J.J Armes Ideal Toys 1976

[kennermike]

any fans of this short lived toy line

[rche]

Hiya Mattelmike,

I am a fan of the JJ. Amazing backstory to this fellow. Even more amazing that someone made a toy out of him.

rche

[toys2cool]

not really,he's just goofy looking

[kennermike]

J.J.

yes he is kinda goofy looking not really a fan need to fix that statement but was looking in the plaidstallion archives and threads and nobody has ever mentioned him. I think Ideal best work ever was Evel Knievel line then Team America.

[starsky]

i dont remember jj on the toy shelves as a kid.

[kennermike]

J.J.

first time I saw him was around 79 or 80 at a swapmeet never at the toy store.his accessories are kinda cool though I guess he came with brief case with extra hands and guns

[rche]

Did you all know that JJ is a real guy?
If not, check out the short Wiki. There are some awesome things on youtube as well.

Jay J. Armes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

YouTube - Jay J. Armes, Private Investigator, PM MAGAZINE

btw: When I first came across JJ the toy, I thought it was odd looking as well. Then I saw the real deal and they actually did him some justice with the sculpt.
There was some talk about a JJ movie a while back. Nothing really came out of it, but it sounds great to me. Better than rehashing a 70's sitcom.

have a good time
rche

[kennermike]

J.J Armes Ideal

I just won one on ebay for 24.51 mint in box not counting shipping was just wondering if its a good price.I placed an extremely low bid days ago and forgot about it who knew I would be the highest bidder

[MIB41]

That's a great price. I've seen them go for over $60.00 in the box so you did very well. I remember seeing him in the Sears Christmas catalog ('76 if memory serves) and I got one for the holidays. He also had a Big Jim style van you could purchase that had a variety of functions to it. I think his greatest quality was the body that was given to him. Many believe it was the remains of Kid Action made over with a new head.

[kennermike]

MIB41

pm sent on something else

[GlobalObserver]

I just won one on ebay for 24.51 mint in box not counting shipping was just wondering if its a good price.I placed an extremely low bid days ago and forgot about it who knew I would be the highest bidder

Was it still factory sealed? If so, that was an extraordinary deal.

[kennermike]

j.j.armes ideal toys

thats a good question when I get it will post a picture

[kennermike]

just pmd you globalobserver

[GlobalObserver]

just pmd you globalobserver

Back at ya!

[kennermike]

pmd you