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jason
15-01-2012, 19:48
Hi everyone, I thought I would share some of my pics. This is my other hobby collecting and taking pics of vintage action man, these two are from 1964 and have taken around a year to put together to this standard. hope you like them I will add some more if you do:)
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x447/paintedhead123/001-19.jpg
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x447/paintedhead123/001-14.jpg

Heres a few more this is a 1960s figure in modern clothes made by a company in China around 2009. The Diorama base he stands on I made myself.
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x447/paintedhead123/021-12.jpg
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x447/paintedhead123/022-9.jpg
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x447/paintedhead123/024-8.jpg
http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x447/paintedhead123/032-6.jpg

Cheers

Jason

Reid Malenfant
15-01-2012, 19:53
Blimey, they are two years older than me & in much better condition :rfl:


Not sure about the hair parting in all honesty, he's a soldier in this instance after all :scratch: I'd have thought a crew cut would be a better bet, but what do I know :)


They must be worth some money to a collector & will no doubt only increase in value :D


E2A:- You only had the one picture up when I started to reply. The second one is excellent! :stalks:

jason
15-01-2012, 20:09
Thanks mate, these two with all bits have cost around £320 to put together due to them being mint and also the first Action men in the UK in the early 60s, made by Palitoy followed later by the more known Eagle Eyes.

Cheers

Jason

Beechwoods
15-01-2012, 20:41
Fantastic. I can only imagine the effort that's gone into putting these together. Interesting hobby, and great pictures.

jason
15-01-2012, 21:05
Thank you Nick, yes alot of time goes in sourcing the best/mint bits and outfits as they came in the 60s. There's alot on Ebay but not so many mint, I buy alot from other collectors but its hard work prising these mint items from there hands. I love toy photography mainly 70s toys as I'm a 70s child. I have loads of vintage 70s toys ie Eagle eyes, six million dollar man, space hoppers, clackers, and so on. I will add some pics later which might bring back some memories for some....

Cheers

Jason

Thing Fish
15-01-2012, 21:09
That cheeky one in the first picture on the right is flipping you the bird...:lol:

keiths
15-01-2012, 21:16
Great photos, Jason.

I can only remember having one Action Man as a kid - it was a 'Red Devil' parachutist. I guess I was 7 or 8 at the time, so that would be 1969 or 1970? Given that the parachute was supposed to work, I guess I'd have rendered it unsuitable for a collector within about 2 minutes... :lol:

jason
15-01-2012, 22:06
LOL nice one Dave I never spotted that.....

Thanks Keith, I have had a couple of red devils Paltoy issued one in the 60s then a 2nd in the 70s nice outfit..

Cheers

Jason

colinB
15-01-2012, 22:34
Brings back great memories. Never liked eagle eyes, 60s action man all the way.
Those figures are great condition. Dont have any of Argyle and Sutherland do you?

jason
16-01-2012, 09:17
Hi Colin, glad they brought some memories for you. I have owned a Argyll in the past but not now, although I wish i'd have kept it. A mint Argyll outfit without figure would set you £400,,,,one in reasonable condition £100 its quite a sought after outfit..

The Vinyl Adventure
16-01-2012, 09:34
Its easy to forget sometimes that people have all sorts of weird and wonderful hobbies that we never hear about until the odd post like this

Not sure if this might be of any interest to you, but there is a chap on my forum who like to take photos of models and make them look like genuine battle scene photography ... Brilliant!

the best ones are at the bottom of this page and onwards
http://www.realphotographersforum.com/general/2769-just-something-i-like-do.html

aquapiranha
16-01-2012, 10:50
Cool! I used to love action men when I was a kid. I had loads and all the vehicles and the training tower too. Nice photos. :)

jason
16-01-2012, 10:59
Thanks Hamish, excellent link too its amazing what can be done with those small models.

Thanks Steve glad you like them...

Jason

jason
16-01-2012, 11:20
Here's a 1970s bearded Action Man outdoors..

http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/029.jpg

Well Hamish as were talking about weird and wonderful hobbys, also at the moment I cant share my hi fi with you all due to a big change in direction I will have to share my vintage 70s toy collection with you. Here's part of it anyway...

http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/018-3.jpg
http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/003-3.jpg
http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/004-3.jpg
http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/005-5.jpg
http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/006-2.jpg
http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/007-2.jpg
http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/008-2.jpg
http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/010-3.jpg
http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/012-2.jpg
http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/011-3.jpg
http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/021-2.jpg
http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/023-3.jpg
http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/025-1.jpg
http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/026-2.jpg
http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/029-1.jpg
http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/030-1.jpg
http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/031-1.jpg
http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/032-1.jpg
http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/033-1.jpg

Here's some of my escape from colditz pics

http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/009.jpg
http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/010.jpg
http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/016.jpg
http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/013.jpg
http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/018.jpg
http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/021.jpg
http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/007.jpg

Jason

Haselsh1
16-01-2012, 13:12
I just love the length of the thighs on Wonder Woman. Now if only all women were like that...?

keiths
16-01-2012, 13:58
Are those roller skates hanging from the space hopper or 'Jumping Jacks'? My ankles wince at the thought if they are the latter...

jason
16-01-2012, 20:13
I just love the length of the thighs on Wonder Woman. Now if only all women were like that...?

If only Shaun:eyebrows:

jason
16-01-2012, 20:15
Are those roller skates hanging from the space hopper or 'Jumping Jacks'? My ankles wince at the thought if they are the latter...

Hi Keith, there just skates not sure what jumping jacks are?:scratch:

keiths
16-01-2012, 20:33
Hi Keith, there just skates not sure what jumping jacks are?:scratch:

Hmm, wondering now if I've got the name wrong as I can't find them on Google. They fastened to your shoes just like the roller skates in your photo, but instead of wheels they had 2 big coiled springs joining the bit under your foot to another metal plate so you could bounce around. They were completely unstable and resulted in endless sprained ankles :eyebrows:

jason
16-01-2012, 20:47
Ah yes I know what you meen, I think I have seen a pair once on tv I can imagin how bad they were though. No health and saftey back then LOL...

jason
17-01-2012, 10:40
Here's a shot using smoke effect.
http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u505/paintedhead1234/018-1.jpg

Marco
17-01-2012, 11:08
Whoa - I don't know quite what to say, but some of that stuff must be worth a fortune! :wowzer:

Marco.

jason
17-01-2012, 19:27
Hi marco, yes a few bits are worth abit,, priceless to me has I'm collecting all the bits I had as a kid. I just love 70s toy's too hi fi more though LOL.

Cheers

Jason

Alex_UK
20-01-2012, 21:53
Oh Jason, man, you've got it bad dude! ;)

I've got some boxed 70's toys (Etch-A-Sketch, Buckaroo, Operation and the like) that I always wanted as kid but never had, and a load of boxed diecast cars, but your collection is just mind-blowing! My original 70s Action Man and Star Wars collection are still in my best mate's loft - well, they were, long gone now I suspect.

Marco
20-01-2012, 23:59
Bollocks... Admit it, your missus likes you to dress up as her 'Action Man' for the special wee games you play behind those lilac curtains!! S'ok, I won't ask what you do with your bazooka :lol: :eyebrows:

Marco.

Jonboy
21-01-2012, 00:27
A friend of a freind went into the Marines for a few years leaving his collection of boxed star wars figures, millennium Falcon etc in his mums loft knowing is would fetch a few quid on his getting out, when he came home he found out mum had decided to tidy up and had given it all to charity, he didn't talk to her for a week he was so mad :doh:

jason
22-01-2012, 07:35
Thanks Alex:)