Collectors Dilemma: M.A.S.K Jackhammer

Here we have Jackhammer from Series 1.

Jackhammer in it's normal mode is a Ford Bronco, in other words, a truck. It's really similar to it's real life counterpart and this is where the M.A.S.K toy series truly stands out. There's chrome on the front grill and on the hubcaps. Jackhammer in this mode can seat 2 figures.

In it's attack mode, Jackhammer turns into a heavy fire assault platform. To effect the transformation, one would first have to push up the bonnet via the protruding tab, this causes the front grill to flip out and reveal a pair of small laser turrets. Following which, one would have to roll the vehicle forward to push out the turrets. One has to then press a tab at the rear of the vehicle to bring up the rear and then fold out the 'spoiler' to reveal a seat and another pair of laser turrets. Finally, a removable machine gun turret which is stored in a depression at under the turret has to be fitted into the peg hole at the seat. In this mode, Jackhammer can seat 3 figures. The pop up section can be rotated 360 degrees. Jackhammer has this gimmick where when you roll the vehicle over a horizontal surface, the front grill turrets will alternate, producing a sort of firing effect.

Do take note that the removable MG turret is the only accessory of Jackhammer and is a frequently lost item. So if a seller claims a Jackhammer to be complete, do remember to check for the removable MG turret. This turret only appears in the toy and does not appear in the cartoon series.

The pilot of Jackhammer is Cliff Dagger, who sports an eyepatch, a black beret, a purple top with black holster and black bottoms which is very similar to his cartoon incarnation. His mask, Torch has the power of shooting out jets of flame aka a flamethrower. His mask is primarily grey and has holes at the where the eyes & mouth are, a vertical strip below the mouth and a vertical one at the top of the head. This version of the mask is the long mask version. The short mask version has no such holes, instead, it is painted black where the holes are in the long version, except for the one at the top of the head.