Remember when during the nineties this was a major thing in Europe?

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>>5898041

Not fucking kidding either, the 2nd(?) version had this whole thing where you could see his exposed guts and how liquid moved through it.

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>>5898042

And then he became a fucking biker.

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>>5898052

and then later he got BEEF

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>>5898041
>>5898042
It got pretty nightmare fuel at the end where DR.X was dead and some robot was wearing his skin as a disguise and that was the actual gimmick of the toy.

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>>5898056

also for a 12 inch toyline they had some giant fucking kickass toys holy shit

so any other anons remember this shit?

>>5898059

wait what the shit? I always thought that was just a doombot

this shit is badass

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How about nightmare fuel dinos?

Apparently this is only getting released outside the US.

Fucking Mattel

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>>5898151

Real talk though, why is it that the only videos of the old Action Man and Max Steel cartoons online all in fucking spanish? Like I I've been wanting to watch them again but I don't feel like buying dvds or Rosetta Stone.

>>5898178
Holy shit, I'm skimming through one of the Action Man movies and it's using a shitton of assets and basically sharing the same plot as Valor vs Venom. Right down to using the same fucking character models in both films. Now that's shameless.

>>5898154

that is so fucking metal

>>5898183
Which one? I loved Valor Vs. Venom.

>>5898063
so is action man a bunch of same face heroes or is it just one guy and that add is dumb?

>>5898151
>Apparently this is only getting released outside the US.

I didn't even know Max Steel was a thing in the us anymore

>>5898333
Pretty sure it was just the one guy.

>>5898154

Reminds me of stuff from the Inhumanoids.

>>5898337
Every few years Mattel tries to get Max Steel to catch on here in the US. It never seems to though.

>>5898319
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3O8lGCe-MU

From what I skipped to see it shares
>General Hawk's mutated character model
>Scarlet's character model
>The fucking Cobra Boa troopers
>Locations like the Mayan temple
>The whole nuke tunnel thing that Hawk gets sanitized in at the end of the film because magnets (which the same thing happens in this film btw)

>>5898041
I remember the cartoons.

>>5898063
Fuck, I had that Stealth Jet. It was a great base for smaller figures.

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I have at least one toy for every character

These are the only two I have to hand though

Also the X-Robots has the coolest action feature ever

>>5898041
I have something like 50 of these up in my parents' loft. I loved this toyline as a kid.

Also it just hit me that Dr X's packaging art is very clearly Tom Cruise with a mohawk, handlebar moustache and exposed mechanical brain.

>>5898907
God damn I was so happy buying a Doombot when they first were released, such a cool gimmick.

>>5898918
>Tom Cruise
ha, ha to me was clearly Freddy Mercury

>>5898041
Remember having this queer faggot. After a while in my toy chest his mohawk was permanently bended on one side.

>>5898829
makes sense. wasn't Action Man originally just the European GI Joe line. even alot of their original figures for atleast the 3 3/4 figures were reused molds.

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>>5898041
I remember

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>>5899749
yea they did reuse molds for the 3 3/4

this is red laser from the action force line. its the same mold as cobra commander...

>>5899770
Jesus Christ, but that is horrifying...ly awesome

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>>5899770
I reveal myself, unto my God!

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>>5898041
Remember this nigga? I swear this was the coolest action man I ever had back in the day, what a fucked up villain for a toy line.

He came with two rubber masks, one that was an "action man disguise" the other was just bandages, that the back of the package said he had to wear outdoor because of his raw flesh. That was metal as fuck as a kid.

Best Hush figure ever made.

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>>5898333
I never watched the cartoons or read the comics as a kid, but action man was my favorite toy line, I pretty much made up my own lore for the characters lol.
Then once Christmas I was given an AM annual which had a brief bio on action man, Jesus Christ he's Jason Bourne. He's a super soldier who has amnesia and doesn't remember his past and all this shit.

Also AM is literally the most European toy line I can possibly think of.

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I had this one as a kid.

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>>5898052
Then he became a cyber samurai terrorist.

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>>5901224
Then he became all cyberpunk

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>>5901226
Then he literally became Kano.

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>>5898041
Dr. Gangrene was super fucked up.

