Test Shot Prototype - Zap

Action figures usually start as "Hard Copies". These models are used to create the molds, that are used to press out a run of "First shots" or "Test shots". These test shots are done in many different colors and lack a date stamp until the production run begins.

Pictured above is a test shot of the 1982 straight-arm Zap. His body is molded in a lighter green than the green that he was released in, the head is in tan, and the entire figure is unpainted. There is no date stamp on the figure.