![]() It was one of several vehicles in the Street Fighter 2 line, which were all repaints or retools of previous GI Joe vehicles. The Sonic Boom Tank is a recolor of the Cobra Paralyzer from 1991. Let’s dive in and look at some pretty pictures. That left the Sonic Boom Tank and, a little later on, the Mudbuster as my primary Joe vehicles for the last few years of the ARAH line. ![]() I was used to Transformers, which had convincing secondary/disguise modes, so a weird tank transforming into a nebulous Pile of Brown was a bit odd to me. And, even though it saw a good amount of use, I couldn’t really wrap my head around Fort America as a kid. The Crusader was obviously an amazing piece, but it wasn’t practical for ground missions. It was really the most “traditional military” vehicle I had for GI Joe, so it kind of became the go-to vehicle for every mission.īefore the SBT, I basically just had the Attack Cruiser, which I didn’t love even as a kid. I got the Sonic Boom Tank in 1993 during a bout of chicken pox, and it became one of my most-used vehicles after that. I did have some bigger pieces like the Crusader and Fort America, but only had a few small or medium sized vehicles. I didn’t own a ton of GI Joe vehicles as a kid. ![]() The Sonic Boom Tank, released in 1993 as part of GI Joe’s Street Fighter 2 sub-line, definitely counts as a childhood favorite. But we’ll make an exception for today’s Tuesday post. We’re doing “childhood favorites” this month, which is mostly a thing I’m reserving for my main reviews on Thursdays. Today we’re doing another gallery post, but I’ll also provide some thoughts on the toy.
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