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>>5901235

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>>5901237

>>5898056
>>5898052
>>5898042
>>5898041
What is he a Doctor of, exactly?

>>5901248
CHAOS!!

Honestly I don't even think he has a PHD

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>>5898041
Gonna dump some cool figures from AM.

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>>5901258

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>>5901261

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>>5901265

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>>5901268
I like to call this one "Tunisian beach attack extreme action man"

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>>5901270

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>>5901272
"Moon landing wasn't real extreme action man"

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>>5901277
My all time favorite set as a kid, the diving apparatus could be taken off and he had a wetsuit underneath, the shark was a giant rubber hand puppet that could move its mouth. there was a hole on the inside of the Sharks mouth, and figures could fit waist deep into it, so you could recreate quints death in jaws.

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>>5901283
"My camera is actually a gun so I can assassinate celebrities extreme Action man."

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>>5901223
>>5901270
>>5901277
>>5901286
"Extreme" was a bit of a motif with action man.

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I'm gonna post some of the vehicles I had.

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This thing was badass

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We put the boat in the bath one time, and it did in fact float.

>>5898333

One guy. Couple of slightly different sculpts and went through a full makeover at one point.

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>>5898063

I still have pic related. It's fucking huge. Best Christmas ever.

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Also still got this somewhere. Back pops up with rocket launchers.

>>5901400
I had this too, wish mine was still in one piece. Some of the parts were amazingly fragile, especially the transparent plastics.

>>5901406
Lol my action men were always raving misogynists, always shooting my sisters barbies.

Never played with there, but damn, they look badass!

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>>5901406
I had the silver car.

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Favourite one I had. Best looking head sculpt with the stubble, neat sniper rifle and case, and those socks are just darling.

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First one I owned, still looks fucking sick. Kinda wish I hadn't defaced most of them.

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>>5898337
I know of two reboots of the line over here. Action Man and Max Steel have only caught on a little bit once back in the 90s

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>>5898042
>>5901400
>>5901406

Hell yeah. Action Man was my back in the day. Had all of those and clearly remember the car being my favourite vehicle. I played so much with the missile gimmick the mechanism eventually broke, which devastated the 7 year old me.

Pic related was my favourite Action Man toy. Roller blades had just became the next big hip thing when it came out over here. Add to that the cool looking, but ultimately impractical, helmet, the grappling hook that doubled as a zipline, the street luge mode, and you pretty much had the most awesome toy ever. Kinda want to buy a new one now, but fuck paying the prices that thing apparently commands nowadays.

>>5901283
I definitely have the shark, not so sure about the entire set

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>>5901445
He's back in comic form as part of the shared universe thing they're doing.

>Child Molester Man

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There was actually an Action Man GI Joe

>>5901608
>He's back in comic form as part of the shared universe thing they're doing.

He's already cancelled. 4 issues, boom, outta there.

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I had this one. You cocked his arm back and threw the climbing hook. He was so fun.

Also had a standard Max Steel of sorts that was wearing a skin tight athletic looking shirt (it was painted on) and urban camo pants. He just came with a big ass gun I think. No gimmicks, just a posable Max Steel in a cool outfit with a single weapon. Loved it.

>>5901406
My brothers and me had a lot of action mans. The first one for me was the red ninja. We used fake and cheap barbie dolls as hooker and we had an aladdin figure who played the role of apu the mini market owner.

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>>5902975
A real badass

>>5898063
Yup.
I lived in Belgium in my Freshmen year and I remember these things DOMINATING the toy aisles.

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I miss Action Man. I always liked how he had all these different skills that weren't exclusively military/action hero themed. He was a formula one racer, a cop, an archer, an off road skateboarder all sorts of cool shit. It's the sort of variety and imagination that's really lacking in action figures these days, and I wish it would make a comeback.

Also, at one point Action Man tamed a fucking grizzly and taught it to shoot missiles at his command.

>>5898178
kisscartoon is your friend.

>>5899405
Cue "you know what else curves" Starscream.

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>>5898041
Action man had so many head sculpts throughout the years, but this one is god tier, I like how he looks more mature and Sean Connery like, unlike the later figures which looked like a member of the backstreet boys.

The super old school action men from the 60s and 70s look so cosy, sometimes when I get sentimental I imagine being a young boy back in the day, they look so high quality.

