1992 Roadblock: Heavy Machine Gunner v4 (pre-recall)
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Includes: M-90 continuous fire machine gun with infrared scope, advanced rotor machine gun launcher system, spinning tri-blaster propeller ordnance, standard army XF-45 combat knife, figure stand
Originally, Roadblock came with a large black machine gun, a black knife, a blue launcher, a black rotor, and a black figure stand.
Hasbro recalled Roadblock v4 with these accessories because the launcher's clutch could get over-wound. Some collectors speculate that the disk launcher was too powerful, but they are mistaken. To see the launcher in action, check out this YouTube video.
Hasbro recalled Roadblock v4 with these accessories because the launcher's clutch could get over-wound. Some collectors speculate that the disk launcher was too powerful, but they are mistaken. To see the launcher in action, check out this YouTube video.
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Filecard information:
Code Name: ROADBLOCK
HEAVY MACHINE GUNNER
File Name: Hinton, Marvin F.
SN: 434-2390-WT27
Primary Military Specialty: Heavy Machine Gunner
Secondary Military Specialty: Cook (Escoffier qualified Chef)
Birthplace: Biloxi, Mississippi
Grade: E-6
"Baste a turkey every twenty minutes and change the barrel on a Ma-Deuce .50 caliber after every second belt."
What can you say about a guy who totes a 134 pound machine gun as his personal weapon, and who can whip up a mean crawdad stew? Not much. You just stay out of his field of fire, and ask for seconds. ROADBLOCK is the man who lays down the covering fire with his heavy machine gun. That means he makes the enemy keep their heads down when the G.I. Joes are advancing, as well as making them think twice about giving chase when the G.I. Joes are withdrawing! He usually leads his squad into battle while riding the G.I. Joe Patriot.
1. M-90 continuous fire machine gun with infrared scope
2. Advanced rotor machine gun launcher system
3. Spinning tri-blaster propeller ordnance
4. Specially designed "Roadblock" battle knife
5. 16-round, M-90 ammo clips
6. Side-mounted, adversary detection pack
• Leg pocket for securing special weaponry
• Standard Army XF-45 combat knife
HEAVY MACHINE GUNNER
File Name: Hinton, Marvin F.
SN: 434-2390-WT27
Primary Military Specialty: Heavy Machine Gunner
Secondary Military Specialty: Cook (Escoffier qualified Chef)
Birthplace: Biloxi, Mississippi
Grade: E-6
"Baste a turkey every twenty minutes and change the barrel on a Ma-Deuce .50 caliber after every second belt."
What can you say about a guy who totes a 134 pound machine gun as his personal weapon, and who can whip up a mean crawdad stew? Not much. You just stay out of his field of fire, and ask for seconds. ROADBLOCK is the man who lays down the covering fire with his heavy machine gun. That means he makes the enemy keep their heads down when the G.I. Joes are advancing, as well as making them think twice about giving chase when the G.I. Joes are withdrawing! He usually leads his squad into battle while riding the G.I. Joe Patriot.
1. M-90 continuous fire machine gun with infrared scope
2. Advanced rotor machine gun launcher system
3. Spinning tri-blaster propeller ordnance
4. Specially designed "Roadblock" battle knife
5. 16-round, M-90 ammo clips
6. Side-mounted, adversary detection pack
• Leg pocket for securing special weaponry
• Standard Army XF-45 combat knife
Below is a look at the card art with the bubble removed. The bubble was cut off with a razor, the cardback was scanned, and the scan was restored to remove evidence of the bubble. This looks similar to a proof card, but it is not a proof card. Hasbro recalled Roadblock v4 with the rotor and spinning blade because the launcher's clutch could get over-wound. They edited this artwork to remove those accessories before rereleasing Roadblock v4 with modified accessories.
1992 Roadblock: Heavy Machine Gunner v4 (post-recall) re-released on 1993 cardback
There were two versions of the Roadblock available on the 1993 Battle Corps cardbacks, v4 (below) and v5 (seen here).
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Includes: missile launcher, missile (2), short rifle, long rifle, pistol, knife, figure stand
Post-recall Roadblock v4 came with a light blue missile launcher and a black plastic tree of weapons.
The weapons tree included two rifles, a pistol, a knife, two missiles and a black figure stand.
The weapons tree included two rifles, a pistol, a knife, two missiles and a black figure stand.
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Filecard information:
Code Name: ROADBLOCK
HEAVY MACHINE GUNNER
File Name: Hinton, Marvin F.
SN: 434-2390-WT27
Primary Military Specialty: Heavy Machine Gunner
Secondary Military Specialty: Cook (Escoffier qualified Chef)
Birthplace: Biloxi, Mississippi
Grade: E-6
"Baste a turkey every twenty minutes and change the barrel on a Ma-Deuce .50 caliber after every second belt."
What can you say about a guy who totes a 134 pound machine gun as his personal weapon, and who can whip up a mean crawdad stew? Not much. You just stay out of his field of fire, and ask for seconds. ROADBLOCK is the man who lays down the covering fire with his heavy machine gun. That means he makes the enemy keep their heads down when the G.I. Joes are advancing, as well as making them think twice about giving chase when the G.I. Joes are withdrawing! He usually leads his squad into battle while riding the G.I. Joe Patriot.
1. M-90 continuous fire machine gun with infrared scope
2. Specially designed "Roadblock" battle knife
3. 16-round, M-90 ammo clips
4. Side-mounted, adversary detection pack
• Leg pocket for securing special weaponry
• Standard Army XF-45 combat knife
HEAVY MACHINE GUNNER
File Name: Hinton, Marvin F.
SN: 434-2390-WT27
Primary Military Specialty: Heavy Machine Gunner
Secondary Military Specialty: Cook (Escoffier qualified Chef)
Birthplace: Biloxi, Mississippi
Grade: E-6
"Baste a turkey every twenty minutes and change the barrel on a Ma-Deuce .50 caliber after every second belt."
What can you say about a guy who totes a 134 pound machine gun as his personal weapon, and who can whip up a mean crawdad stew? Not much. You just stay out of his field of fire, and ask for seconds. ROADBLOCK is the man who lays down the covering fire with his heavy machine gun. That means he makes the enemy keep their heads down when the G.I. Joes are advancing, as well as making them think twice about giving chase when the G.I. Joes are withdrawing! He usually leads his squad into battle while riding the G.I. Joe Patriot.
1. M-90 continuous fire machine gun with infrared scope
2. Specially designed "Roadblock" battle knife
3. 16-round, M-90 ammo clips
4. Side-mounted, adversary detection pack
• Leg pocket for securing special weaponry
• Standard Army XF-45 combat knife
Filecard variant:
Roadblock's file cards were reformatted and edited from 1992 to 1993.
The 1993 file card can be found with C-001A and C-011 notations.
The 1993 file card can be found with C-001A and C-011 notations.
