About This Figure
The 1987 (series 3) mini catalogue and all 22-back cards contain a group picture of all the regular good Thundercat figures together. However all the series 3 figures apart from Captain Cracker and Jaga have different accessories to those actually released with the figures. In this instance, Bengali is pictured holding a Hammer which is more mallet like and smaller than the one released. This Hammer actually suits the figure better. As collectors know, the Hammer that came with Bengali is quite big and can hinder Bengali's battle matic action feature as the Hammer hits his face. Looking at the prototype Hammer, it seems less likely this would be a problem. It is thought that this was a very early prototype piece to photograph with the figure. It was later changed to the larger Hammer with the face on the front. Strangely (for LJN) the colour remained the same (blue). Like many other weapons that were originally shown, this Hammer was never released with the Bengali figure.
What the record shows
Assortment number 3500 · Case pack 24 · Assortment title Good Thundercat
Evidenced by the 1987 series 3 mini catalogue and the 22-back card backs.
Bengali (Prototype Hammer) in the 1987 series 3 mini catalogue and the 22-back card backs. Scan from the thundercats.org archive.
Sourcing
The assortment number and case pack above are transcribed from the LJN catalogue scans held in the thundercats.org archive. With one exception, assortment 3526 for the Berserkers, these numbers are not published anywhere else on the open web, so treat them as our reading of our own documents rather than settled collector fact.
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