I read an article recently about how action man has no place in today's world, it was written super feelsy, It really god me down.

I swear, the adventures I had with my action men, even though they all took place in my head, I'll never forget them.

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>>5898041
His Native American friend was a badass figure, my favorite action man back in the day.

>>5901445
Max Steel was literally Barbie for boys.

>>5902981
I lost his suit and all his accessories years ago, but I've still got him hanging around somewhere

>>5898151
>>5898154
wow. the only max steel thing id ever buy

Loved action man but he was always a legitimate soldier for me and I can't of got off when they started making him his own thing.

I didn't like the figures themselves anyway practically never played with them. Took his clothes and gear and put them on Beanie Babies and had endless Beanie Army adventures.

That was my early childhood to be honest.

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>>5898041
Is there a more homosexual toy than action man?

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>>5903332

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>>5903332
Well Big Jim were pretty gay.

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anyone remeber the James Bond ones

>>5901235

I had that one. the action feature where he grew these horrible green tumors when squished was amazing.

What happened to this line over the years made me sad as fuck. All these big ass detailed vehicles and toys with full cloth outfits and for the time amazing articulation and gimmicks...and then they kept getting cheaper and more stylized, with less and less cloth materials until finally they were just 30cm, 5POA action figures. I think the line went kaput shortly after that.

>>5901272
I had this beast. His right wrist could wind up then release with the black button on his elbow. Shit was pretty strong too

Holy shit Action Man was my jam when I was a kid. IIRC I had the Dr X with the translucent green arm, an Action Man with the mecha suit and the electronic gatling missile launcher doodad and a few others. Never had any other villains though aside from one of the X-robots.

I almost wish a high end company (or really anyone that isn't Mattel) would do a collector's reboot with a super-articulated base body and more of an emphasis on sculpt/articulation/paint and shit than gimmicks, but would still be compatible with all the cool vehicles and shit from the original toylines.

>>5898056
I remember having a Dr. X figure that had a metal arm too, but he had a plastic trench coat and cloth grey pants. Does anyone remember it?

I also had a couple of Action Mans, mostly the ones that came with animals, like the german shepherd or the shark.

>>5903393
I love how the only character without "big" in their name is the Asian guy lol.

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>>5898151
>>5898154
holy crap i think im in love.
i only collect the stuff like hot toys and figma and swore to never get actual kids toys but holy shit that thing is brutal

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>>5901222
I like to make a silent takedown... notice due to clear copyright infringements.

>>5901248
kicking you ASS

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>>5901222
Honestly though, how much is this JC Denton rip off worth? Can't find any on eBay and I wouldn't mine one

>>5903133
>Also, at one point Action Man tamed a fucking grizzly and taught it to shoot missiles at his command

Truly a man among men

>>5903752
I honestly can't find any anywhere listed for sale.

The actual name of that specific figure is "action man VR atak" (yes it's spelt atak, not attack), also don't confuse it with a figure called "action man VR strike" as that's from the nineties and is one of the most famous classic action men.

It's from 2009, so it's relatively new by action man standards considering they stopped production in 2010 (I think)

Also I wouldn't say he looks like Denton, looks more like neo desu. And if we're talking DEUS ex, he looks more Adam jenson with the orange glasses.

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>>5899770

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>>5898041
There was a two pack that I never had but a friend did when I was a kid, that was essentially "this is my final form" Dr. X with 3 different robot arms, and this bruised and bloodied action man that looked all die-hard.

That was the most badass thing ever back in the day.

This is the only image I could find of it.

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>>5903752
This is the box

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>>5903451

This glorious motherfucker? I love this design, probably my favorite Dr X look. Helps that this is also what he looked like in the kickass 3D show. well after he body jacked Action Mans best friend and stopped being a really creepy old man cyborg without a lower body.

>>5902838

Wasn't it just a miniseries anyway?

>>5898059
I never knew action man had such a deep lore.
What was the backstory for gangrene?

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Speaking of Action Man, remember his Dollar Store version, Max Steel? And Max Steel's villain Bio Constrictor?

>>5903402
What the fuck no

I'd have spent all my money on them

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>>5903442
>I had the Dr X with the translucent green arm
Muh nigga
I had that one too.

