Gunner Munro's collection.

Excellent work Steve! it looks amazing mate! I look forward too seeing it used in upcoming tales!

Hi Steve ! Hope you and the family are well. You've done some great work there on your 'Strongpoint' dio.
Fantastic MAM mortar raid teams too. Really excellent looking crews you have.

Cheers guys - I appreciate the comments a lot

Dreadnought wrote:

Hi Steve ! Hope you and the family are well. You've done some great work there on your 'Strongpoint' dio.
Fantastic MAM mortar raid teams too. Really excellent looking crews you have.

Hi Kev,
great to hear from you and thanks for the comments .


After setting up that Dio/shoot I thought maybe just one more...I said I had enough but...my top MAM hunter, Alexander, sent me an e-bay link... and .....

Just another typical summers day just south of Manchester...



The VAM tactical area is waterlogged and off limits ..


Mrs Gunners shed ( sorry craft workshop) has arrived also...



As you can see we have been lining with foil to stop the aliens/Government brainwashing us Just waiting now for first fit electrics and tracking down enough tongue and groove to clad the inside ..Covid 19 has disrupted supply hereabouts .. ..but patience is a virtue..or so I keep saying to Mrs Gunner..  

So I had a little time on my hands...



A Package lays unopened in no mans land at Gunner HQ..



There is activity within...an Action Man emerges from suspended postal animation..



"Ugg .. fresh air ...



"at last..!"



" Where am I ?...."



" My last orders were to deploy with the 2nd Bn Munrovians..MAM Mortar Raid section.."



His VAM/MAM training kicks in and he makes sure he is safe...

"No obvious enemy activity.. better get my kit together and make my way to the RV .. looks like I may be off by a couple of klicks.."



With that he starts to unload his Transportation pod.."



"Phew at least my forage cap came with me..now then .."





Hopefully ..all is ok ..better get this protective covering off ..."



" Well she looks ok...two intact rounds ...better just check .. its been a few years since I was packed away at the back of the garage.."



"Uh oh ... some fouling from that last Mission.. it was a bit muddy as I recall.. spring of 2004 I think..?"



"Right better get to the RV .."



" Oi  !!"


Cpl Pallister of 14 Platoon calls out.

" Manchester" ..Unsure of the correct response Mortar raid uses the age old VAM/MAM response "Toy of the Century?"



Taking no chances Pallister calls out " hands where i can see 'em canny lad..."



"Welcome to the Munrovians fella..if you are out on patrol again the counter is "City"

"Thanks Corp.. can you help me get to the RV ?"

"thats what I'm here for.. We heard a drop had gone slightly astray.. you are in No Mans land at the Moment..can have you falling into enemy hands now can we ! "



Pallister helps Mortar raid load up..

"Who is our enemy now then corp? .. last I heard it was DrX and Prof Gangrene.."

"Prof Gangrene and his henchmen are deployed well north of the Border mate.. but we need to watch out .. last I heard  Major Bludd has been given command ..."



Pallister" Where you from then?..."

"Looks like the Deep South.. You"

"Teeside..but you are in Munrovia now canny lad.. we are locked in a deadly battle against the Dragonians and their allies the Volgans to free Munrovia again for all VAM & MAM to live safely and in peace once more.."



Pallister " Come on lets get moving before we are spotted ..."

And the pair head off .. MR will need a good wash and his Mortar a good clean.. once thats done he can take his place in the enduring battle to free Munrovia !!

Sometime later.....



Comrade Sergeant.. the trail leads this way ...



First Sergeant Vasilly Smirnoff of the Volgan 1st Shock Infantry, takes a moment..Thinking: 'Now perhaps they can find a way back to the Munrovian strong hold. Victroy shall be ours . We must crush them and remove all signs of VAM and MAM from this universe.'



"Dimitri.. are you ready to take some Munrovain scalps and show these Dragonian dogs how Volgans fight ?!"

" Yes Comrade Sergeant !"



Smirnoff: " Come then Dimitri.. Sahkov ..lead on !"

The Volgan forces deployment in Munrovia is increasing .. surely a battle must be brewing .. buy who will prevail?

Thanks for looking.

Great pics..and great looking figures Gunner

I have workshop envy....wish mine was that big

So the 2nd Bn Munrovians..MAM Mortar Raid section have a new recruit hu. Really enjoyed the story and pictures showing of the new recruit of the 2nd Bn Munrovians..MAM Mortar Raid section.

The craft shed is quite incredible! I think... you'll need another one. For yourself.

And then I think we will all be coveting such a space!

As for your new arrival, I think this is the most entertaining "new recruit arrival" sequence I have seen! Nicely photographed and posed, good lighting, fast-paced storyline, lots of detailed photos, and entertaining dialog!

That line about his last mission being in 2004 was brilliant!

Great pictures and story Gunner!!!

I think my heart ticked up a notch when I saw those Volgans so close on the heels of our heros. They are definitely a scary lot.

I've got one of those steel-cheeked fellers myself. He came in a job lot but not the sort of thing I'd usually buy due to him having moulded-on clothing. (The T-shirt.)
 
Great arrival sequence and concept there Gunner!

Fantastic stuff Steve!

Great collection! Thanks for showing it.

I’v just had a look at your collection and little stories though out your collection thread Gunner. I haven’t looked though it in ages and for good old times. You’ve probably added to all your different squads too.

Just now seeing this thread, It's great!

Just seeing this now myself!
Wow awesome photos Gunner!

