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PostSubject: Re: Happy restringing today- VAM Tastic    Happy restringing today- VAM Tastic  - Page 2 Icon_minitimeWed Mar 16, 2022 6:46 pm

Gunner Munro wrote:

Good thinking young man Very Happy  Have you seen the new Tom Stone Geyperman figures on Captain Cosmos ?

https://captaincosmos.fr/en/bodies-and-parts/668-new-geyperman-nude-afroamerican-figure-reissue-tom-stone.html

He Looks Fab Kev .. never had one of those back in the day, did you?


I did Steve. Very Happy

I vividly remember my tipsy uncle waking me up late on Christmas Eve with one of these that he'd 'put by' in a toy store some weeks previously.  These were highly sought after even then and he couldn't wait to see my face.
He went out with some friends for a Christmas drink and turned up at our house for a nightcap with my Mum (his younger sister) and Dad with Tom Stone under his arm.
That was it for me - the excitement kept me awake all night after he gave me that sneak peek. Laughing Laughing
It's the strongest AM memory i have. That uncle passed away nearly twelve years ago now but I remember him fondly for that and many other things.

That figure like all my toys was probably given away but the memory is very strong.

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PostSubject: Re: Happy restringing today- VAM Tastic    Happy restringing today- VAM Tastic  - Page 2 Icon_minitimeThu Mar 17, 2022 8:58 am

Wow .. what a great memory cheers

My similar story is waking up on Xmas morning, I think it was 1970? any way when the Fuzz haired British sailor figure was released. No tipsy relatives involved , but I distinctly recall the excitement of crawling down to the end of the bed. I could see the AM shaped box. I pulled it out carefully as I didn’t want to wake any one up . It was probably only 5 am but you know the ‘Xmas rules’ Very Happy ..I pulled the wrapping paper at a corner …and the picture and revealed Dreadnought ! He’d arrived ! .. and the rest is history as they say lol! Actually as he was the 2nd to last AM to report for duty itswhy he and Black survived full bodied.. Shocked all the other crew succumbed to their wounds Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes

Thanks for sharing the Tom Stone story cheers
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Gunner Munro wrote:
Wow .. what a great memory cheers

My similar story is waking up on Xmas morning, I think it was 1970? any way when the Fuzz haired British sailor figure was released. No tipsy relatives involved , but I distinctly recall the excitement of crawling down to the end of the bed. I could see the AM shaped box. I pulled it out carefully as I didn’t want to wake any one up . It was probably only 5 am but you know the ‘Xmas rules’ Very Happy ..I pulled the wrapping paper at a corner …and the picture and revealed Dreadnought ! He’d arrived ! .. and the rest is history as they say lol!  Actually as he was the 2nd to last AM to report for duty itswhy he and Black survived full bodied.. Shocked all the other crew succumbed to their wounds Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes

Thanks for sharing the Tom Stone story cheers

Oh I hear you Steve Very Happy My first Action Man was Spud, a true blue Dreadnought shipmate of your guy and Hank.
The Tom Stone was a couple of years later.

I think the only reason Spud survived was he wasn't in the bundle that would have been given away.
I found him decades later cleaning out the garage at my parent's place. He was minus all his lower limbs and had just his service cap on, but it was enough to rekindle my interest.

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Awesome stuff GM! cheers cheers cheers

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Great memories guys!

There was nothing more exciting as a kid than getting a VAM box shaped pressie at Christmas! cheers

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PostSubject: Re: Happy restringing today- VAM Tastic    Happy restringing today- VAM Tastic  - Page 2 Icon_minitimeSun Apr 03, 2022 8:51 am


GMHQ is manned by real VAM not those pretty boy 'adult collectable' prima donnas! lol!


Prima donnas?! Nothing like that at TOMK HQ!

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somekindajoe wrote:
Great memories guys!

There was nothing more exciting as a kid than getting a VAM box shaped pressie at Christmas! cheers

Can't argue with that Steve! Happy memories indeed bounce bounce bounce
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Great Stories here , the first A.M I got was also at Christmas , and was the Blue Beret Action Soldier , and I have always loved that Uniform since . I was lucky enough to end up with few more over the years , but think those were all gripping hand types , including Tom Stone and a boxed Sailor which I took to school . I remember my teacher at the time saying she doubted he would be aloud a beard in the Navy .

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[quote="Chip . I remember my teacher at the time saying she doubted he would be aloud a beard in the Navy .  [/quote]
lol! lol! lol! lol! lol!
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