The Thunder Machine and Thrasher

Hasbro put out a toy called The Thunder Machine in the early nineties. It came with a dreadnok driver named Thrasher, who was loosely based on the character Mel Gibson played in The Road Warrior. There were quite a few dreadnoks, and they all worked for Zartan, who was a mercenary for Cobra.

In any case, I found an old husk of a Thunder Machine. My son is getting into G.I. Joe -- especially the dreadnoks. So, he and I went down to my workshop to make the old beat-up Thunder Machine driveable again. Eventually, the father/son project became a father project, as he got bored and I became nostalgic for my youth.

Included here are pictures of the Thunder Machine that I made from spare steel in my workshop. I think it's a lot closer to what the real Thunder Machine would look like.

Enjoy.