I've had quite a few Action Man jeeps come through Moonbase, but never a yellow one.
Not sure if Palitoy did a Safari uniform for Action Man but this European keep would have suited Big Jim and his passion for the great outdoors.
Maybe Action Man Adventure Team too?
You have anything like this?
Corgi Toys ‘Whizzwheels’ Adams Bros Probe 16, Produced between 1970 and 1973.
Corgi also produced a smaller junior version.
The toy was based on the 1969 M-505 Adams Bros Probe 16, designed by brothers, Dennis and Peter Adams. It was powered by either a 1.8 litre Austin in-line four engine, or a 1.9 litre Janspeed tuned engine variant, giving it a top speed of only 115 mph.
Only three cars were ever built, one left-hand and two right- hand drive. It’s only 34” (86cm) in height, so it really is low slung. Despite it’s futuristic look, it used traditional handcraft techniques, having a wooden chassis rather than metal.
Only two of the three vehicles built have survived, including AB/3. The first M-505 Probe 16 built was sold to an American, and at some point, is believed to have caught fire and burned beyond repair.
My photographs of one of the surviving M-505 Probe 16's (Chassis No. AB/4) were taken in 2019 at the Design Museum Stanley Kubrick Exhibition. The car at that point had undergone a complete rebuild and restoration by it’s owner, Colin Feyerabend.
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I like the look of this Dutch space game, Space Race.
My latest acquisition from the Corgi Club, the Batmobile and Batboat 1967 Gift set 3.
The gift set combined the second version of the Corgi Batmobile, featuring a tow hook, with the first edition of the Batboat.
Originally, each model featured Batman and Robin figures in both cockpits. To avoid this visual anomaly the Corgi Club edition includes all four figures separately, allowing you to display how you’d prefer.
The set comes with all the usual accessories, missiles, badges etc.
The folding header card allowed Corgi to sent the sets to retailers without damage. This, along with the yellow plastic insert was left out of later versions of the original Gift Set.
I must say, I’m constantly impressed with these reasonably priced authentic replicas, and the attention to detail is exceptional.
I'm thinking, all I want now is for Mattel, who currently own the Dinky brand to decide to accurately reproduce the original Gerry Anderson line of die-casts for reasonable money. Not much chance, I suppose, but we can all dream!
