Now the question is, will he turn up? Fingers crossed as I haven’t bought a figure for years. Maybe he will kick start my action man days again, I have a few projects just waiting
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Subject: Re: Will it turn up? Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:04 pm
I’m crossing my fingers for you Sparklebudgie. Oh I really hope when he arrives at your HQ that he will kick start your action man days again.
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somekindajoe Russian Infantry
Posts : 2277 Join date : 2012-11-14 Age : 59 Location : London
Subject: Re: Will it turn up? Wed Jun 24, 2020 4:30 pm
He looks a bargain Brian...and even better if he reinvigorates your VAM mojo!
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Sparklebudgie Red Devil
Posts : 916 Join date : 2012-11-14 Age : 58 Location : Evesham Worcestershire.
Subject: Re: Will it turn up? Wed Jun 24, 2020 4:40 pm
Cheers!
He has messaged me to say it was parcelled up last night and again this morning to say posted out. Looking good
Finally getting round to replacing sheds as well. You wouldn’t believe how much hard Work it was to get these into the back garden. This should be the base (and approach) for next one
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Posts : 2100 Join date : 2016-09-11 Location : Bedfordshire
Subject: Re: Will it turn up? Wed Jun 24, 2020 5:11 pm
Wow Brian you got a great bargain with that vam
I just had to carry a bag of sand from the till to my car...nearly killed me ....dont get old kids
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Posts : 2771 Join date : 2018-03-22 Location : South-Central Utah, USA
Subject: Re: Will it turn up? Wed Jun 24, 2020 5:50 pm
VAM rescue underway! Here's hoping he arrives in time to help you with your garden shed project.
After moving those concrete slabs, your hands probably looked like vintage VAM's, there!
Similar projects are underway here as well; sadly, not rescuing vintage VAMs or Joes, but lugging around concrete slabs and bags of sand and lumber and... garden stuff.
Best of luck on all your projects!
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Posts : 730 Join date : 2016-03-31 Age : 57 Location : Oklahoma
Subject: Re: Will it turn up? Thu Jun 25, 2020 1:58 am
nicely stacker
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Posts : 13853 Join date : 2012-11-07 Age : 48 Location : Birmingham, England
Subject: Re: Will it turn up? Thu Jun 25, 2020 7:46 am
You have been busy Brian! Vam might turn up a little late, but I am sure he will arrive! Looking forward too seeing how you restore him!
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Subject: Re: Will it turn up? Fri Jun 26, 2020 8:30 pm
Despite my fears he turned up today, what a great deal, he doesn’t even need restringing.
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Subject: Re: Will it turn up? Fri Jun 26, 2020 8:31 pm
JohnnyE4 wrote:
nicely stacker Â
Makes it easier to pick them up when they are stacked like this.
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Subject: Re: Will it turn up? Fri Jun 26, 2020 8:36 pm
What a fantastic find Brian! well done
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Subject: Re: Will it turn up? Fri Jun 26, 2020 8:40 pm
Blondeactionman wrote:
What a fantastic find Brian! well done
Cheers Dal
Just need to get the flocking kit out of the loft
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Subject: Re: Will it turn up? Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:05 pm
Sparklebudgie wrote:
Blondeactionman wrote:
What a fantastic find Brian! well done
Cheers Dal
Just need to get the flocking kit out of the loft
Awesome!
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Subject: Re: Will it turn up? Fri Jun 26, 2020 11:58 pm
Well done, great find!!!
A little VAM pattern baldness and the usual hand issues, but otherwise looks excellent.
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somekindajoe Russian Infantry
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Subject: Re: Will it turn up? Sat Jun 27, 2020 7:55 am
He looks great!
All the issues he has like hard hands and missing flock look to be old age/long term storage problems, he seems to have escaped the dents and scratches of hard play back in the day.
A bargain indeed!
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Subject: Re: Will it turn up? Sat Jun 27, 2020 10:35 am
somekindajoe wrote:
He looks great!
All the issues he has like hard hands and missing flock look to be old age/long term storage problems, he seems to have escaped the dents and scratches of hard play back in the day.
A bargain indeed!
It was quite refreshing to find him on a buy it now for £4.95 Just need to remember where my stash of 40th hands are, then a test reflock
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Subject: Re: Will it turn up? Sat Jun 27, 2020 4:41 pm
A fine looking fig who will soon look as good as new! Nice find! And I'm sure ol' Joe will be happy to get back in action... once he has a uniform again!
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Subject: Re: Will it turn up? Sun Jun 28, 2020 1:08 pm
Ha ha I’m getting sucked in
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Subject: Re: Will it turn up? Sun Jun 28, 2020 3:40 pm
Well, he does need some clothes Bri!
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Subject: Re: Will it turn up? Sun Jun 28, 2020 5:00 pm
Blondeactionman wrote:
Well, he does need some clothes Bri!
I very much agree with you on that Dal.
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Subject: Re: Will it turn up? Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:40 pm
Sparklebudgie wrote:
Ha ha I’m getting sucked in
Great find Brian for that price and he looks in great nick..considering .
Glad you are feeling the Mojo return...
Just hoping our shed turns up .. ordered pre lockdown. Its for the Mrs as a craft shed .. which I'm hoping will give me more "space " indoors to to more VAMing while she is busy out there
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Subject: Re: Will it turn up? Tue Jun 30, 2020 10:52 am
Next stage completed. Forgotten how much I dislike removing flock, Though to be fair this one only took about 20 mins. A quick scrub up and fill in the eyebrows and we are waiting on a reflock. My stash of hands could be anywhere in the loft. We are waiting to order another shed but COVID-19 is messing with that! #fingerscrossed
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Subject: Re: Will it turn up? Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:02 am
He keeps looking better all the time Bri!
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Subject: Re: Will it turn up? Tue Jun 30, 2020 4:05 pm
he's looking much sharper now now to get handsy with the Nurse
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Subject: Re: Will it turn up? Tue Jun 30, 2020 4:48 pm
JohnnyE4 wrote:
he's looking much sharper now now to get handsy with the Nurse
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