Early MOA back in action and a new addition!

I recently picked up this rather beat-up early MOA at a Toy Show:



You can tell he's an early MOA because of his eye color and the flocking over the painted brown hair. Dates him to '69 or very early '70.




On New Years, I stopped by a local antique mall and picked up some Joe parts.



They were having a sale, so I also grabbed this late Land Adventurer with KFGs. switched out his boots with some Geyperman jackboots; gives him a safari feel.




I used the spare parts to rebuild the MOA, and some cleaning advice from a local collector on the face. Back to adventuring!







Here you can see the eye color difference compared to a standard MOA:




-Nate

whoever painted the pupils on the moa needs glasses nate , but it was a good pick up what are you going to do about the flock clean it off and paint the hair brown or have it re-flocked . the land adventurer must be mighty strong to split that huge rock all by himself is he the 1 that captured king kong and put him in chains ?

another Joe rescued ! (Yay!). It will be great to see what you do with him Nate

blueboxier wrote:

whoever painted the pupils on the moa needs glasses nate , but it was a good pick up what are you going to do about the flock clean it off and paint the hair brown or have it re-flocked . the land adventurer must be mighty strong to split that huge rock all by himself is he the 1 that captured king kong and put him in chains ?

Thanks for the kind words!

The rocks are bookends that my mother-in-law gave me for Christmas. Rick (joeman) and I have a theory that he was initially a reject for sale as an Action Soldier, but the need to get flocked figures out quickly meant that he got a second chance for adventure. I might get him reflocked (the brown eyes show his identity) or keep him like this. Kind of like one of those cut-out displays.

He was in a Barbie dealer's bin with some beat up Megos and a redhead MB. I almost grabbed the MB too; but he was in pieces. There only one guy who has parts; not sure when I'll see him.

-Nate

Nice save Nate!
All great pics of your other fellows also...  
Maybe put a hat or cap of some type on him if you do not decide to
get him reflocked...

And cool bookend rocks!

Nice saves, it's what this hobby is all about for me.

Along with the MOA, I grabbed an Air Adventurer that was in a similar state.



Using the spare parts and some elbow grease, I put him back in order. He has been assigned as the resident archaeologist, and the clean-shaven MOA has been drafted into military service.





-Nate

Fantastic nate!, they both look terrific