G.I. Joe Classified Series: Cobra Rattler Ground Attack Jet

Limit of 5 per customer.The Cobra Airborne is readying for launch but needs your assistance to fund its crowning achievement of aviation ingenuity. M.A.R.S. Industries, in concert with HasLab, has developed a 6-inch scale G.I. Joe Classified Series: Cobra Rattler Ground Attack Jet. In order to initiate our takeoff sequence, we are in need of 9,000 backer orders by the end of the Campaign. For each HasLab vehicle you pledge, you’ll receive a Cobra Rattler jet along with an action figure of Flight Commander Wild Weasel featuring premium deco, detailing, and articulation for poseability.This crowdfunded project will run from July 25th, 2024, to 11:59AM HKT on September 10th. If successful, the project is expected to begin shipping in Fall 2025.

BRILLIANT MINDS FASHIONED A CRATE OF THUNDER

Destro’s Journal – July 25th, 2024
Once again I have exceeded my own brilliance designing a masterpiece of aeronautic innovation sure to dominate the skies in our escalating arms race with the Joe forces. It’s my wickedest weapon yet, you know… And yet again our beloved Commander has squandered our current resources in another inane scheme necessitating a recruitment drive to secure the proper funding for production.Our vaunted Cobra Airborne will be staffed by any fool with the means to contribute to our cause. Mercifully, my designs are so superior that a trained ape could successfully pilot the craft. [N.B. – Speak to Mindbender about progress of Operation: Wild Blue Monkey]

DREAMING OF SKIES TO CONQUER AND 9,000 BACKER ORDERS

My plans have been passed along to HasLab who will initiate production of our 6-inch scale Cobra Rattler Ground Attack Jet if the campaign reaches 9,000 backer orders before 11.59AM on September 10th. If the campaign proves successful, I envision the skies darkening beneath waves of aircraft that we anticipate will take flight for delivery in Fall 2025.

6-INCH SCALE SET AGAINST THE VASTNESS OF THE SKY

Nose to tail, our Cobra Rattler measures 33.53” (851.78MM) long, over 2 and half feet. Wheels down, it stands 9.88” (250.9MM) tall with a wingspan of 32.04” (357.71MM) wide. A truly astounding achievement of design and manufacture.

KEEP THE WINGS LEVEL AND TRUE

In my designs I endeavored to be cognizant of the space limitations such a craft could present for those hoping to house a squadron of Cobra Rattlers. Not every locale can support a full runway or hangar for storage. The wings assuredly possess the ability to manually pivot for VTOL (Vertical Take-off and Landing) posing of the jet.In addition, I have introduced the new capability to fold the wings upright when the release is depressed. That feature reduces the wingspan by half minimizing it to a mere 15.26” (387.73MM) when no ordnance is present. The upright folded wings increase the overall height to 13.96” (357.22MM), ideal for shelf-storage alongside your HasLab H.I.S.S. fleet.

KEEP THE NOSE OUT OF THE BLUE

Entry to the cockpit comes via the stowable boarding ladder with foot peg which slides out of the fuselage. The rear of the two-part canopy hinges up granting access to the artificial snake-skin pilot seat, state-of-the-art controls, and illuminated Heads-Up Display (HUD). The cockpit which can accommodate most Classified Series figures features a 3-point harness, articulated control stick, and throttle.

DOWN WE DIVE, SPOUTING OUR FLAME FROM UNDER

At the push of a single button, you can control the lighting features of the Cobra Rattler, turning on landing lights, the cockpit instrument panel display, as well as the separate Gunner Turret HUD. It also illuminates the cockpit Damage Warning Indicator and flickering battle damage as revealed by the swappable armor hull plating.

THE BRAVE WHO SERVE ON HIGH

Each Cobra Rattler jet secured by backing the HasLab also includes a Classified Series action figure of ace Cobra Airborne pilot Wild Weasel with premium deco, detailing, and articulation for poseability. The figure comes with a removable helmet showcasing his never-before-revealed visage. For added storytelling, there’s an additional battle-damaged helmet hearkening back to the rumored strafing run which scarred his face and mouth.A detachable air hose connects his helmet to his flight suit. Also among his pilot kit are flight plans, target coordinates, and a weapon accessory. Wild Weasel is the ideal flight commander to challenge the Joes for air superiority.

VALIANT HANDS BLASTED THE WORLD ASUNDER

At each pilot’s disposal is a vast array of armaments to pound the Joe forces to rubble. 12 removable pylons attach under the wings offering dog bone connections to customize your jet’s weapons loadout. Choose from:

• 2 Sistrum Cluster Bombs with visible bomblets
• 2 70MM Precision-Guided Rocket Launchers
• 2 AEA-56 Quick Thrust Short-Range Missiles
• 2 EO-118 Electro Optical Renegade Missiles
• 2 Thermonuclear Bombs
• 2 Bomb Racks which hold 6 total PL-MI84 Unguided Bombs

But no Cobra Rattler would be complete without its Rattle. The manual thumb wheel rotates the muzzle of the Kerry CDV-9B “Jawbreaker” Nose Cannon providing a cacophony of 30MM fire.

AT ’EM NOW, GIVE ’EM THE GUN

Its bomb and missile accessories give the Cobra Rattler the clear Ground Attack advantage, however, I’d be remiss in not providing our aircraft some means of engaging in dogfight combat. The Gunner Turret features a hinged canopy, 3-point harness, illuminated targeting HUD, and articulated control stick.The turret of the Twin 20MM Multiple-Fire Cannon accessories rotates 360 degrees, and the barrels pivot up and down in unison enabling a Gunner to strafe enemy combatants with ease and deadly precision.Zoom in for more details...