Rocketank Casting Reference | Loose Hot Wheels
Rocketank
The Rocketank or Rocket Shot is a military model with a massive removable missile on top. It has the same body and base as the 1976 Aw Shoot. The top part features a massive engine and hydraulic arms to lift or lower the missile. Being a military tank, all of the releases feature Micro Gear Wheels. The angled sides of the front and rear of the base are covered in rivets, to simulate the use of armored plating. Named Rocket Shot
Identify the casting first. Check the value board last.
Rocketank first appears in 1988 Hot Wheels Action Command. The current catalog tracks it across 1988 – 1996. Designer credit is listed as Larry Wood. Check Description, Versions, See also before trusting a vague seller title.
- 1988 Hot Wheels Action Command
- Hot Wheels Action Command
- Action Command
- Larry Wood Designs
- Military Vehicles
- Hot Wheels by Collector Number
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- Match the title to Rocketank before reading price claims.
- Use 1988 – 1996 as the production-window check.
- Cross-check Description, Versions before calling the variation exact.
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