eBay find

bird · Post by **bird** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 8:50 pm

I have not seen this ww2 action figure before, nor heard of the brand name.
I'm posting it here because it predates XD which i found interesting
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Action-Force-G-I ... dZViewItem
and this
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Vintage-Kenner-I ... dZViewItem

flayrah · Post by **flayrah** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 9:15 pm

Action Force was a series of 3 3/4" figures manufactured in the UK in the late 1970's. The first series included a WWII German infantry, and a WWII US Airborne figure, along with a 1970's style pilot, scuba diver, etc. I picked up a couple in the early days of XD and was disappointed - rubberya plastic, extremely limited articulation, poor detailing. Later series of Action Force moved into the sci-fi and fantasy fields, and finally became a liscencee of Hasbro and made GI Joe figures for the UK. The german infantry and US Airborne are very hard to find now.

flayrah · Post by **flayrah** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 9:45 pm

Forgot to mention, in addition to the Indiana Jones figures by Kenner, there is a german truck from this series that others have converted into XD troop carriers. It's undersized but usable.