ROLLING THUNDER
Series:
The Rolling Thunder was first released boxed in U.S. toy stores in 1988. It included the driver, Armadillo. The Rolling Thunder was also available in 1989 and was discontinued in 1990.
Driver/Pilot: ARMADILLO (v1)
Armadillo was released as part of the seventh series (1988), packaged exclusively with the Rolling Thunder 8WD. He was also sold in 1989, then was discontinued domestically in 1990.
Note that in the fourth series (1985) and eighth series (1988) vehicles named "The Armadillo" were released. The figure "Armadillo" has nothing to do with these vehicles.
Images
Easily Broken/Lost Pieces
The misslies, rockets, seats, missile launcher base, and ATSV are easily lost/commonly missing.
Featured In
The Rolling Thunder was featured in several of the various media of GI Joe through the years, including Trading Cards, Comic Books, Cartoons and Commercials.
Variations
Some later Rolling Thunders came with different hubcaps on the wheels.
Vehicle Construction
The vehicle mold was repainted or retooled for the following vehicles:
This was the only usage of the Rolling Thunder mold.
Reference Information
The below information contains information about references to various collector's guides, Hasbro references, original retail prices, and other reference material related to Rolling Thunder.|
Original Retail: $22.99 Hasbro Product: 6012 RAHC: n/a Lee's Guide: n/a |
Desimone Guide: n/a Tomart's Guide: #GI5950 The Ultimate Guide: Pg. 125 (1st Ed.), Pg. 178 (2nd Ed.) Action Figure Archive Guide: n/a |
