#palitoy

[1980sactionfigures]

Death Star - Star Wars (Palitoy)

#star wars #palitoy

[chernobog13]

The Bulletman, the Human Bullet action figure circa 1977. This is the British version of the G.I. Joe character, released two years after he originally appeared in the USA, and one year after Hasbro ended its original G.I. Joe line.

Palitoy was a British toy company (a subsidiary of General Mills) that licensed G.I. Joe from Hasbro for release in the United Kingdom. Palitoy rebranded the action figure line as Action Man, as G.I. Joe was a distinctly American term.

Palitoy's Action Man line for the most part originally just consisted of repackaged G.Joe figures and accessories. Around 1970 Palitoy began creating its own accessories with British themes, to distinguish Action Man from G.I. Joe.

Palitoy was the company that first introduced the flocked hair and rubber gripping hands to its Action Man figures. Hasbro liked these features so much that they added them to G.I. Joe as "life like" hair (it looked and felt like indoor/outdoor carpet) and "kung fu grip."

#Bulletman #The Human Bullet #G.I. Joe #Action Man #Hasbro #Palitoy #action figures #toys

[all-action-all-picture]

The Cobra Officer was part of the Action Force Series 3 releases in 1985. The art is by José Gonzalez and is from Battle Action Force No. 545, dated 12 October 1985.

#12oct #1985 #battle action force #action force #hasbro #palitoy #cobra #battle #cobra officer #action force series 3 #jose gonzalez #action force datafile #gi joe

[gurumog]

Captain Zargon Part of the Action Man range of figures by Palitoy

1981 British television advertisment

#action man #captain zargon #space ranger #palitoy #1970s adverts #1970s television

[viaov]

Goran Parlov, The Baroness

#goran parlov #baroness #the baroness #gi joe #gijoe #cobra #action force #action man #mattel #palitoy #idw #idw comics #marvel #marvel comics #viaov

[gijoe-forever]

#action force #palitoy #red shadows #z force #sas #q force #space force

[80sheaven]

Palitoy Action Man Soldier (1980).

#action man #palitoy #80s toys #gi joe #80s kids #80s childhood

[box-full-of-dolls]

Pippa Tammie (1970s)

#pippa doll #pippa doll tammie #1970s #palitoy #fashion doll #dollblogging #dollblr #doll community #playline doll

[misterivy]

#action man #palitoy #action figures #eagle eyes

[zippocreed501]

Action Man ad 1982 in The Eagle

In the US, you had G I Joe while over here in the UK we had Action Man. My first one had a mine-detector which beeped and flashed when placed over metallic plates. I mentioned that was my first. I had quite a few because I had the habit of prising off their heads. Worryingly, I continued to play with the headless figures. Looking back, is it any wonder I turned out like I did?(!)

#ad break #action man #palitoy #g i joe #toy #what use are eagle eyes when you've got no head? #Youtube

[graphicpolicy]

Battle Action Force Returns in New Treasury Editions!

Battle Action Force Returns in New Treasury Editions! #comics #comicbooks

Battle Action Force was published weekly from October 1983 to November 1986 by IPC Magazines limited, and brought together some of the greatest talents in the British comics industry of that time, both on the editorial and illustrative fronts including names like Gerry Finley-Day, Geoff Campion, and Cam Kennedy. Included within its pages were the adventures of “Action Force”, created by British…

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#battle action force #cam kennedy #geoff campion #gerry finley-day #hasbro #palitoy #rebellion publishing #skeletron #total toy books #trade paperback #trade paperbacks

[1980sactionfigures]

Action Force Headquarters - Action Force (Palitoy)

#action force #palitoy

[fanthatracks]

In February (February!) 1978 Lyons Maid started a run of Star Wars themed ice lollies as to capitalise on the success of the Star Wars phenomenon that was sweeping across Britain. I have no memories of these promotions, but I was one of those kids where if the ice cream van appeared in the streets we were promptly directed to the choc ices in the freezer or given 2p to buy one of the self-made lollies the local shop made. The Star Wars wave are particular cool as they featured a range of paper masks that were handed out upon the purchase of one of the special themed lollies. Unusual in that such a cool item was available without needing to send in proofs of purchase and postage costs! None of these are particularly easy to track down and they're virtually impossible to find in mint condition due to the disposable nature of such products. The Masks: In these very simple steps you could possibly pass as Darth Vader, Stormtrooper, C-3PO or Chewbacca. "Separate mask from surround.  Push out eyeholes.  Fold as indicated and attach elastic bands (or string) and loop over ears." Although the Darth Vader design seems to be a little odd to me, I think the other three are amazing and would love to own a set myself. The lolly wrappers feature the awesome artwork of the time when retailers hired their own graphic designers, it's no wonder so many collectors focus on UK based food products when they start collecting with many of my friends having careers inspired by these early designers. They all featured the same shot of the X-Wing v TIE Fighter on the reverse, with character images and descriptions on the opposite side. It's particularly interesting to see the Tusken Raider's likeness used on a product like this and the avoidance of any human character likeness. What cannot be in doubt was the success of this range as children bought the chocolate flavoured ice lollies from stockists up and down the country. Although there was a brief hesitation, as with all sequel movies at that time, Lyons Maid did jump onto The Empires Strike Back bandwagon fairly quickly and produced another 6 wrappers and a set of 12 stickers to collect. This time, the ice snacks were flavoured with toffee and mint and used a simplified version of Ralph McQuarrie's Vader In Flames design which can be found on patches and cards.  For the completist, each wrapper can be found in two slightly different designs with the one on the left advertising the free sticker inside. And the six characters to collect which includes both Lando and Leia as human characters.  Note that the text describing Darth Vader is unchanged from the Star Wars release. The 12 stickers to collect are quite a let down when you look at the quality of the artwork on the wrappers. These were stock images from the movies featured on unnumbered white backing paper such as Han and Lando pictured. The other 11 are Boba Fett, C-3PO, Carbon Freezing Chamber, Chewbacca, Darth Vader, Han Solo, Lando, Luke X-Wing, Leia in Bespin Gown, R2-D2, Stormtrooper in Carbon Freezing Chamber and Yoda. Lyons Maid did not produce any product for Return of the Jedi but did produce some interesting designs and products for other movie tie-ins at the time such as Star Trek and Superman. So, where does one begin in finding items such as these? Many collectors have reported success in purchasing scrapbooks, children's furniture, school books... anywhere a kid would stick or glue these wonderful items to! Good luck in your hunting. Photos (c) theswca.com, starwarsmovieposter.com

#Kenner #lyonsmaid #Palitoy #vintagestarwars #VintageVault

[all-action-all-picture]

November 1977 ad for the Charlie's Angels figures from Palitoy. By the time of this advert the second season of the show had started airing in the US and Cheryl Ladd had replaced Farrah Fawcett (then Farrah Fawcett-Majors).

#charlie's angels #kate jackson #jaclyn smith #farrah fawcett majors #farrah fawcett #palitoy #19nov #1977

[gurumog]

Full-page advert for Palitoy's Mail-Away Dengar Offer.

Ran in British comics throughout April 1981.

#star wars #palitoy #kenner #action figures #dengar

[viaov]

Jo Chen, Baroness

#jo chen #baroness #the baroness #gi joe #gijoe #cobra #action force #palitoy #hasbro #marvel #marvel comics #idw #idw comics #viaov