Brilliantly done 👍 I am a child of the 1970’s got back into collecting vintage Action man 10 years age it’s like an obsessive drug addiction I have a office man cave at home and it’s got all my collection out on display . When people come over all I get as a reaction is OMG it’s amazing and put the child back in there stressed adult lives , I love this obsession once the kids left home my wife said let’s make the man cave I always wanted 😊I sit in there for hours looking and displaying stuff it’s my happy place never loose your inner child it’s good for the soul and great fun collecting our little action friend . Tim James .
@BROOKSCOLLECTABLES Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing that it sounds epic ! I’m always trying to encourage people to get their collections out on display, otherwise these fantastic things just become loft insulation 🤣🤣🤣 ! I’m glad you enjoyed the video ! That’s my favourite part of the job too getting everything out on “display” ! Stay safe & have fun ! M
@graemerobertson93573 жыл бұрын
Love it! Had all these as a kid and I guess like many people my mother gave them all away without me knowing !!
@BROOKSCOLLECTABLES3 жыл бұрын
Happened to me to I’ve spent most of my adult life replacing the toys I had as a kid 😂😂 ! We had great fun with this one ! Glad you enjoyed it ! Stay safe M
@SteveSandersonArt3 жыл бұрын
We used to love action men as when we were kids. I had that motorbike, and tank and god knows what else, I remember the frogman! He was a favorite. We used to put bullet holes in our action men with a school compass lol.... complete with blood! I also remember the action man board game.. had that too :) I also remember the fingers always used to fall off too lol
@BROOKSCOLLECTABLES3 жыл бұрын
Such great toys, but massive 😂😂 I had the diver and his suit perished, I was gutted, I think my space ones did the same too ! Adding custom battle injuries is a great idea too 😂😂 ! Those weird rubber hands always split in the end ! Such great memories of them though ! Thanks for sharing, stay safe M
@thedigitalemotion3 жыл бұрын
Another Awesome Toy Tuesday! :D I was feeling crap all day about another month of lockdown, then BOOM! Toy Tuesday appears! - which means I get transported back to my childhood, full of happy toy playing memories and no bills to pay! I had an action man back in the day, I spent hours moving his eyes and launching him from my bedroom window! BTW the clip with Action Man with Barbie in the tent was genius LOL, nearly spat my tea out haha! Thank you again for transporting us all back to the best days of our lives!
@BROOKSCOLLECTABLES3 жыл бұрын
Thank you ! Glad you enjoyed the video and we cheered you up ! I know what you mean about being transported back we had a great time with this video, such a great toy and cool accessories too ! Thanks for your comment and remember the hero always gets the girl !😂😂 stay safe ! M
@bowie123 жыл бұрын
One of my favourites, was the Airfix Fn Rifle.. I had the machine gun, it fired grey plastic bullets, the snag was the barrels of the guns were weak and broke easily, apart from that, as child it was a great toy to have.
@BROOKSCOLLECTABLES3 жыл бұрын
Ah that explains it ! I have the bullets but the mechanism for the gun isn’t there ! I’ll do a bit more research on it see if I can get the parts ! Thanks for sharing, it’s shed a bit of light on the situation for me ! Stay safe ! M
@buddhajim3 жыл бұрын
Loving the videos Mark, I remember getting the Red Devil action man costume with parachute for Christmas. Going up to fit his costume on and of course throwing him out of my bedroom window with the idea of him majestically floating down to the ground. Anyway the reality was my dad having to get ladders and climb up on the roof to get him down. Looking for the day i can visit your menagerie of memories. Best wishes Jim
@BROOKSCOLLECTABLES3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comments ! Glad you enjoyed the video ! I had a similar experience where I lobbed mine out the window and he got stuck in the gutter 😂😂 spent days figuring out the highest point in the house I could throw him from ! Such a great toy with great memories too ! Thanks for sharing your story ! When your able to visit let me know ! It would be great to say hello ! Stay safe ! M
@ethanchapman68533 жыл бұрын
Cool I am 12 and just started collecting vintage action man and I love your content
@bodieofci54183 жыл бұрын
My dad had the moving eyes action man that talked when you pulled a cord on his back. I never had one.
