Action Man was always the trans-Atlantic cousin of GI Joe. It was licensed to the UK company Palitoy by Hasbro, the American company who first brought out GI Joe in 1964. In the late '70s or so, Toltoys took over the brand name and the manufacture of Action Man until it ceased production around the mid 1980s. Action Man was brought back on the market in the '90s, but it wasn't the same. Accept no substitute. This here is our genuine flock-haired, swivel-eyed pal.

Here I present a close-up look at several figures and vehicles from the Action Man range of the late '70s - early '80s, as well as some other stuff.