>>5904265
Max steel villains always made great final bosses for when's Iused to play as a kid

>>5903442
>>5904278

>Muu haha
>Muha haha hahahaaa
>Nihahahaha

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>>5904265
I preferred Max Steel because his villains seemed cooler and the carton seemed better written. Psycho especially.

>>5903402

I've still got the Tomorrow Never Dies and Thunderball ones. I got the former for Christmas when I was six years old and it was one of my all time favorite toys. I only found out years later there were more of them.

>>5904786

oh sweet i was looking for an overview like this. surprised the mohawk one came that late too. Always thought he was the first or second one.

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>>5904585
Psycho/smiley was the only cool villain desu, no face was way more hardcore.

But god damn psycho was a cool toy, remember the later version who had a spring loaded exploding face?

>>5905032
>>5904585
>>5898059
what is with all the terminator skin going on in these lines?
they just think it was that cool looking or did the designers have some sort of flaying fetish

>>5901235
Does he have a piss bag...?

Never had these, but remember them. There was also a show of it on the telly.

>>5903213
awesome, this was my childhood too :)

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>>5901248
http://actionman.wikia.com/wiki/Dr_X#
>>5903828
here go anon 1/2
>>5904977
np
>>5905124
toxic gut so ...sort of

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>>5905301
2/2

>>5905307
and a repack variant that had the pop apart x bot feature >>5901226

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>>5905054
I think the ultimate example of this would be this guy. Do you think he'd even be released nowadays?

>>5905301
One thing I really liked about AM is how his guns were rarely some spring loaded gimmic shooter that looks too big, and instead had to scale relatively highly detailed guns that did nothing but look like the one the pack in anon so picture has.

Also this one.
>>5901222

And this one
>>5901261

And this one.>>5901270

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>>5899770
>>5905371
>I was born in a small village

>>5905379
Upon re reading my own post it looks like pure gibberish, I meant to say

>relativley highly detailed guns that did nothing but look cool, like the one the 2-pack in anon's picture had.

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>>5905380
One billion hours in Microsoft paint.

>>5905436
I really want to buy this guy and make him a little skull face outfit.

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>>5905436
Fixed

>>5905452
This is the only person I've ever found selling him

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Action-Man-Figure-Bundle-x5-Hasbro-Vintage-Inc-Dr-X-No-Face-Raid-Boys-Toys-/371720791552?hash=item568c492600:g:0m8AAOSw-YVXmQjw

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>>5898041
>>5904786
>>5905462

>It only occurs to me now that dr. X had a her Starr dickhead scar, that makes your head look like a bellend.

>>5905379
I'd hardly say the gimmicky guns were 'rare'
you could buy little packs of accessories "desert gear" or "arctic gear" etc.
and they usually had the firing missiles
like the " x biker gear" set,
(dr.x intended, had boots,trousers, repaint helmet, purple sunglasses and a purple baseball bat that could fire a missile)
the basic figures had the standard guns (like in the pics you linked,)
most had the desert eagle though.

>>5905514
would you say it to his face though?

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>>5905526
Dr. X's face or Herr Starr's?

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>>5905554
Mah nigga!!

Is Herr Starr the best villain in anything ever?

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>>5905560

>>5903326
We used to put faces on eraser tops, cut a little mouth at the bottom and have wars with them. Kids do a lot of stuff anon, no need to be ashamed.

>>5905554
dr. x

>>5907202
Who's "X"

They already have a doctor X.

>>5907424
>Who's "X"

NOBODY KNOWS

>>5907424
>>5907458
supposedly, (according to the comic)
he knows action man (and am should know him)
and revenge is being sook for an event that happened in the past, said event led to the scarring that this guy has,
how he came to work for dr.x is explained earlier in the comic story,
dr.x finds this guy(X), and injects him with a stolen super serum( the intention that X will be the general of a serum powered army,)
only X gets the serum and not long afterward a.m (in his bungee extreme gear) retrieves the serum, only to be cornered by X who state the info from the beginning of the post

a.m and X fight, this leads to a.m being hurled into the base of a stack of canisters, which collapses, one of said canisters splits open showering prof. gangrene in a mix of chemicals which freezes him solid,
dr.x and X escape and a.m hands gangrene over to the authorities who put him in secure holdings,

>>5908488
the next story that featured X actually addressed the name confusion by christening him MAXX (his own choice)

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>>5907424

He's gonna give it to ya.