@BROOKSCOLLECTABLES3 жыл бұрын
i did have one of those sadly it was stolen form the museum which is really annoying ! and the only talking one i have is a 40th anniversary one. such a cool toy ! hope you enjoyed the video ! thanks for sharing you memories, stay safe !M
@brucster99b22 жыл бұрын
That was a memory jogger! I remember having a couple of Action Men back in the 60's! I'm pretty sure one of them talked, and the other wore a deep sea diver suit which was white, and I think he had like metal plates that fitted on his feet, and the diving helmet unscrewed. I might not be totally correct on the details. After it was over 50 years ago! I seem to remember a rolled up map in a circular cannister too.
@BROOKSCOLLECTABLES2 жыл бұрын
Thank you glad you enjoyed the video ! Did the talking one have a string that you pulled to make him talk ? I remember the deep sea diver ! I had one like a frog man and his wetsuit perished and went all melted and weird 😂😂 ! Thank you for sharing your memories ! Stay safe. M
@brucster99b22 жыл бұрын
@@BROOKSCOLLECTABLES To be honest I really can't remember if it had a pull string. This would have been around 1966-68. I think the one I had had a large green box/back pack?, and possibly a circular tube with a map in it? It's really pretty vague in my mind these days. I think the diver one could be placed in water? Again, vague memories.
@TimeTunnelToysUK3 жыл бұрын
Just subscribed! can't believe I haven't founds your channel sooner.
@BROOKSCOLLECTABLES3 жыл бұрын
Thank you ! I was filming the latest video when you subscribed the notification came up on my phone, so I mentioned you in the video hope that’s ok ? 😂😂 hope you enjoyed the video to ! And all is safe and well with you ! M
@electricwheels4113 жыл бұрын
Awesome video and I did have Action Man but never really took off with me as I was mega into Star Wars and Lego. That said I did have the large Armoured 10 wheeler tactical tank that I loved to sit on and launch myself down hills as a kid lol
@BROOKSCOLLECTABLES3 жыл бұрын
Thank you as always thank for your support & glad you enjoyed the video ! I think I’m the same as you, all about Star Wars and Lego as a kid, but I have to say looking back the quality and details in these toys is epic & I can totally appreciate why they have such a loyal fan base now ! Stay safe ! And speak soon M
@titiparisien59153 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks. The Action Man line was easily available in France in the sixties. Unfortunately my parents could not afford them as Christmas presents. I took my revenge a couple of years ago in a parisian auction, where I purchased the iconic GI Joe Mercury Space capsule, complete with box, spacesuit, helmet, boots and gloves. All I had to do was to buy a recent GI Joe replica for 11 euros, suit up the guy and strap him in the cockpit for his first trip into space!
@BROOKSCOLLECTABLES3 жыл бұрын
That’s sounds exactly the kind of thing I would do ! They were complex and expensive toys really and huge to ! I’ve been thinking about getting some of the g. I. Joe figures for the museum because I’ve never had them before ! It would be great to see a photo of the space capsule if you could share it on my Facebook page ? Thanks for sharing your memories, glad you enjoyed the video ! Stay safe M
@titiparisien59153 жыл бұрын
@@BROOKSCOLLECTABLES I would love to but I am not on Facebook. Maybe Whatsapp?
@BROOKSCOLLECTABLES3 жыл бұрын
sorry im not on whatsapp i have twitter and instagram though ? M
@williammcmillan95763 жыл бұрын
I hate you.......got the one toy I've been trying to talk the wife into buying me lol
@BROOKSCOLLECTABLES3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 I get that a lot ! Which toy was it ? Is it the training tower ?? We had great fun doing this one ! Glad you enjoyed the video ! Stay safe M
@williammcmillan95763 жыл бұрын
All of it...lol...had several action men when younger along with bike and side car ,jeep ,tank and a seawolf submarine.....also had a captain zargon figure which is harder to find
@BROOKSCOLLECTABLES3 жыл бұрын
@@williammcmillan9576 i whish i'd kept more of mine now, but i think a lot of them had deteriorated at the time ! the one i wish i'd kept now was ROM the robot, i never had the submarine but i've been watching the adverts and it looks really cool !
@williammcmillan95763 жыл бұрын
I used to have the full set of rom space knight comics...sold years ago for a pretty penny lol
@BROOKSCOLLECTABLES3 жыл бұрын
i didn't find out there was a comic until years after !