My collection of the Toy Story Buddy Pack figures from Mattel (see my full post HERE) has been almost complete for a long time now—it's close, just not 100%. There are just a few that I still need to finish up the collection! At least I'm one set closer now that I just picked up this Green Army Men w/ Tank Buddy Gift Pack recently through eBay. I can finally check this one off my list!
Back in 2010 when this was released, I think I originally passed on it because I don't usually get movie-based toys where the primary concept of the toy is based off something that doesn't ever appear in said movie. You know what I mean, toy companies do this all the time (perfect example: something like this "Space Mission Woody"). So yah, as you probably know, a green army men tank vehicle doesn't appear in any of the Toy Story films or shorts. However, after seeing this for a great price on eBay last week, I finally just decided to add it to my collection for the additional army men in the set; plus I'll admit that the tank does make a really neat addition to this already extensive assortment.
As seen on the back of the package, there were two other gift packs like this at the time: the Western Train with Buzz & Woody and the Evil Dr. Porkchop's Spaceship with Evil Dr. Porkchop and a Two-Eyed Alien. The train set doesn't have any exclusives (the train is from one of the "Action Links" sets and the Buzz & Woody are repacks), but the Dr. Porkchop set does have one exclusive—the Two-Eyed alien (which is another one I'm still trying to get my hands on).
Take a look at this surprisingly really awesome set out of the package below!
The tank measures about 5.5" long and 2.5" tall. The soldier figures are approximately 1.5" tall.
The green army man standing on the top of the tank (binoculars; hand up) and the one with the rocket launcher were previously released in THIS standard pack. The two additional soldiers here with the goggles and walkie talkies (both are identical) are the exclusives to this set.
The tank's turret can move 360 degrees and there are wheels underneath the tread for rolling action.
I'm so glad I went for this! It's always nice to have a hole in my collection get filled. Did you pick this up for your Buddy Pack collection back in the day? Or maybe you're just learning about this set now? Either way, I'd love to hear your thoughts! Be sure to leave a comment or any questions you might have below.
Find this on eBay HERE (using this affiliate link).
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