1990 Destro's Dominator (Iron Grenadiers)

Destro's Dominator can outmaneuver and outgun G.I.Joe's ground forces, then convert to an attack helicopter and outfly G.I.Joe's most sophisticated aircraft. Tank mode can be seen below to the left, helicopter mode is below to the right. 

NOTE: Although the box art showed Metal-Head and Undertow, and they're pictured above, no figures were included.

The Dominator features several moving and removable parts, and the sculpt is nicely detailed. 
​Roll over the images below to find out more, or click the images to enlarge them. 

Destro's Dominator can outmaneuver and outgun G.I.Joe's ground forces, then convert to an attack helicopter and outfly G.I.Joe's most sophisticated aircraft. (Note that this vehicle is not to be confused with the 1987 Battle Force 2000 Dominator.)

Destro's Dominator is heavily armed, sporting a multi-shot, rapid-fire 3.5mm missile pod, a chin-mounted spring action missile launcher, 4 surface-to-surface missiles, 2 exhaust-mounted machine guns, and 2 tread-mounted twin-barreled machine guns.

Left profile view of the tank mode. The tank treads are outfitted with titanium reinforced track protector guards.

Rear left profile view of the tank mode.

Rear view of the tank mode.

Rear right profile view of the tank mode.

Right profile view of the tank mode.

Right front profile view of the tank mode.

The radar-proof canopies open to seat up to two figures, with the forward driver's command center located on the left side.

The front end, spring action missile launcher can hold (and fire!) any of the four tread-mounted missiles via the switch on the back of the launcher. While the package artwork and product photography all show a missile for the launcher that is distinct from the tread-mounted missiles, the actual product only contains the four tread missiles (that each have an end that plugs into the launcher).

The chin turret assembly can technically rotate 360 degrees, though the full range of motion is blocked by the tank treads.

The launcher part of the turret can also swivel vertically to target air-based threats.

The chin turret assembly consists of the launcher, the base, and the counterweight. The counterweight is unfortunately often missing from otherwise complete Dominators.

The multi-shot, rapid-fire 3.5mm missile pod rotates via the ribbed dial located in the pod's housing. (Note that no projectiles can be launched from the pod.)

The CXP-230 multiplex, exhaust exhibitors have afterburner capacity and a mounted single barrel cannon!

The side cannons can swivel vertically and have a laser range finder to provide deadly accuracy!

The treads are locked into place in tank mode via two tabs. Unfortunately, the tab edges are not particularly sturdy and are often broken (though this does not cause any problems for the treads when the vehicle is laying on a flat surface).

Two surface-to-surface missiles are stored on each tread. The package artwork and product photographs all indicate that the tread missiles look distinctly different than the missile that is fired by the launcher, but the actual vehicle only has the four missiles (which can all be placed in the launcher).

The twin-barreled machine gun mounted on each tread can rotate 180 degrees to defend each flank!

Each tread machine gun includes sculpted detail of the shells being loaded (and presumably ejected) into each barrel.

The Iron Grenadiers insignia is proudly displayed in both black and gold on each side.

The deployable rotor blades fold back in tank mode (though generally the blades do not fit completely flush against each other, as seen here).

The full-blast, jet thruster intakes are normally obscured by the helicopter blades.

The underside reveals the high-impact, ordinance storage ducts.

Multiple sculpted tech details can also be seen on the underside of the front section.

Raised front view of the tank mode.

Raised left profile view of the tank mode.

Raised left rear view of the tank mode.

Raised rear view of the tank mode.

Raised right rear view of the tank mode.

The transformation to thundering helicopter mode beings by extending the rear stabilizer support platform.

In helicopter mode, the tank treads fold up and form the undercarriage of the helicopter.

Helicopter mode raised front view. The aerodynamic, synchronized, computer controlled rotor blades have now been opened into tri-formation

Raised left front view of the helicopter mode.

Raised left profile view of the helicopter mode.

Raised left rear view of the helicopter mode.

Raised rear view of the helicopter mode. The tail features two stabilizer directional actuators and two high-speed, smooth-stop air brakes.

Raised right rear view of the helicopter mode.

Raised right side view of the helicopter mode.

Roll over the images below to find out more, or click the images to enlarge them. Photos courtesy of Chad Hucal.

Front left view, helicopter mode.

Left view, tank mode.

Rear left view, helicopter mode.

Rear view, tank mode.

Rear right view, helicopter mode.

Right view, tank mode.

Front right view, helicopter mode.

Front view, tank mode.

Raised front right view, tank mode.

Overhead view, helicopter mode.

Overhead view, tank mode.

Removable parts.

A special thank you to Chad Hucal, Pablo Ocampo and Henry F. Murray for photo editing and Ben Thomas for crafting captions.

Label placement close up

Instructions page 1

Instructions page 2

Instructions page 3

Thanks to EndeavourMorse for pointing us to this commercial on YouTube!