I recently picked up these 12" action figures dressed as a Chinese male archer and a female Ninja.
Finely detailed and high quality, I've no idea of the make. No makers mark visible anywhere.
Still, here's some shots of them guarding (or attacking) MoonBase Palace.
Enjoy.
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This is a mystery to me.
I saw it on an old auction.
An Action Man type figure with two uniforms, a soldier and a knight.
Anyone know who this figure is?
On a recent mooch around Matlock's vintage shops I saw this unusual Action Man clone.
With Action Man GI Joe facial features, the rear of the figure said M&C.
Is this one you know readers?
As this round of our MoonBase International custom toys slowly comes to a close, our latest reincarnation is this 1960's Action Man knockoff.
This was Bill's childhood buddy and along with some of the original kit he totally deserves a new lease of life. The buddy that is, not Bill!
With a good scrub-up and freshly cleaned clothes, Bill's buddy, via the Quartermasters Store, has been sent on one last mission before hanging up his dog tags:
To secure the back garden for the summer!
Whenever I see cocktail swords I think of Action Man!
Stuff like the gorgeous dress uniforms.
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Doesn't old Action Man look grand in this complete UN uniform!
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This auctioned Action Man caught my eye. He needs a funny caption!
Just what is that uniform with a short and tie?
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In another shot the cap is placed with an incomplete Action Man and a uniform.
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As this round of our MoonBase International custom toys slowly comes to a close, our latest reincarnation is this 1960's Action Man knockoff.
This was Bill's childhood buddy and along with some of the original kit he totally deserves a new lease of life. The buddy that is, not Bill!
With a good scrub-up and freshly cleaned clothes, Bill's buddy, via the Quartermasters Store, has been sent on one last mission before hanging up his dog tags:
To secure the back garden for the summer!
That Palitoy Action Man Lancers cap I found yesterday ( thanks for ID 'ing it Paul) .....
reminded me of an officer I once found at a German flea market and blogged about 13 years ago.
The new cap would have sat well on this fellow, albeit a cheapo I think. The uniform was by Schildkrot.
Arto kindly sent me this image of his latest find, a neat lenticular postcard featuring none other than our friend..... Action Man!
It's fantastic and all new to me.
What do you think readers?
Junior and me tried to launch an Action Man parachutist today.
It sort of worked. The chute did unfurl but the height was an issue, not enough of it from the bedroom window.
To check if this was a common problem - which I seem to recall from my childhood too - we watched a couple of You Tube clips. Even the guy from Palitoy said kids would struggle to get it to work.
Another clip confirmed that more height could create a decent billow and a full chute, as a drone dropped the figure from a great altitude.
Interestingly it was a solid figure called Desert Rat that was used. Not an Action Man I know at all. You?
Have you succeeded in launching the Action Man parachute?
Spent a happy afternoon with a friend dressing Action Men.
The Grenadier, the uniform bought in Otley vintage toy shop. The man is a modern Duke GI Joe.
