DIVING BUOY SET: Diving buoy, international diving flag, sea anchor, winch, Equipment Manual. 35212:

The new Action Men ar best described as 'My first Action Man' as he is firmly targeted at a new generation of kids (age 3+). Coined as Kids Action Man or 'KAM' there are two distinct product lines: Action Man is a 2000 CGI animated TV series based on the toy line of the same name. [1] Though unrelated to the 1995 version, it was the first Action Man series to be made in CGI. In this series, Alexander "Alex" Mann is an extreme sports athlete known as "Action Man" and is a member of Team Xtreme. The show's theme song "Amp it up Action Man" was written and performed by Saban Entertainment's Paul Gordon. Motivations for collecting can differ; some people collect for the ‘thrill of the chase’, the satisfaction of finding the missing piece and completing the puzzle. For others it can help to form a connection to a certain person, place, memory or time. It can be an extension of our identity and a legacy after death.UNDERWATER FILM UNIT SET: Camera, camera housing, face mask, snorkel, sea anchor, international diving flag, winch, working underwater lamp, instruction leaflet, Equipment Manual. 35008:

In the United Kingdom, four VHS were released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and later reissued by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, containing three episodes per tape. One VHS release was also released by Maximum Entertainment. TREASURE HUNTER SET: Treasure chest, 4 x coins, octopus, trunks, fins, face mask, snorkel, hammer, harpoon gun, instruction leaflet, Equipment Manual. 35009: Note: This episode was dedicated to the memory of Todd Halford, who was a co-worker and friend of the crew of the show that died before the episode aired. My heart goes out to his wife Hannah (who he married a precious few days ago), his band mates, countless friends, relatives and family. Bravery was, and has to be everywhere now and we mourn the loss of a fine fellow. SEA SCOOTER SET: Scooter, wrist straps, motor, face mask, snorkel, instruction leaflet, Equipment Manual. 35210:To make things worse two world leaders from country's which despise each other are attending the event and Doctor X wishes to broadcast fake news stories to each country saying that the other killed their leader in a bid to start war between the two countries. After being sabotaged by an unknown rider during the Snow Eagle Challenge, Alex's snow eagle is infected by a number of Doctor X's NTB's. And it's not long until they infect big air and take out the electrics while being on auto pilot. It's up to Alex to try and get rid of the NTB's from big air as well as prevent them from being shot down for entering restricted military air space.

The original Action Man was based on a real soldier in the British army and came complete with a scar on his cheek. The original Action Man was based on a real soldier in the British army and came complete with a scar on his cheek.Action Man is the iconic British boy's toy of the 1960s and 70s. He was designed and produced in Coalville, Leics. by Palitoy Ltd. However he was based on a toy, GI Joe, produced by the USA company Hasbro and many of his parts were manufactured in the Far East. He exemplifies the move towards a globally based system of mass production in the 1960s. Colchester Collections' exhibit within Colchester Castle's Museum, Essex showcased part of Rob Wisdom's vintage Action Man Collection. The Action Man Underwater Explorer was launched in 1970 (following on from the success of the Navy Frogman and Deep Sea Diver of the 1960s) and was available with many new accessory sets - representing a comprehensive underwater adventure toy. The Underwater Explorer is missing from the 1975 and 1976 Equipment Manuals but is included in all until the end of Palitoy in 1984. There were variations to the main outfit and modifications throughout a long run. However the Treasure Hunter and Underwater Film Unit sets and individual accessories had short runs of a year or two and can be considered rare. Action Man Underwater Explorer Sets: 35007:of Rob Wisdom's personal Collection of Action Men dating from 1966 were be on display in a large case for 6 months inside Essex's Colchester Castle, including the 'brother' of Mercury 10 Astronaut Major Bob Tom #FindMajorTom In 2001, the show won a Golden Camera Award at the U.S. and International Film and Video Festival for 'Best Animation' in the episode "The Swarm: Part 2". Brandon Caine begins trying to prevent Doctor X from controlling him and seeks help from Alex and his team to try and stop X and his plans. This involves returning to the now sunken oil rig in a bid to access information, but all is not as quiet as first thought. Hasbro Interactive published the Windows game Action Man: Raid on Island X in the United States as a tie-in to the TV series, despite having nothing to do with it.

As a postscript, although Palitoy ceased production of Action Man in the early 1980s and indeed went out of business in 1986, Hasbro went on to produce Action Man, based on the British idea! UNDERWATER EXPLORER: Rubber wet suit top, breathing apparatus, harpoon gun, fins, trunks, knife, sheath, depth gauge, face mask, hammer, instruction leaflet, Equipment Manual. 35023:Dr. X captured and physically tested Alex Mann repeatedly, as well as his longtime rival & best friend Brandon Caine. Dr. X also added nanotech enhancements to Brandon, making him superior to Alex in athletics, only for them to have side effects. The culmination of the experiments was to mind transfer Dr. X into Brandon's body, becoming his younger self & nanotech cyborg, able to change his appearance and infect others. Following the ninth episode the series becomes more simplified. Dr. X founded the Council of Doom with his evil cohorts: assassin Asazi and weather manipulating scientist Tempest. Dr. X's nanotech trilobites appeared to gain collective intelligence and rebel against him, but this was actually Brandon Caine's uploaded mind punishing Dr. X. UNDERWATER EXPLORER: Rubber wet suit top, breathing apparatus, harpoon gun, fins, trunks, knife, sheath, depth gauge, face mask, hammer, instruction leaflet, Equipment Manual. 35010: We learned today of the sad passing of an inspiration. Steve Gilmour must remain the undesputed king of the still life Action Man action shot. His peerless images captured the creative imaginations of thousands of Action Man and GI Joe fans worldwide. An amazingly talented and intelligent designer, photographer, drummer, in a short time Steve lit our hobby up with his limitless enthusiasm and imagination, giving us iconic images through Toywithit - like ones we imagined for ourselves when life was simpler and childhoods were surrounded with toys, fun and play. His peerless work will live on and Steve set a bar I feel may never be bettered.