Hi folks

You will see from the repairs thread , I'm looking to give some of my childhood VAM's , VAM 64 bodies.

Here Black ( my first ever Action man from 1966) and Red ( mail away from the same period) take a look.



Black: So what have we got here Red?

Red: Well looks like some of the VAM troops are going to be really pleased..Grippers, new feet.. and what's this ?



Black: Some arms ! excellent I know the Repairs team have been hunting some down.

Red: Yes good tight joints..40th issue I believe but these will be a great upgrade from our Cotswold bodies..


While doing some catch up reading after being absent form these boards , I read. through most of the repair threads. ( really good stuff tucked away in there).

While doing so I found an old post from SomeKindaJoe ( Steve) mentioning the use of Bias binding as replacement for AM scarves.

So I thought why not have a look. So I bought some (the colour is advertised as Kahki but looks more grey to me .. but then I'm colour blind )



Black: There you go Red .. very smart.



I think I'll look for a more OD or OG shade , but not a bad alternative fix at all .

Take care

They are coming up well GM.  
Be sure to keep us up-to-date with their progress.

Great work Steve! I'm sure the boys are appreciative!

Excellent fix up on them, you have brought them back to life and ready for action. They both look very smart. Top work Gunner .

Hi folks ,
this a VAM enthusiast  'walk of shame " confession.

some time ago poor old Dreadnought and Silver knight did a disco dive off the shelves - 2 years +ago ? eeek where does time go



Snappage !!  

Any way he ended up sat in the back of the CO12's Marx Jeep while spare parts were sourced...Ahem.. some time later  



Dreadnought: Any way .. I did a double twist with a pike and I think I would have got away with it without good old Silver bouncing on top of me !

Black: Yeah It wasn't  pretty back then .. those Marx boys are SOLID .. just like our muscle bound MAM    



Black: Any way mate you can't sit in the back of the jeep, or that pink deck chair any longer.. we need you for the forthcoming campaign season!
I'd like to introduce you to Claire from the repair team...



Claire: Hello Sailor .. what do we have here ?
Black : defcon 1 thigh snapage I think Claire...

Claire is from the burgoning Munrovian female squad.. last seen in the Wille B . Back's story ...Trained for combat they are also Medics and assist in the "we can rebuild them " project run at Gunner HQ.



Claire: is this how it happened? looks bad..
Dreadnought : it was a double back flip, two rotations ...
Black: Ok, OK .. no need to dress to impress mate ..
Claire: looks worse than we thought..stress crack to the lower leg too..



Dreadnought: Gulp .. are my dancing days really over?



Claire:This looks out of my league..



Claire :Heidi !!



Technician Heidi takes a closer look ....as do Dreadnought and Black...

Black: Blimey mate these Sindys' seem to have changed a bit...



Dreadnought: Yes definatley a bit hurty there ..and here..can you stroke my face ?
Heidi: Well its a restring for you old chum before you can try  your Hank and Joe tricks with me !



Dreadnought : Just making the best of a bad job .. just making the best of a bad job  

Black: Well it looks straight forward...did I tell you , I've got my old elastics you know.. tight ..if you get my drift
Claire: sigh...



Dreadnought: I've never had anything like this done before..
Black: don't worry old sport. We will have popping on the Ammo arms dance floor in no time !



Some time later..

Claire: listen just read the instructions !!
Black: nah ! I'll just wing it
Dreadnought : but I'm in bits !! Literally..

So snipped his elastics as I needed to get a doner right thigh.





As we also had a right lower leg to replace, I remembered from previous forum chats it not as easy as just grabbing on from the spare.. they come in different lengths.



got a match


On inspection I found his left knee joint was also loose. It may have contributed to his dive .



I recalled a post over on UAMHQ about giving the rivet  a tap with a hammer..never done that before but thought I'd try it for size. It worked a treat.



Any way he was soon on his feet...



Dreadnought: Just go easy with that thing will ya !!

I  maximised my spares box and saved one of his arm hooks and threaded my 2 mm elastic through the rivet. A bit fiddly but got there.

While checking his arms noticed the factory assembly had mixed up his left and rights !! - a Friday night job ?



Anyway he is back in action !!


Dreadnought: Oh yes sir I can boogie ...
Black: not from this angle you can't !



Hippolata from the Repair team comes over  to 'check him out "

Hippolata: Heidi said you were cute .. whats this all about then ?
Dreadnought: Er.. I keep it to remind me of the good times and the better times ..an also the time I scaled the Wardrobe back in 69.. bad do .. bad do .. but I think it makes me look distinguished

So I though I would give Dreadnought a new look, utilising one of the latest Action Sailor outfits...




Dreadnought is CO12's chief sniper.



Dreadnought: Hmm Velcro.. could be easy to get my kit off...



Dreadnought: Still looking good after all this time ...



Hippolata: Come on Sailor I'll show you the Patrol route ..
Dreadnought ( thinks) 'Oh yes sir I can boogie all night long "

Thanks for looking I hope you enjoyed the latest bulletin from Munrovia HQ

Great storyline, and posing too,....and all done without any anaesthetic?
Maybe it's just me but those fully naked VAM shots tend to unnerve me somewhat....

Impressive rebuilt and an entertaining story along with it! Can't beat a combination like that!

It’s brilliant to see the female figures getting stuck in with getting your vam ready to go back in action. It’s brilliant to see you rebuilding your vam though the means of story telling.