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PAINTED FIRST SHOTKENNER DEVELOPMENT INDEX · PROTOTYPES

Bossk Painted First Shot

YEAR UNKNOWN · Action Figures (3¾-inch)

Documented Kenner painted first shot from the development of the production Bossk figure; not a retail variant.

Development OriginUSA
Developer / LicenseeKenner
Development PeriodUnknown
Research ConfidenceHigh
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Development storyBossk Painted First Shot comes from the moment when a Kenner design had already moved beyond sculpting and into actual injection tooling. First shots were working test pieces: they let the development team see whether the molds functioned correctly before normal colors, decoration and full production took over. Documented Kenner painted first shot from the development of the production Bossk figure; not a retail variant. Painted first shot with production-like spray-mask decoration but slight limb/head color…
How to identify itPainted first shot; unpainted hardcopy and hardcopy parts also documented Painted first shot with production-like spray-mask decoration but slight limb/head color differences from production figures.
Production outcomeReleased product development · This prototype record is linked to the corresponding V2 production family/listing.
Surviving evidenceConfirmed survivors · At least one documented painted first shot
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