G.I. Joe Tiger Force Roadblock (v3) AFA 80 (Hasbro, 1988). Roadblock joined Tiger Force in Series 7 as the unit's hea...

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G.I. Joe Tiger Force Roadblock (v3) AFA 80 (Hasbro, 1988). Roadblock joined Tiger Force in Series 7 as the unit's heavy machine gunner, bringing the original 1984 body sculpt into the jungle-strike repaint program while keeping the character's cook specialty and .50-caliber firepower intact. This 1988 carded release gives one of the Joe team's most recognizable heavy hitters the Tiger Force treatment, suited for the mission to locate and disable Cobra's hidden jungle bases. This piece comes from the Derryl DePriest collection. Graded AFA 80 NM with subgrades of C80 B80 F85. Roadblock can turn K-rations into dinner and a Cobra bunker into bad memories. Add him to Tiger Force and make sure the team has firepower on the field and food when it gets back.

More Information: Derryl DePriest is a longtime toy industry executive and pop culture historian who served as Vice President of Global Brand Management at Hasbro from 2001 to 2018, overseeing major initiatives for Star Wars and G.I. Joe during a transformative era for collector-focused product. During his tenure, Hasbro launched key lines including The Vintage Collection and the 6-inch Star Wars: The Black Series, both of which reshaped modern action figure presentation and articulation standards. A lifelong G.I. Joe enthusiast and recognized liaison between Hasbro and the collector community, DePriest later authored Star Wars: The Vintage Collection Archive Edition and has contributed extensively to documenting the history of G.I. Joe. Items offered from his collection reflect the perspective of an executive who helped guide some of the most influential collector-driven brands of the modern era.


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