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Because of this post
>>5893290
I had to get Space Commando Action Man off ebay. He's a little roughed up, the battery is dead, the rubber ammo belt has deteriorated, and are the elbows supposed to only barely bend, but I love how retro-futuristic he is and I am quite happy with him.

>>5909326
Some pictures?

>>5903213
>I read an article recently about how action man has no place in today's world
did they really? action man was my favourite too, glad they take time to shit on our childhoods.

>>5909370
it was probably a Gawker Media site that wrote it.

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>>5909370
>>5909375
Oh no it wasn't social justice warriors who wrote it, it was about how kids don't play with toys anymore, and how action man could never make a comeback for this reason.

This is it here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/action-man-is-50-but-does-he-still-have-a-place-in-the-modern-wo/

>>5903393
Except for Big Josh they all look manly to me.

>>5905054
Terminator 2 was HUGE.

>>5905371
Darkman?

>>5907424
He's the original Dr X

>>5905371
>Do you think he'd even be released nowadays?

Hasbro did use the mold for that 2009 Cobra Commander from the movie line. They just added the chest armor piece and gave it a loose-fitting mask. I guess they didn't want to bother making another "sort of disfigured" head.

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my biggest peeve was the fact that aside from a chopper bike, there was never any vehicles for the bad guys, and, that we never got a figure of the skull troopers from the cartoon

>>5901406
this is rad
>>5901418
this is stupid, and Max Steel's car was better

>>5903402
that's classy as fuck, i'd buy that.

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Back in the hey day of 1/6th i collected a little of everything, including US Action Man. Mostly i was a GI Joe guy and this is one of my favorites but i think it started as an Action Man set. The AM logo is stamped on Joe's gun. FYI:3 different Joe heads for this, and each one came with a different alien.

>>5912506
Damn that's awesome.

>>5901208
that's some Puppet Master shit you got here

Oh shit I remember this line. I had an Action Man kite that came with a guy with a parachute pack. You'd fly the kite, attach the guy to the string and somehow he would slide up the string then fall off halfway up and parachute to the ground. Probably my favourite toy as a kid.
Also I remember McDonald's had an Action Man happy meal line, I got a Dr. X toy with a robot arm that shot a dart.

I'm pretty sure I've got a couple of them in a box somewhere at my parents house. Only had the good guys though.

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>>5912506

I have that exact same set, but mine came with an Asian guy instead of Blondie in yours.

Really terrific, fun set. I shed a tear thinking back on how I bought it at my local Target for $20. Nowadays, it would be only available online for over $150.

>>5901283
Had this on christmas, I remember how much I wanted that thing it was so fucking cool

>>5903898
Yeah, man, this one exactly! Now I have to go back to my old toy boxes and find it, I played the shit out of him as a kid.

>>5903898
is this guy considered canon to the storyline?,
you know if we basically think that the old dr. went
toxic gut >>5898042
to cyber arm,
to steroid >>5898056
then part cyborg >>5901226
then what?
how does >>5901224
or >>5901232
fit canonically? cause >>5903898
wasn't the same x as >>5898041
was he?
or do we count the cartoon as a completely different timeline /universe than the cgi series?

>>5905301
>>5905307
Why is this making me hype like it's some show I've followed for years.

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>>5917620
>>5917620
Action man was weird, there was a GI joe esque, Saturday morning cartoon in the early nineties that was its own canon, then the 3D series from the early 00's is its own canon, then there's the comics which ran for years and years which were their own canon. Basically there is no one time line, the toxic gut X is what he primarily looked like in the 90's cartoon, the one with the big arm with orange missiles was from the 3D one. The samurai ass looking one was from an unsuccessful revival, that was the last dr. X ever, and the rest were from the every changing comics, where X. Would modify himself more and more to the point he was barely human.
>>5905307 - this X. was basically his "final form", he died in the comic where this look was featured.

He later came back as the Kano looking one >>5901232, but it was on its way out at that point.

