The original action man

ultain

Has anyone got any original action men?..had great craic with them as a kid:), they just don't make them like they used to:(, I managed to hang on to one over the years:)..had three but two where munched by the dog:mad::eek:, hands and feet for some reason?!..post some pics of any you might have.

stone roses

hi i have 2 original ones from 1978 one is sas commander full outfit the other is in the nip no costume but both are mint and in great condition, i had the helicopter and jeep but god knows were they ended up back of the garden covered in weeds!!!! :-)

the action man today is gay! lol
i will put up pics soon

cheers

ultain

Yeah don't know whats up withe new ones..total rubbish over grown lucky bag toys. There's some great utube shorts featuring action man, check this one out.:) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X-TK7VYQCE

stone roses

ultain wrote: »

Yeah don't know whats up withe new ones..total rubbish over grown lucky bag toys. There's some great utube shorts featuring action man, check this one out.:) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X-TK7VYQCE

now that was deadly!! "THE BLOOD"!!!!!!!!!
i was guld to that for 3mins, great crack

the real action man the way he was intended to be, not running around in shorts with skate boards and dressed up like a bitch!! lol :-)

cheers

deadhead13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZCnRtMXYTA

Eagle eyes and grip hands whose fingers would break off, leaving you with two stumps. Still great though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPmvtSmXkw0

I had Bullet Man as well, but he was a bit crap really.

Run_to_da_hills

I never had them because they were considered dolls in the family.

stone roses

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

I never had them because they were considered dolls in the family.

"DOLLS"!!! these were action figures mean ass mothers with scares on there faces from bowie knifes in close combat!!
they carryed m16s, m60s, pistols, grenades, gas masks, knifes, hooks, bombs, god dame it they were even nazis!!
ah the memorys 80s bliss

hold on i need to get out more!!! lol :-)

ultain

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

I never had them because they were considered dolls in the family.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfdH_NfFeTk

retro child

com'on get some! vintage action man is the dogs bollox!
love the films very good

ArraMusha

Does anyone remember the Action Man t-shirt ?

I've been searching the web for one of these to no avail.

It was mainly green and had a picture of action man and all his gear...an absolute Retro classic to have now....!!! Jaysus

any help please PM me...:)

Bearhunter

I feel really old now. I remember when the gripping hands version came in. Prior to that it had fixed hands with a slightly cocked index finger to make it look like he could actually shoot. The original one didn't have felt hair either, it was just painted plastic.

uch

ArraMusha wrote: »

Does anyone remember the Action Man t-shirt ?

I've been searching the web for one of these to no avail.

It was mainly green and had a picture of action man and all his gear...an absolute Retro classic to have now....!!! Jaysus

any help please PM me...:)

I have a photo of myself in Butlins in Mosney in the mid 70's wearing one of these, must see if I can find it

deman

Do you remember every time you would buy an Action Man product, such as a rifle or uniform or jeep, there would be stars that you could off the box and when you'd collected enough stars, you'd send them off and you'd get a new naked Action Man in the post 4 weeks later? A rifle might have had one star but I remember getting a helicopter and I think it had something like 5-6 stars.

uch

deman wrote: »

Do you remember every time you would buy an Action Man product, such as a rifle or uniform or jeep, there would be stars that you could off the box and when you'd collected enough stars, you'd send them off and you'd get a new naked Action Man in the post 4 weeks later? A rifle might have had one star but I remember getting a helicopter and I think it had something like 5-6 stars.

Jaysus yeah I forgot about the stars, nothing like the anticipation of waiting for a free action man.

Capt'n Midnight

ah yeah the old action men were pretty indestructable, unless a dog chewed the foot off or something


the eagle eyes one, where you could move his eye with a switch on the back of his head

desolate sun

My brother had Eagle Eyes and also another Action Man that spoke.
The phrases that I remember him saying were:

"Enemy tanks approaching."
"Give me some cover."

Can't remember the rest. Anybody care to add?

He also had an Action Man jeep, a small tank and a big tank with caterpillar tracks.

stone roses

i still got some paltioy action man and a few jeeps and tanks and chopers all in good nick, i couldnt reck them as a kid and i tryed but to no aval,they were to well made and not like the crap today!!, 30yrs on i have desided to put them in a display in a glass shelf in my music room in my house , dame it im 38 but who cares!!, im reliving my youth! the kids love to look at them anyway, "but dont touch"!! lol :-)

Ditch

Anyone else remember the record? 7" vinyl.

All I can seem to remember now is; " Action Man is here ..... (Something about " The air ... ") Tough and fearless, he's a fighter. No assignment ever bothers him. " So on and so forth.

Other side ~ or, it may have just been a one sided record? Anyway; It had general battle sounds. I remember it ended with " Mopping Up ". Much sound of heavy, crunchy boot on gravel. Odd gun shot.

Later 60's ?

fryup

who remembers the black action man Tom Stone

Poutbutton

Was in my brother's house this evening and remembered this thread so took a pic with my phone of this handsome chap bought around the mid 70's I think....