The internet never fails to bring up interesting historical tidbits about, well, everything. Basically the whole of human knowledge is at our fingertips. What does that mean for a fellow like me? It means I can search Google for toy patent drawings. Today I managed to dig up the MOBAT. These things can be a bit difficult to locate due do the esoteric naming conventions. The venerable GI Joe tank is listed in its patent application as a track laying vehicle. Okay, sure. I’m sure there are more of these to be discovered; it’s just a matter of finding them.
By Past Nastification Two decades ago, Hasbro pushed out its second wave of new GI Joe figures. A few years before the advent of the New Sculpt figures, Hasbro did the best it could with old molds and new paint. The figures were largely hit and miss. Some were solid…
Here it is, the first big vehicle of the Real American Hero era. It's strange to think that this was the high price point item when the line would later produce truly gargantuan items like the Flagg, Terrordrome, Defiant and General. For the fledgling relaunch, the MOBAT was the big…
From its beginning in 1982, the small GI Joe line had an impressive tank. The MOBAT was a battery powered workhorse in my army, and was a brilliantly designed fast attack tank. Its smaller size in comparison to later Joe tanks spoke to the early team's purpose as a force…
”If memory serves me correct, Didn’t the G.I.Joe M.O.B.AT. come out on toy store shelves ,during the Christmas Shopping Season, in 1982 ?The US Patent shows July 10, 1984-” ” Where’s the mistaken date identity here?”
That is amazing Rob!
”If memory serves me correct, Didn’t the G.I.Joe M.O.B.AT. come out on toy store shelves ,during the Christmas Shopping Season, in 1982 ?The US Patent shows July 10, 1984-” ” Where’s the mistaken date identity here?”
The simple solution is that it might’ve been originally released “Patent Pending” and they got the patent much later.
Very cool discovery!