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  • DavidCoppola
    Veteran Member
    • Nov 3, 2009
    • 333

    Recent Captain Action question

    The recent Captain Action that was released...Exactly what outfits, characters and accessories were available?
    Thanks!
  • rche
    channeling Bob Wills
    • Mar 26, 2008
    • 7383

    #2
    Round 2 Captain Action - off the top of my head

    Deluxe and regular versions of -
    Captain Action
    Dr. Evil
    Thor
    Loki
    Captain America
    Spiderman

    regular versions only, no deluxe, tho they did have the Hawkeye bonus parts.
    Iron Man
    Wolverine

    if you had all of the deluxe versions and the last two, you could make a Hawkeye costume.

    and there was some sort of snow/winter themed Captain Action with white accents


    I think that was it. They teased some DC items, but never made it to production.

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    • DavidCoppola
      Veteran Member
      • Nov 3, 2009
      • 333

      #3
      Thanks

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      • Earth 2 Chris
        Verbose Member
        • Mar 7, 2004
        • 32498

        #4
        None of the DC sets they mocked up made it out, which is a crying shame.

        Chris
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        • Nostalgiabuff
          Muddling through
          • Oct 4, 2008
          • 11290

          #5
          there was a Captain America variant too as I recall, I think it had the WWII shield

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          • drquest
            ~~/\~~\o/~~/\~~Shark!
            • Apr 17, 2012
            • 3742

            #6
            Originally posted by Nostalgiabuff
            there was a Captain America variant too as I recall, I think it had the WWII shield
            That was the deluxe set.
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            • warlock664
              Persistent Member
              • Feb 15, 2009
              • 2072

              #7
              Originally posted by drquest
              That was the deluxe set.
              No. The deluxe set did have his original triangular shield, but there was also a Cap set that had a variant color scheme on the round shield, with the outer stripe being blue (as in some of the Golden Age comics). I got the variant set at Toys-R-Us, so it exists.
              Here's a link to an eBay auction for one:

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              • rche
                channeling Bob Wills
                • Mar 26, 2008
                • 7383

                #8
                ^^ I think that came out the same time the white variant CA did. Were they TrU exclusives, maybe?

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                • drquest
                  ~~/\~~\o/~~/\~~Shark!
                  • Apr 17, 2012
                  • 3742

                  #9
                  Originally posted by warlock664
                  No. The deluxe set did have his original triangular shield, but there was also a Cap set that had a variant color scheme on the round shield, with the outer stripe being blue (as in some of the Golden Age comics). I got the variant set at Toys-R-Us, so it exists.
                  Here's a link to an eBay auction for one:

                  https://m.ebay.com/itm/Captain-Ameri...EAAOSwiIxZ6BnR
                  I was referring to the different shaped shield, not the variant painted round shield. There was a Classic Covers Thor available as well.
                  Danny(Drquest)
                  Captain Action HQ
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                  More retro shirts
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                  • warlock664
                    Persistent Member
                    • Feb 15, 2009
                    • 2072

                    #10
                    Originally posted by drquest
                    I was referring to the different shaped shield, not the variant painted round shield. There was a Classic Covers Thor available as well.
                    I know what you were referring to; my point was that Nostalgiabuff was referring to the variant Cap Golden Age set with the blue-striped round shield.

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                    • Gzilla2000
                      New Member
                      • Jun 28, 2007
                      • 29

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Earth 2 Chris
                      None of the DC sets they mocked up made it out, which is a crying shame.

                      Chris
                      There was a mock up of a proposed Rocketeer set that look like it would've been the best of the line.

                      http://dangerousuniverse.com/du/2012...rocketeer-toy/

                      Also, you can add Ultraman to the list of released uniform sets. it was a Japanese exclusive.

                      http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/c...traman-outfit/
                      Last edited by Gzilla2000; Jan 19, '18, 10:04 AM. Reason: I forgot to add a link.

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                      • DavidCoppola
                        Veteran Member
                        • Nov 3, 2009
                        • 333

                        #12
                        Thanks, two odd choices to be sure.
                        On the back of the Dr Evil figure box there is a pic of Red Skull...that definentley would have been a cool choice.
                        Too bad the line didn't find an audience.

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                        • megojim
                          Permanent Member
                          • Oct 13, 2001
                          • 3630

                          #13
                          I wanted to like them but the quality was horrendous! The bodies wouldn't hold a pose naked much less with the ill-fitting costumes.
                          Poorly executed from top to bottom. Sold mine for pennies on the dollar, such great potential ****ed away by going cheap on production and/or no QC.
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                          • Makernaut
                            Persistent Member
                            • Jul 22, 2015
                            • 1546

                            #14
                            I just finished up getting all of the Marvel figures that they released. Lucked out on an Iron Man. Spent months looking at that costume going for $100 plus and wound up getting it out of the box, but on a figure, with the Hawkeye parts for $12. Whew. I spent a few years thinking these figures kind of stunk, but after seeing them in person, I got onboard quick. They have their faults, but all toy lines can be picked at. I got hooked pretty quick and I could not be more pleased with what I have put together. I wound up reaching back into the Playing Mantis line and at some point, I will post some pics of what I have collected. The hardest part of my collecting was getting enough bodies for the right price to put the outfits on. But I did it.

                            If anyone is thinking of getting these, I'd say give one or two a try. You might fall into something that I found fun to pursue.

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                            • ODBJBG
                              Permanent Member
                              • May 15, 2009
                              • 3143

                              #15
                              I liked them well enough. There were a bunch of missteps in production and distribution, but they were really quite nice for what they were. And the bodies, while flawed, were pretty incredible for the price point. No one was doing anything near that articulated for $20.

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