Tuesday 4 November 2014

Action-Man Space Ranger - Gallery (1980)




Some of the box art and a comic advert - All very nice.


Steve

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  1. Heres a nice little pic I found,The mercury astronauts try on their suits
    http://40.media.tumblr.com/4752a01b5c29e221394197d3246011db/tumblr_n1mr9n9ywm1rrq6yfo1_500.jpg
    I also found this on the Defying Gravity suit
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVPr1TK-cfg
    and if you`ve got the money you can have this
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apollo-A7L-B-Museum-Quality-Replica-Space-Suit-/151406682899
    and if you dont then theres this one
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/APOLLO-SPACE-SUIT-NASA-REPLICA-/151469496219
    also these adverts featuring the same suit
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_uWN1DJB1Y
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmq_0OMpW1c
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U57Cct4tMaQ
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzo7ZtksRw8
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjzGaSQX0iU
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNqNIg4J4FA
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWpNTNjyzr8

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    1. Cheers Tim, I covered a couple of the AXE Apollo adverts at the front end of the year I think, The Mercury Astronauts getting kitted out is a cool picture though

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  2. And heres action mans good buddy also in a spacesuit
    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SIX-MILLION-DOLLAR-MAN-BIONIC-ADVENTURE-MISSION-TO-MARS-COMPLETE-/291243708450?pt=UK_ToysGames_ActionFigures_ActionFigures_JN&hash=item43cf7a5022

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    1. Nice. I had the figure and Oscar and Maskatron and the lab and the extra arms.... but I never had this outfit.

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    2. I`ve just remembered another suit from 1984s the philadelphia experiment
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rlvm8SfYy8
      1:22:40-1:29:00
      http://s3.amazonaws.com/auteurs_production/images/film/the-philadelphia-experiment/w448/the-philadelphia-experiment.jpg?1300204487
      http://moonwolves.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/the-philadelphia-experiment-03.jpg
      http://kinoamatorskie.pl/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/efi6.jpg
      And heres a great double feature the boy in the plastic bubble,first the real one
      http://www.anorak.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/PA-19122708.jpg
      and then the tv version
      http://www.sonymoviechannel.com/sites/default/files/movies/images/boyinplasticbubble_640_360.jpg?1393289117
      Its a tough call as to which suit is more hideous

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