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The arctic weather was no excuse for the Action Man to stay indoors. Mission first!
Note: Incidentally, for me the low temperature with hard wind was too much. I spent about fifteen minutes outside and almost froze my fingers off while shooting this. It's all Hoth out there, quite dangerous really!
This one works well with this thingy.
My latest project: A big version of the old-scool B.A.T. I had to do something terrible; cut off the nose of the Action Man I used for this guy :P Luckily the end result is pretty cool. The boots are a bit altered cause I found these more appropriate than the first ones I wanted to use, but the rest is pretty spot on compared to the original.
From left to right: Geyperman, GI Joe and Action Man
Check out the differences between the American and Spanish versions of the "Muscle Body" or "Dynamic Physique" (as it was known in the UK).
Superficially, Geyperman and GI Joe look very similar, but the bodies are held together in a completely different fashion, whereas Joe's feet and legs are attached to his upper body by a very thick piece of rubber, Geyperman's legs and feet are held together by plastic joint connectors and the lower body is attached to the upper body by a sturdy piece of thick black elastic, similar to a bungee cord. Where Joe's arms and head were originally connected to the trunk by rubber bands that eventually deteriorated with age, Geyperman's arms and head are again connected using specially crafted plastic connectors. The shoulder construction on Geyperman is more like that of the Talking GI Joe, although that is not visible in this picture. The difference in Geyperman's neck construction adds a little extra height to him, making him closer to 13 inches. Geyperman's feet are just like Joe's and his hands are similar, but he doesn't have the "deformity" Joe has where his thumbnail is on the wrong side of his thumb (a deliberate "mistake" made to trademark the figure). Geyperman's blue undies are very similar to Joe's but lack the "AT" insignia on the belt buckle (by the way, outside of comics and action figures have any of you ever seen underwear with a belt?)
Action Man shares a similar chest/abdomen to Joe and Geyperman, and the heads of the vintage figures were attached to the bodies in a similar way to how Joe's head attaches, but the similarities end there. Action Man's arms, legs and feet are all held together by plastic connectors, but these are of a completely different design to the ones used in Geyperman and the end result is a figure that looks far less natural "in the buff" with many visible joints and seams. His arms and legs are also slightly less thick and muscular than Joe or Geyperman and he is slightly shorter than either of them. His arms are quite a bit longer and his hands are thicker (and therefore more durable) and also has his thumbnail on the correct side of his thumb. Oddly, his feet are significantly smaller and of a totally different design from the other two figures in this shot. His blue underwear are similarly unique and features the Action Man logo on the buckle. His overall skin color is quite different from Joe's. His upper and lower body is held together by a thick plastic o-ring with a plastic connector running through it to each of the legs, which may ultimately prove more durable than either the rubber or elastic used in Joe or Geyperman.
Feast your eyes on this lot my fellow Gi.joe/ Action Man fans: An awesome haul I made from a Dutch auction site, and payed only €45,- for it.
It has so many cool stuff:
2 vintage patent pending soft head Joes.
Boxed (but unfortunately incomplete) Desert jeep with instruction sheet.
All the manuals and some folders.
a bunch of complete uniforms:
Desert fighter (from the jeep).
Russian infantry soldier (only missing the bipod from the gun).
British infantry.
Grenadier guard
Frogman with dingie.
Action pilot.
Tank commander (only missing the sticker on the helmet).
And a few near complete:
German infantry.
Mp.
And some loose bits.
All uniforms are first wave and in great condition :D
I'm as happy as a kid today :P
The Sea Adventurer and Land Adventurer are on a backyard patrol in their Empire Toys Jeep. This would have been what my Adventure Team ground transportation looked like in 1975. The Sea Adventurer is wearing a "knockoff" LJN Jungle Outpost uniform.
How thoughtful of Mego Conan; a Goblin head for Sandy Obitsu (which, judging by the niff, he's been keeping in the back of his closet for the past few weeks)... Conan's not overly impressed with Sandy's gift for him either; a new tie.
As for Pinky, she got her wish for a rugged Action Man adventurer.
(though next Xmas she'll be asking for a re-stringing set to repair him!)
This figure began life as a spare vintage Land Adventurer head I had lying around after using his body to complete my Bulletman figure. I experimented with reflocking him myself, but the hair color wasn't a good match in the repaired parts of his beard. He sat on my desk at work for about a year, then I decided to have it done professionally and make him into an Action Man Adventurer by putting him on a tan Cotswold body, and Idea I got from Adventurer Josh (thanks, man!).
His clothes are also from Cotswold, but I'm not happy with them and ordered the proper blue turtleneck and light blue jeans that the AM Adventures with gripping hands would've worn. So he is still something of a work in progress.
"ish it.., nah, it can't be.., me'sh old enemy.., Dr, evil!" Blurts out Captain action after several pints of Atomic Ale...
Jenna and her twin Lola, share a few shots of whiskey, it had been quite a while since they had last had time together.
"You know Joe, the sound just isn't right" said Kat.
