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by Hopper
08 Jan 2017 20:49
Forum: Action Force [Palitoy]
Topic: Complete Checklist of All Figures & Variants
Replies: 13
Views: 12894

Complete Checklist of All Figures & Variants

Evening all!

Been threatening to post this for a while, and is an addendum to the recent Cardback and Phase posts: here is the latest and most complete list of figures and variants, along with their description.
All 131 of them...

(T1, T2, etc. refers to Type 1, Type 2, etc.)

As always, let me ...
by Hopper
08 Jan 2017 10:21
Forum: Action Force [Palitoy]
Topic: Revealed at last... Action Force HQ
Replies: 37
Views: 24274

Re: Revealed at last... Action Force HQ

That's it! It really is!
Bristol was/is a huge sea port.
by Hopper
08 Jan 2017 08:19
Forum: Action Force [Palitoy]
Topic: Phasing and Timeline of figures and cardbacks
Replies: 16
Views: 12121

Re: Phasing and Timeline of figures and cardbacks

Thank you, gentlemen
louie0316 wrote:Anyone would think you had more interest in the card backs than the figures lol
I know, that's the bizarre thing! As I have said before, I don't even collect MOC!

And yes, perhaps I should make a wall chart!
by Hopper
08 Jan 2017 08:19
Forum: Action Force [Palitoy]
Topic: Phasing and Timeline of figures and cardbacks
Replies: 16
Views: 12121

Re: Phasing and Timeline of figures and cardbacks

Thank you, gentlemen
louie0316 wrote:Anyone would think you had more interest in the card backs than the figures lol
I know, that's the bizarre thing! As I have said before, I don't even collect MOC!

And yes, perhaps I should make a wall chart!
by Hopper
08 Jan 2017 08:07
Forum: Action Force [Palitoy]
Topic: Kraken Nets!
Replies: 7
Views: 6518

Re: Kraken Nets!

About 'that' big...
:-D

I'll check this afternoon.
by Hopper
04 Jan 2017 21:43
Forum: Chat
Topic: Rogue one.
Replies: 31
Views: 1771

Re: Rogue one.

Loved it. Absolutely loved it.
Desperately fighting the urge to go out and buy the figures!
Also, as I saw it at imax, I got a 7 minute preview of the new Dunkirk movie.
7 minutes of extreme tension... it's going to be an amazing movie.
by Hopper
25 Dec 2016 19:20
Forum: Chat
Topic: MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Replies: 7
Views: 421

Re: MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Happy Christmas you glorious bunch of people
by Hopper
20 Dec 2016 21:07
Forum: Action Force [Palitoy]
Topic: Phasing and Timeline of figures and cardbacks
Replies: 16
Views: 12121

Phase 3

• Phase 3 (Late 1984/Early 1985)

Description :
The Cobra/AF period of Duke vs Cobra Commander. This sees Palitoy as a sub-division of General Mills producing, or just selling on their behalf, Action Force and Cobra toys. There is a great deal of overlap between what went before and the new ...
by Hopper
20 Dec 2016 21:06
Forum: Action Force [Palitoy]
Topic: Phasing and Timeline of figures and cardbacks
Replies: 16
Views: 12121

Phase 2E

• Phase 2E (Later 1984)

Description :
Again, not a distinct Phase as such, this time more a winding down of AF production, and as Palitoy scramble to liquidate stock, we see an increase in ‘Friday afternoon specials’ –mis-carding, figures with bad paint, bad plastic and two left legs. Sadly, the ...
by Hopper
20 Dec 2016 21:06
Forum: Action Force [Palitoy]
Topic: Phasing and Timeline of figures and cardbacks
Replies: 16
Views: 12121

Phase 2D

• Phase 2D (Early [April?] 1984)

Description :
This has been known as the Second Wave (The ‘Doofus’ Red Shadow, for example). This phase is defined as seeing all of the new figures from Phase 2C, plus many of the more popular originals from Phase 2a being made in a hard plastic, with shinier ...

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