White Tiger Hunt
White Tiger Hunt (7436) was a staple of the Adventure Team line and was available with several variations through 1973 and into 1974. The first issue version shown below included an orange and green tent with metal poles and a rubber campfire. The second issue, available starting in 1973 has a solid orange tent with no floor and plastic poles of a simpler design, along with a vacuum formed fire. Some examples of this later release contain a pith helmet rather than the soft rubber campaign hat that is a different material than the version used for the Australian Jungle Fighter, the Marine Jungle Fighter, and the Desert Patrol Jeep driver.
Image of the 1973 box below courtesy of a great Joe, Paul Nordstrom. Check out his collection here.
Left, from left to right the 60's version of the bush hat, the 70s White Tiger Hunt version in softer plastic, and the pith helmet occasionally found in late issue boxes.
Below left, the original rubber version of the fire and the thin blow molded version that showed up in 1973. Below, a fire from Mattel's Big Jim line that is often sold as a White Tiger Hunt fire. If anyone has seen one of these sealed in a GI Joe package, please contact me! |