Description:

The Arctic Blast was first released boxed in U.S. toy stores in 1989. It included the driver, Windchill. The Arctic Blast was also available in 1989 and discontinued in 1990.

Note: The seat belt is a common part shared with many other vehicles and is interchangable among any of them.

Original Retail Price (Approx.): $6.29
Hasbro Product Number: 6254
Tomart's Guide: #GI6191
The Ultimate Guide:Pg. 143 (1st Ed.), Pg. 199 (2nd Ed.)

Versions of the Arctic Blast:

This was the only version of the Arctic Blast ever released.

Driver/Pilot: Windchill

Windchill was first released as part of the eighth series (1989), packaged exclusively with the Arctic Blast tundra assault sled. He was also sold in 1990, then was discontinued domestically in 1991. Click here for more on Windchill

Images:

Front	Rear	Right	Left	Top
Isometric	Instructions	Blueprints	Box Front	Box Back

Featured In:

The Arctic Blast was featured in several of the various media of GI Joe through the years, including Trading Cards, Comic Books, Cartoons and Commercials.

Command Ring		Original Art		Click to Play

Easily Broken/Lost Pieces:

The gatling guns, seat belt, and missiles are easily missing from the Arctic Blast.

Variations:

No known variations of the Arctic Blast are known to exist.

Vehicle Construction:

The vehicle mold was repainted or retooled for the following vehicles:

This was the only usage of the Arctic Blast mold.

International Releases:

In 1996, Funskool released the Artic Blast in India with slightly different colors.

India