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K2003A Crusader Tank Issued 1977.
All England castings.
Body: Avocado. Prepros: white or purple.
Base: Silver, matt black or flat black.
Base legend: Superkings Crusader K-28 or Adventure 2000 Crusader K-2003.
Wheels: Maltese cross front, black tracks rear.
Windows: Light yellow or amber.
Guns: Red or black.
Labels: Star or sun.

1. PP/White body/silver Superkings base/Crusader K-28/lt.yellow windows/no labels/black guns.
2. PP/Purple body/matt black Adventure 2000 base/Crusader K-2003/amber windows/star labels/red guns.
3. Avocado body/flat black Adventure 2000 base/Crusader K-2003/amber windows/star labels/red guns.
4. Avocado body/matt black Adventure 2000 base/Crusader K-2003/amber windows/sun labels/red guns.

Tied in with 2000AD Judge Dredd comicstrips though the tie in was played down rather than promoted. Strange.

AJR wrote:Tied in with 2000AD Judge Dredd comicstrips though the tie in was played down rather than promoted. Strange.

...especially if Lesney were refused a 'Tie-In' lisense which has prevented them from having any reference to the comic caracters on this range.

Ghosthunter.

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:

AJR wrote:Tied in with 2000AD Judge Dredd comicstrips though the tie in was played down rather than promoted. Strange.

...especially if Lesney were refused a 'Tie-In' lisense which has prevented them from having any reference to the comic caracters on this range.

Ghosthunter.

See here.

Thanks Hugh, I had completely forgotten about that and there it is, a tie-in with 2000AD in black & white!

Ghosthunter.

According to this blog ... http://hypnogoria.blogspot.com/2017/09/ ... at-26.html ... the Matchbox 2000 models came first and the comic used one of them So, a tie in but the wrong way about.