>>5917710
good to know,
that makes it better in a collecting ideal, (I think)

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I mainly had the confusion over the fact he went from skinny to steroid back to skinny then kanos, (although, so did gangrene, )

>>5917726
I like the lack of direct canon, I think it inspires more imagination through play.

My adventures with my action men as a child were never based on any pre existing lore, I made up my own stories and adventures, the only thing that was kept the same in my mind were who the good guys and bad guys were.

When you bought a new villain figure it was like "cool, a new villain I can use to fight action man" as opposed to "Oh look, it's dr. X, action mans longstanding arch nemesis who's exploits have been documented in all these comics I've been reading."

>>5917742
>it inspires more imagination through play.
good point,
>When you bought a new villain figure it was like "cool, a new villain I can use to fight action man

true,
one of my main plots was:
max steels "psycho" was one of the underlings who rose up the ranks and tried to overthrow x, then went rogue and tried to defeat x and a.m, either alone or accompanied by a generic "not action man" figure (mainly they drove the car)
on occasion psycho teamed up with x & gangrene or a.m to fight the others in fake truce situations (always with large explosives)
usually being thrown from the top of a high structure for the betrayal, but kept coming back,
fuck, im getting all nostalgic.

>>5915369
Just curious,where's the girl from?

>>5915369
Sniper Wolf?

>>5901226
that's...this is....
I think im in love
>goes to ebay

>>5917709
Because it's called "final battle"

Because it features doctor X in his most extremely badass state. This is his final form.

He comes with a regular bionic arm and a sparking saw blade arm.

Action man is bruised and bloodied which screams shit going down, especially on a kids toy.

It features action man bare fistedly punching the shit out of a full metal cyborg.

It's a two pack between the hero and his arch nemesis, both of whom look more badass than they ever had before.

It's got explosions.

>>5909888
>Except for Big Josh they all look manly to me.

>man that looks like a bearded trucker is not manly
>but a man that looks like half naked cowboy is manly
dude

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>>5901226
holy shit hes so fucking EXPENSIVE.
well...no weird action cyborg dude for me today

I thought he costs like regular action figures. Not more than 100$. especially for a figure from 00s. And he seems to be rare.
Not an action man fan but i really love this design.

>>5918044
That's the problem with AM figures,

They completely fall into the "trough of worthlessness"

I.e Something that was always insanely popular, like modern Star Wars figures, will always be cheap, because many, many people keep them in boxes and bought them, so they're always in circulation.

Whereas AM was never THAT popular, so it's rare to find someone selling them, let alone one still in a box. Couple that with a new high demand for them, and you've got yourself a super expensive figure.

That guy probably only cost £20 when he was first released.

>>5918036

Maybe it's because everyone named Josh is a pussy.

>>5918053
Damn it sucks. I do really love his facial sculpt. it's so detailed.
Also those details. Everything looks somewhat so "modern" and tasty.
This design sure aged quite well.
I even thinking about buying it but i will probably regret it because i need money.
>buy a rare obscure toy
>open it
>well...its just a toy
>oh god if only i saved those money

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>>5918053
Anon! please i need help! i think i found this figure used unopened.
BUT. it kinda looks...not as good by facial sculpt as one in this >>5918044 post
Nose is not that detailed.
Are you some kind of AM-expert?
can you tell me if this legit?

or may be >>5918044 is a slightly photoshopped so colors and shades look different?

>>5918172
It's legit.

Action man figures are kids toys, they were never that detailed. Also the flash on that camera in the photo makes it look 10x worse and more plasticky.

I also can't find any evidence they were action man knock offs.

it bugs me immensely that youll never find the toxic gut or antifreeze figures without their stomachs having dried up (antifreeze I can understand, his liquid guts weren't fully sealed, so the lil belt buckle could "pump" the blood)
how do you go about refilling them?
can you refill them?

>>5918044
>also goes to ebay,
>the mcdonalds toys are up for near £5
fucking hell,

>>5918616
strike force,
action force
max steel
were the main ones

>>5918763
ask this question on He-Man fan forums.
he man had a character with similar gut-blood stuff.
im pretty sure there are some super expert nerds that know everything about guts-feature of toys.

>>5919187
will do,
thanks

>>5903213
I think I had that one.