Army Machine Gunner

Code Name:

Roadblock

version eight

Boxed Set (in G.I. Joe vs. Cobra 8-Pack)

G.I. Joe Comic Included in 8-Pack

Roadblock's Filecard

Figure Description:

Roadblock (version 8) was released as part of the eighteenth series (2002) boxed in an eight-pack Exclusive to BJ's Wholesale Club and Fred Meyer stores. Also included were Dial Tone, Snake Eyes, Wet-Suit, Fast Blast Viper, Firefly, Storm Shadow, and Undertow.

Webmaster's Note:

Roadblock (version 8) has the same file name as Double Blast (2001) who was named after Charles Griffith, a long time G.I.Joe collector, author of the 1994 Tomart's Guide and who also helped with the 1997 filecards. Previous versions of Roadblock have the file name Marvin F. Hinton.

Versions of Roadblock:

• Version One (1984)
• Version Two (1986)
• Version Three (1988)
• Version Four (1992)
• Version Five (1993)
• Version Six (1993)
• Version Seven (1994)
• Version Eight (2002)
• Version Nine (2003)
• Version Ten (2003)
• Version Eleven (2004)
• Version Twelve (2004)
• Version Thirteen (2004)
• Version Fourteen (2005)
• Version Fifteen (2005)
• Version Sixteen (2007)

Accessories:

Roadblock came with a dark gray Sound Attack heavy machine gun, silver sub-machine gun, and a black backpack.

Click the link to see the figure with all its weapons - All Geared Up!

Variations:

No variations of Roadblock are known to exist.

Body Construction:

This mold was used to create the original Roadblock (1984), Roadblock (v3/Tiger Force) (1988), Double Blast (2001), and Roadblock (v12/Night Force) (2004).

Roadblock's legs were also used for Starduster (1987). The legs and waist were also re-used to create Leatherneck (v4) (2001). The forearms were later used to create Flint (v9/Night Force) (2004).