S.K at 18:20. If you want to just get to the money shots of the vehicles check out Windstorm AKA Hurricane at 19:42 OR Stingracer AKA Stinger at 19:49!

This set will be available for sale in December 2020 and shipped in February 2021! Head on over to Amazon to read more about it and place your pre-order Now!

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Happy 35th to our favourite toyline and cartoon!

30/9/2020

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Happy 35th Birthday M.A.S.K. 35 years ago on this day the first episodes of M.A.S.K "The Deathstone" was aired! The rest is history as they say. We are still waiting for any news from Hasbro about any future plans! Regardless as a community we stay strong and united and continue to keep M.A.S.K Alive!

To celebrate this awesome day we at MASKFORCE.com are opening the vaults for a very special reveal. No more shall the infamous “TOP SECRET” M.A.S.K Red Book be keep hidden. Head on over to our new resource section and check out all the wonders that are in plain sight for the first time in the amazing “TOP SECRET” M.A.S.K Red Book !

In time for the 35th anniversary, a new quarterly e-magazine (soon to be in-print once their target of 100 patreon subscribers is met) has dropped and their first preview issue is a corker! Quite fittingly the cover article is a "Brief Oral History of M.A.S.K" featuring interviews with toy designers, voice actors, comic creators and exclusive, never-before-seen concept drawings and unproduced prototype images. Click here to get the preview issue for free and don/t forget to subscribe to their Patreon.

Another amazing comeback is the news that Gordon from "All About M.A.S.K" is back with new updates to continue his amazing journey to chronical all things M.A.S.K! welcome back my friend. Do check out his amazing site and don't forget to bookmark it.

Things are looking bright for M.A.S.K fans with all these gems dropping. Can't want for more exciting news!

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Interview with M.A.S.K Comics

29/9/2020

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We had an awesome time chatting with Scott about our new webpage MASKFORCE.com on his M.A.S.K Comics Blog. Check out the full interview here and don't forget to support him and his adventures with M.A.S.K on his Blog and Facebook Group!

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Behind the MASK Interview by MATT-TRAKKER.com

M.A.S.K Posters (New)

Guide to Short & Longs Masks (New)

M.A.S.K View-Master solved (New)

Cartoon Fun Facts (New)

M.A.S.K Sticker Sheets (New)

Customiser Spotlight: Arthur O'Neill

HASBRO. Stop teasing us! Is this signs of a resurrection?

Happy 35th to our favourite toyline and cartoon!

Interview with M.A.S.K Comics

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