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The First 40k Tank Was a GI Joe Toy?

By Rob Baer | March 16th, 2014 | Categories: 40k Flashback, Rogue Trader Era, White Dwarf

Welcome to 40k Flashback, where I dig deep for something cool that I have or have seen from back in the day.

Which according to the comic Dane Cook was a Wednesday…

So I was digging though some old 40k Rogue Trader era White Dwarfs the other day and happened upon this in issue #110.

At first I didn’t see it, but then it clicked… the first 40k tank was a GI Joe Toy??!

I mean Games Workshop contracted for Milton Bradley to make figures for games like Space Crusade, and Heroquest, but they never directly worked for /with Hasbro to my knowledge.

So imaging my surprise when I saw the silhouette of a Gi Joe Armadillo as a Space Marine tank! The paragraph describes a “store bought tank” being converted.

Mind … blown.

Checkout our other blasts from the past below in our 40k Flashback Video Playlist! -MBG

About the Author: Rob Baer

Virginia Restless, Miniature Painter & Cat Dad. I blame LEGOs. There was something about those little-colored blocks that started it all... Twitter @catdaddymbg