In a Huddersfield arcade junk shop the other day I saw two interesting small loose action dolls sat on the edge of a shelf, looking as if they were about to jump off. About 6 inches tall and very military. As if Action Man and Barbie had had children. I immediately thought Bradgate's 'Little Big Man', one of my sidelines as a Kid in the Sixties.
On closer inspection, the price label read 'Lion Rock Pilot'. I must admit I'd never seen a pilot before so I assumed it must be a pilot set for the US Lion Rock Little Big Man. In the UK LBM was sold by Bradgate.
Doing a little digging when I got back to Moonbase I discovered that there isn't a Little Big Man pilot as far as I could tell. The two junk shop men were a separate line by Lion Rock called COMBAT MAN I think. In the end I passed on the two little fellas, £15 each. Was it a wise move readers?
Combat Man pilot
Lion Rock
Not familiar with those, Lion did Mego Micronauts repacks, so they may have been Mego figure bodies in fancy dress. I daresay they were adequately priced.
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