![]() That relatively low-quality photo is the only one I have for all the unassembled parts, so it’s what you get to look at. This isn’t my childhood SBT– I bought this one boxed a few years ago. ![]() It’s a fairly simple assembly process, but it still felt like putting a classic GI Joe vehicle together. In the photo with the pink background above, you can see all of the SBT’s various parts. The SF2 line is notable for including drivers with its vehicles, which is something that became less common as the 1990s went on– though I will say that 1993 did provide a fair amount of pack-in drivers with its vehicles, as opposed to some other years. 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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