"Don't worry Kat, I'll get it sorted before tonight for you!" smled Joe.
A spot of vintage Action Man goodness. Well his head, coat and boots are vintage, the rest is 40th Anniversary stuff.
Is it just me or is it odd that, apart from one Sideshow figure, this iconic uniform has been pretty much ignored by modern day companies?
Hey my big strong GI.Joe... can you open this jar of pickled unions for me with that 'Kung-Fu grip' of yours?
Honestly, I'm the one getting the baby, but your belly grows even bigger than mine when you're on leave. You need more action man!
The Patroller and Captain figures.
Later issues than my childhood versions who came with the very dissapointing rubber suits and vinyl gloves.
This is not an actual GI Joe or Action Man figure; rather, the head is from an unlicensed or knock-off copy of the Adventure Team era, flocked hair (or Lifelike Hair & Beard) Joe and AM figs.
The condition of the hair and beard lead me to suspect this figure may likely have been re-flocked (had the hair restored) at some point, or it may not have been a flocked hair figure to begin with.
The probably 1970s or early 1980s head has been grafted to a 21st Century Toys action figure body from the 2000s.
This figure was recently reassigned from BAMComix Headquarters in the UK to South-Central Utah Command HQ in the U.S.
The character's name is Felix, and he may be seen in a photo from his days in England here:
I photographed this figure to put up on EBay. However after looking at the photos and reading my write up, I couldn’t list it. So now it’s back to storage until I can find a place to display it!
40th Anniversary Figure wearing items from the 40th Anniversary Scramble card set.
Made from a 90's Joe body, vintage action man head and modern action man bits and bobs. Along with some diy including toilet rolls and milliput.
A couple of Action Men get rugged up in their explorer gear and venture out into the snow (don't look too hard else you'll see the photoshopped join!)
I wanted to capture the anatomy of the Action Man head sculpt. I think I got close with direct natural sunlight and positioning of the figure partly in shadow.
Excerpts from a report filed by Professor Robert T. Power 27th March 1973:
"I must confess this is one of the most unusual cases I've been involved in since I first started acting as an occasional consultant for the Ministry at the urging of my American cousin, Dr. Michael Power!
I was was ordered to investigate recent tales of fantastic creatures being sighted on the Salisbury plains near Stonehenge. Such stories ordinarily would've been dismissed as hoaxes. After all, there have been reports of strange beings such as pixies, faires and the like in the area for centuries. However, a high ranking MP for the region was an eyewitness to a recent incident and insisted the Ministry get involved.
I really didn't expect to find anything and regarded the whole thing to be an odious waste of my time. Imagine my surprise when a motion detector I'd set up near the location of a recent sighting activated a hidden camera, capturing the image of an unearthly creature and transmitted it to a monitor at my nearby base camp! I rushed out to the spot, hoping the beast would still be there, filled with anxiety as to the nature and intentions of this monster.
The "monster" was still there, happily frolicking and playing in the field. The beast, which identified itself as "Broby" seemed to have the intelligence and disposition of a very small child and seemed quite harmless. I followed Broby back to a nearby cottage, where he said he lived with his other friends, which were all just as unusual.
I was able to discover that Broby and his friends were all psychic manifestions based on plush toys belonging to a little girl who lived in the cottage. Somehow, the cottage's proximity to Stonehenge boosted the girl's latent psychic potential, creating tangible, living versions of her playthings. When her parents were home, she was able to transform them back into toys by uttering the "magic words" Yo Gabba Gabba. She was able to re-animate them through the same process. I learned that at the time I encountered him, Broby's size had been temporarily altered from that of a toy to full size by the size changing power of another toy, Plex a "magic robot". The other toys had been recently using Plex to alter their size and venture out into the area round the cottage and this accounted for the spate of recent sightings.
It broke my heart to do so, but we couldn't very well have these strange creatures, harmless though they might be, wandering about the countryside. Imagine the panic it would create! After convincing her to turn them back into toys, we took them away and the Ministry relocated the family far from the psychic- boosting influence of the monument at Stonehenge. The girl is still being closely monitored by agents to see if her power re-manifests.
Subsequent studies indicated that her toys had somehow been permanently imbued with some portion of her power. It seemed that they could be reanimated or placed back into a dormant state whenever anyone uttered the words " Yo Gabba Gabba" near them. The toys were placed into a special soundproofed case made out of a psychic dampening material and shipped off to Area 51 in the US for further study. I never found out what became of them after that.
One has to wonder if similar incidents have happened in the past, with other children who have lived near the monument?Perhaps this is the origin of the tales of fairies, elves, dragons and the like? Magical creatures from the imaginations of children somehow given form by the mysterious properties of the megaliths? It certainly warrants further study!"
I been through a serious creative drought with the lego-building, and started as an assistant outfitter for a gang of actionmen instead. A friend of mine makes realistic models in sixthscale for her actionmen, and I help with knitted garments.
Here, agent Cooper is showing his new aransweater and hat, made with very thin wool and 1mm diameter knitting needles.
And...I’ve finally got some new ideas for MOCs!