The year is 1987 the height of the battle between GI JOE and Cobra rages on. Cobra Commander orders a new tank to be built something faster than the Hiss that also carry surface to air missiles. The Sidewinders were outfitted with a verity of large caliber high-velocity guns. Capable of firing kinetic energy penetrators, high explosive tank rounds and in some cases anti-aircraft guns. Another advantage the Sidewinder has is that it only needs one soldier to operate it. The upper cab is a combination of steel and Cobras own pina-plastic explosion proof glass. With a top speed of 70kph on open land the Sidewinder is unmatched by any tank of its time.
I love the Wolverine it's one of my favorite vehicles to customize. For this one I wanted to build something kind of 80s futuristic and a bit sporty. I used the Paralyzer cannon with the spring loaded launcher. Its attached to the Wolverines with it's original mount. I cut down a broken Sky Hawk canopy as a shield for the driver. I cut the hole a bit bigger so the figure easily slides in the back. The side armor and front and rear plates were scratch built. I didn't want the saddle bags so I built a new engine cover from scratch.

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Nice ride.

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Looks factory fresh! Nice job.

this one really screams 80's cobra and I think would of gotten a lot of our allowances !

nice job on the write up too

Love the asymetry, the deep Cobra blue and the weapon choices. It looks like it just stepped out of 1985.

OB

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That's so pretty it hurts. You really nail classic Hasbro vehicle design.

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That looks fantastic. Love the color choices, and the mods you did do a great job hiding the fact that it's a wolverine body. Excellent work.

Thanks for the name. It fits it for sure.

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Yup just came in off the truck from Pawtucket.

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Thank you sir, I'm happy how it came out.

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Thanks so much.

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One of my favorites of your kick ass collection man. That canopy works so well and the paint is crisp, clean, and beautiful to look at. This would have been my go to Joe vehicle as a kid. Killed it big time!!!

Thanks, yeah the blue really POPS on this.

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Oh, wow! Impressive vehicle. Like the turret and missiles. Looks like something that would have been offered in the early 80's

Thanks a lot. It's the first time I've used a spring loaded missile launcher. This one still work too.

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