Action Man

[Richard1978]

Re: Action Man

We had them in the early 1980s & I think they were bought new.

[sixtyten]

Re: Action Man

Was that an early AM? all mine had the heads on a sort of ridged plug which made the head easy to pull off and on. This was the Eagle Eyes version

[Richard1978]

Re: Action Man

Me & my brother had a few between us, one thing we found that their heads were stuck on with glue that would loosed when soaked for too long in warm water. This was when we were trying out the seaplane in the bath & one fell in.

Our Mum tried to glue the head back on, but it was never the same again.

[ziggy1a1]

Re: Action Man

Heres a link to a few seconds of nostalgia....Action Man 'Transport Command' TV ad - 30 sec advert

[Stockcarfan]

Re: Action Man

Still got my origonal one from the 70's complete with box and the standard accessories. The box is a little 'aged' and tha Action Man himself need new gripping hands as the fingers have broken off with the rubber perishing with age. :cry:

[remember]

Action Man was a multi-jointed action figure who came with a whole range of cool weapons, vehicles and other accessories. The basic figure comprised a man with a fuzzy short haircut (real fuzz not painted on), a pair of y-fronts and a pair of eyes that you could move left and right with a little lever sticking out the back of his head.There were various different incarnations of Action Man, some of the earlier models had rubber hands which perished quite easily and the fingers dropped off. Some had bigger muscles than others, some had scars, some were blonde and some had voiceboxes with a pull string.You can still get Action Man figures today but they don't bear much resemblance to the early figures.

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