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Arctic Blast

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.

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Images:

Front View Rear View Right Side View Left Side View Top View
Front
Rear
Right
Left
Top
Isometric Views
Instructions
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Box Front
Box Back
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
Hasbro Original Art
Click to Play Commercial
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.

Indian Arctic Blast
India

Images From The Collections Of:
Chad Hucal, Steve Campbell, Phillip Donnelly, Chris Goldstein, E. Son, Anthony C. Mirro, John Wakefield, Ashley Alston, and Dan Klingensmith




 


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