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  • Nostalgiabuff
    Muddling through
    • Oct 4, 2008
    • 11371

    that briefcase and gun were one of my favorite Joe toys as a kid

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    • ubermanx
      Career Member
      • Jul 3, 2013
      • 946

      Okay ...

      I have this weird memory from about 1975 to 77.

      I had an action figure that I cut a hole in his arm, stuck some play doh into the hole and squeezed in the Six Million Dollar Man's arm bionic module that I got off some kid.

      This was my feeble attempt at making a bionic man as I never did get a real one.

      Given that I was 6 or 7ish I will assume the action figure was blow molded otherwise how could I have cut a hole? And I am guessing 12" but could have been smaller.

      So, what dude was for sale in Canada around that time that was basically a GI Joe knock off / cheap imitation?

      I have no recollection on what his face looked like.

      - Marty

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      • 4NDR01D
        Alpha Centauri....OR DIE!
        • Jan 22, 2008
        • 3266

        Originally posted by ubermanx
        Okay ...

        I have this weird memory from about 1975 to 77.

        I had an action figure that I cut a hole in his arm, stuck some play doh into the hole and squeezed in the Six Million Dollar Man's arm bionic module that I got off some kid.

        This was my feeble attempt at making a bionic man as I never did get a real one.

        Given that I was 6 or 7ish I will assume the action figure was blow molded otherwise how could I have cut a hole? And I am guessing 12" but could have been smaller.

        So, what dude was for sale in Canada around that time that was basically a GI Joe knock off / cheap imitation?

        I have no recollection on what his face looked like.

        - Marty
        How about Regal Toys Bobby Orr figure?

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        • nazgul
          Lord of Light
          • May 2, 2011
          • 1040

          Maybe a big jim figure...their arms are soft
          You will always be your child's favorite toy. ~Vicki Lansky

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          • ubermanx
            Career Member
            • Jul 3, 2013
            • 946

            Not a Big Jim. Did they sell Action Mike in Canada?

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            • palitoy
              live. laugh. lisa needs braces
              • Jun 16, 2001
              • 59503

              My dad used to sell these 12" blow molded soldiers with goofy sideburns. Pretty sure they were knock offs of Fighting Yank.
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              • ubermanx
                Career Member
                • Jul 3, 2013
                • 946

                I kept thinking Action Jackson but I know that's wrong. But now that you mention Fighting Yank Brian ... I am thinking maybe Mr. Action?

                I also remeber trying to put a scuba suit on him from another one and it was too tight and wouldn't go all the way on and had to be cut off by my Mom.

                If I had to guess I would have got him at either Kresgies in Center Mall or the Biway on the corner of Kenilworth and Barton in Hamilton.

                Originally posted by palitoy
                My dad used to sell these 12" blow molded soldiers with goofy sideburns. Pretty sure they were knock offs of Fighting Yank.

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                • Aricosaur
                  Museum Super Collector
                  • Jul 26, 2013
                  • 208

                  Originally posted by Splitty
                  The silver smooth gun on the farthest left (middle) looks like the Mego 12" Star Trek gun that came with my Ilia Probe (so from that line maybe?).
                  Don't know who's is the martian raygun on lower left, but it is sweeeet. ^-^

                  Anybody know what like this fantastic neon yellow clear jewel scepter is from?? I forgot to measure, but it's about 3" long. No idea if vintage or not (but probably).
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                  aw heck, while I'm at it I may as well throw these out there.
                  They're all he-man size-ish. The gold ones with the lion-head scepter look voltrony? any ideas?
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                  The two black swords are from the Power Rangers Lost Galaxy "Talking Galaxy" Magna Defender. They actually represent the same in show weapon in two different modes. The sword's hilt folds and combines with the scabbard to become the "Magna Blaster." (apt name, huh?) I don't recognize the ax in the same picture.

                  Pictures of Magna Defender and his accs with the scabbard/blaster barrel you don't have.





                  photo storage <-- Link that Postimage automatically includes.

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                  • Nostalgiabuff
                    Muddling through
                    • Oct 4, 2008
                    • 11371

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                    anyone know what these orange flippers go to? they are GI Joe size, made of rubber, marked made in Hong Kong but I cannot find them in Desimone's book anywhere

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                    • Splitty
                      Career Member
                      • Jan 25, 2012
                      • 586

                      Originally posted by Aricosaur
                      The two black swords are from the Power Rangers Lost Galaxy "Talking Galaxy" Magna Defender. They actually represent the same in show weapon in two different modes. The sword's hilt folds and combines with the scabbard to become the "Magna Blaster." (apt name, huh?) I don't recognize the ax in the same picture.
                      .....
                      Oh man, THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I would have never found those on my own!!
                      I gots Toyyyyzzzzz

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                      • Aricosaur
                        Museum Super Collector
                        • Jul 26, 2013
                        • 208

                        Originally posted by Splitty
                        Oh man, THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I would have never found those on my own!!
                        Welcome.

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                        • mahseer
                          Museum Super Collector
                          • Sep 21, 2012
                          • 170

                          Anyone know what the helmet is from on this guy? I don't think it came with him.

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                          • chazz530
                            Veteran Member
                            • Jan 20, 2013
                            • 305

                            Not sure where that helmet came from but I love it!
                            Come see my items for sale at:
                            http://Webstore.com/~Chazz530

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                            • Rallygirl
                              Kitsch rules!
                              • May 31, 2008
                              • 736

                              I picked up this rubber puppet at a thrift store today. It was so creepy that I just had to buy it. Besides creepy, it looks so very familiar, but I just cannot place it.
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                              • 4NDR01D
                                Alpha Centauri....OR DIE!
                                • Jan 22, 2008
                                • 3266

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                                Cool monster jiggler. Anybody know the maker or approx. value? I've done pretty good with some jigglers in the past. I've been checking completed auctions for last years and haven't seen another.
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                                I've also only ever seen the octopus without the submarine, not this harryhausen-ish version.
                                Last edited by 4NDR01D; Dec 24, '13, 3:20 PM.

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