HM Forces action figures

[BIGREDONE]

For those of you that like action figures check this out.....

 

http://www.character-online.com/hmaf/

[Snapper]

It amazes me what they WILL spend our money on. But if they make a good profit, then fine. I'm just interested to know how this tosh equates with overdue aircraft carriers or tactical vehicles. This as political as I go.

Don't take the bait.

 

M

[recymech66]

Seems like a very good idea to me, some very good advertising, and hopefully a good recruiting tool for our future generation of Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen.

 

I'm no business man but I don't reckon it'll be taking anything away from our "Aircraft carriers or Tactical vehicles" but each sale does generate much needed cash for a Service charity, which one escapes me but apparently it's advertised on the side of the box.

 

Just my opinion.

[Snapper]

Action Man and whatever the other one was called were our fun.We used to go up to the tower blocks on an estate where a mate of ours lived near the reservoirs and chuck the parachutists off his balcony. Hours of fun as long as the chutes opened. Digging foxholes in the gardens of the flats didn't impress the caretaker.

[Tony B]

Action Man and whatever the other one was called were our fun.We used to go up to the tower blocks on an estate where a mate of ours lived near the reservoirs and chuck the parachutists off his balcony. Hours of fun as long as the chutes opened. Digging foxholes in the gardens of the flats didn't impress the caretaker.

 

and have you seen the prices the originals now fetch? Had a chest of drawers full of the stuff. :shake:

[Markheliops]

I have 3 1966 Action Men in their boxes, plus the Scorpian Tank and the Lorry that featured in CMV.

 

I did have a helicopter but unfortunately it crashed one sunny afternoon. As I remember, it fell out of a tree during a daring raid to take out the garden shed.

 

Apart from the 1966 models, I have a number of 70's including old Eagle Eyes.

 

As I re-call, the black figure was called Tom Stone and is highly sought after.

 

Markheliops

[Tony B]

There was also AM's rival GI Joe! And all the books , records of sound effectsd etc. Remember collecting teh stars for free gifts?

[gazzaw]

The British version was 'Tommy Gunn' and he had better looking kit, T handle shovel, good webbing, helmet net, BD and Puttees etc, looked more rugged and warry than both Action Man and GI Joe. He was out at same time as first action man in 60s (66-68)

 

Later in 60s I remember the cowboy Johnny West and the Indian (can't remember name) with a great looking horse. the acessories were all same coloured rubbery stuff.

 

at one time had 14 action men etc and every accessory out! Stored them away in a big foot locker and grew up a bit and out of them - when I got to fifteen and started apprenticeship (mechanic) My mother gave the lot away -would be worth £1000s nowadays. gutted....

 

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Tommy Gunn (Action Figure)

 

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Tommy Gunn was an Action figure or boys doll produced by Pedigree Toys Ltd from 1966 until 1968. The basic doll depicted a British infantry soldier of the time complete with Sterling submachine gun but was also available in World War II dress carrying a Sten gun. The figure was in direct competition with Action Man by Palitoy and in the same manner as the competing product, offered a variety of alternative outfits and accessories.

It is rumoured that the designers at Pedigree had contacts within the British Ministry of Defence and hence were able to get accurate drawings of British military weapons and dress leading to better models than Palitoy could offer - for instance, the boots had actual laces in them. The standard of construction of the dolls was also considered better by some, and it did indeed offer a better level of articulation than primary competitor Action Man; having better and more authentic shaped hands and grip gave more equipment holding options and was, more importantly, able to stand, run stooped, and adopt a 'kneel + firing' position without alternative support, much easier than the Action Man figure.[citation needed]

Whilst Action Man originally offered a the ability to acquire a free figure (although these models were production 'seconds' often arriving with two of same hand, or overly stiff or impaired articulation etc) by collection of on-pack 'stars' (which were relative in value to the cost of the item), Tommy Gunn included a 'cigarette style' Medal card in each pack. These were saved onto a presentation card and sent off when the set was completed. The card and 'perfect/boxed' new figure were returned together. However, sadly, the presentation cards were red biro (indelible ball point) inked crossed, which seemed a shame as the cards were very detailed and thus, spoilt the presentation!

Despite all this, they were unable to offer the same wide range as Palitoy who had access to all Hasbro's designs and Tommy Gunn sold in much lower volumes and production was halted in 1968. After Tommy Gunn's demise, Palitoy shifted the theme of Action Man towards British armed forces rather than following Hasbro's American outfits. Whether this was related is debatable. Pedigree Toys went on to use the body moulds for Tommy Gunn to make action figures of the characters from the TV series Captain Scarlet and these sold well for a brief period.

Tommy Gunn and the Captain Scarlet figures are now very rare and are highly collectable.

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Also- http://www.modellersloft.co.uk/showitem.ihtml?itemid=20288

 

 

 

regards

 

Gary

Edited May 11, 2009 by gazzaw