Missing Stingrays/Hydronauts/Aquaraiders (Aquazone) 1998 Minifigure Pieces

[Zack Uhlenhuth]

Hello!,

Was hoping someone may be able to scan in some of the Stingrays/Hydronauts, the coverage of those minifigs is poor on LDraw!
E.g. set https://rebrickable.com/sets/6199-1/hydr...ry=1#parts

Commander Manta Ray
head https://rebrickable.com/parts/3626bpr010...open-stud/
torso https://rebrickable.com/parts/973c08h22p...red-hands/

Raven Ray
head https://rebrickable.com/parts/3626bpr009...open-stud/
torso https://rebrickable.com/parts/973c08h22p...red-hands/

Navigator Stinger Ray
head https://rebrickable.com/parts/3626bpr029...open-stud/
torso https://rebrickable.com/parts/973c08h22p...red-hands/

Captain Hank Hydro
helmet https://rebrickable.com/parts/71966/helm...ear-studs/
head https://rebrickable.com/parts/3626bpr009...open-stud/
torso https://rebrickable.com/parts/973c03h22p...red-hands/

Navigator Hip "Muddy" Waters
head https://rebrickable.com/parts/3626bpr009...e-2-print/
torso https://rebrickable.com/parts/973c28h03p...ack-hands/

Crystal Miner
head https://rebrickable.com/parts/3626bpr035...open-stud/
torso https://rebrickable.com/parts/973c28h03p...ack-hands/

Rocky the Reef Wrecker
torso https://rebrickable.com/parts/973c03h03p...and-hands/

Scavenger Sam
torso https://rebrickable.com/parts/84638c05pr...hook-left/

[Chris Böhnke]

Heads:

Commander Manta Ray:
https://library.ldraw.org/parts/53600

Navigator Stinger Ray:
https://library.ldraw.org/parts/53625

Raven Ray:
https://library.ldraw.org/parts/53629

Crystal Miner:
https://library.ldraw.org/parts/53807

Rest - WIP

[Chris Böhnke]

Scavenger Sam:

https://library.ldraw.org/parts/53916

[Chris Böhnke]

Rocky the Reef Wrecker:
https://library.ldraw.org/parts/54094

[Chris Böhnke]

Manta Ray Torso:
https://library.ldraw.org/parts/54107

[Zack Uhlenhuth]

Much appreciated! Keep 'em coming!

[Chris Böhnke]

Stinger Ray Torso:
https://library.ldraw.org/parts/54137

[Chris Böhnke]

Stingrays Minifigs complete:
https://library.ldraw.org/parts/54251

[Zack Uhlenhuth]

Awesome! I think it's only the Hydronauts left

[Chris Böhnke]

Crystal Miner ("Muddy Mick" in the UK) Torso:
https://library.ldraw.org/parts/54972

[Zack Uhlenhuth]

We are so back!! Thanks, this torso is awesome

[Zack Uhlenhuth]

One correction to the lore - apparently Hank Hydro is known as Muddy Mick in UK https://brickipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Captain_Hank_Hydro
And Crystal Miner is known as Captain Chris Crystal https://brickipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Crystal_Miner

[Chris Böhnke]

One correction to the lore - apparently Hank Hydro is known as Muddy Mick in UK https://brickipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Captain_Hank_Hydro
And Crystal Miner is known as Captain Chris Crystal https://brickipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Crystal_Miner

Hehe

I know where that is from.

Pages 2 and 3 from Bricks'n'Pieces May/June 1998 list all the 6 Aquazone characters from 1998. Included are the incorrect portraits for the Aquanauts (Hydronauts were known as "Aquanauts" in Europe for some reason). Note that B'n'P had a bit of a habit of messing up those portraits - just compare with the U.F.O. issue.

The interesting bit comes on pages 5-8, where there's the comic that is entirely identical to the Mania Magazine version, except for the names. In the comic the characters are referenced more correctly - Hank Hydro/Chris Crystal and Crystal Miner/Muddy Mick. The comic mentions the characters multiple times and they always line up with the matching US name, also the ranks now line up with them. So I'd rather say that's the correct one (admittedly the comic's first panels are messed up as well, but that's true for the US one too).

[Zack Uhlenhuth]

I stand corrected!