Favourite Action Man / Joe and or 1/6 vehicle then and now?

Just saw this really interesting question over on HQ. What was you favourite vehicle as a kid?, but I thought it would be fun to extend it to now as well. So lets hear and see what was and is the best vehicle for you now?


For me, my favourite vehicle as a kid was my cherilea jeep, my lads went on many adventure in it. I rebuilt it when I became an adult collector, but I was always on the lookout for a much better jeep.



My favourite now,

I`m with you on the Cherilea jeep , Got it for Christmas one year and was chuffed with it . Have to say pulling the scout around the garden attached to a piece of string , was great fun too , trying to get it to drift rather than roll around the bends in the garden path was an art , and almost definitely caused some head rubs to the poor A.M sitting in the top . Love your new Jeep is it G.I joe or SOTW version ?

...got 'em in the same pic.

5-Star jeep then, Tiger tank now:

Chip wrote:

I`m with you on the  Cherilea jeep , Got it for Christmas one year and was chuffed with it . Have to say pulling the scout around the garden attached to a piece of string , was great fun too , trying to get it to drift rather than roll around the bends in the garden path was an art , and almost definitely caused some head rubs to the poor A.M sitting in the top . Love your new Jeep is it G.I joe or SOTW version ?

Yeah the old cherilea jeep was always great fun! I have mine one Christmas too . My jeep is a 21st Century Jeep Chip, extremely heavy and large. It is also a big bigger than the GI Joe version and the SOTW versions. Hope that helps

gibri wrote:

...got 'em in the same pic.

5-Star jeep then, Tiger tank now:

I wish I could Bri, but I sent the cherilea jeep for new missions to Rogue Troopers HQ to help start his collection off .
Fantastic vehicles Bri! love that tank!

Only vehicles I had as a lad was the Gijoe jeep and blue AT underwater sea sled...I still have
my childhood sea sled but not the jeep...

At present I have no vehicles except for the underwater sea sled and a modern day Gijoe buggy...

The jeep was my favorite as a child...

[quote=Yeah the old cherilea jeep was always great fun! I have mine one Christmas too . My jeep is a 21st Century Jeep Chip, extremely heavy and large. It is also a big bigger than the GI Joe version and the SOTW versions. Hope that helps [/quote]

I felt shore the SOTW Jeep would of been bigger , I got the 21st century NAM Mutt jeep with trailor ...I think .

Chip wrote:

[quote=Yeah the old cherilea jeep was always great fun! I have mine one Christmas too . My jeep is a 21st Century Jeep Chip, extremely heavy and large. It is also a big bigger than the GI Joe version and the SOTW versions. Hope that helps

I felt shore the SOTW Jeep would of been bigger , I got the 21st century NAM Mutt jeep with trailor ...I think . [/quote]

Very cool, that is a nice vehicle!

My first VAM vehicle was the good old Marx Jeep . It had a trailer and a search light that sat in the trailer ( good for sending Bat signals over Gotham City (my bedroom )

Got a replacement late last year & a great 21C ? Navy Patrol jeep from Dal

Next up was a Palitoy APC -( xmas 1970)  not as well used as SKJ's "hog"  but saw some sterling service once I had gotten rid of the minesweeper from the front !
http://www.actionmanhq.co.uk/action-man-vehicles/personnel-carrier-1960s/index.html

My lads also commandeered Sindy's red sports car from my younger sister    
https://goo.gl/images/LrvB1h

In the 8O's I picked up a Scorpion tank - got a couple now .



Last year I went a bit crazy and swept up 4 Cherilea armoured cars , another jeep , the Cherilia APC , 3 m/c and side cars a battered VAM pursuit craft  and the Cherilea jet ( all need TLC !)

most recent additions are the 2 MAM's Rhino and The Team Truck




I would have loved one of these if they had made production !

Very nice vehicles everyone!

Hmmmm now... it's probably the Rhino. I've got two so far....and i love them. Very chunky and robust and cool.

As for back in the day ? Erm.....well i had them all...tank, scout car, helicopter etc etc..but my favourite  was definitely the humble jeep. It featured in all of my great adventures. So imagine just how happy I was when Dal gifted me one exactly like my boyhood one

Fantastic upload Gunner!, your Navy Shore Jeep is a SOTW mate I believe, a great bit of kit! You have a most impressive motor pool! Thanks for sharing! BTW, I love that Marx Jeep

Sounds like it was a great play time at RT HQ back in the day!

Only one vehicle has ever topped my favourite vehicle list..

Gunner Munro wrote:

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Percy was issued to my troops at xmas 1969 so it's a 'G' reg not a 'H' like yours Steve!


(Modern re-enactment...in reality Joe wore the Blues and Royals uni and SKJ's original commander 'Richards' was the Life Guard)

Had the Wolf Pack stuff ever made it to production I expect some members here would have them as their favourite vehicles. Here's some old pics from the V&A museum Action Man day a few years ago.

Awesome pics steve! and always great to see percy again

-Nate

Awesome vehicles Nate!

Great motorpool Nate!

My First Vam vehicles were the Armoured Car, German motor bike and sidecar, and the Green Racing car, which I still have.

I remember riding the Armoured car down the garden Path good few times......    

now for me are the Mobile support Vehicle, Big Trapper, Swamp Craft, Trouble Shooter,

Great shots from the V&A collection Steve - I think the Wolf pack Idea would have been a new lease of life for our guys (or is that wishful thinking ? )
I loved that post you did of Hank & Joe "repairing" Percy or Percy II:cheers:

Nate
some great shots - wow thats some Artillery you have there !!! & also great to see some "Tonka- real tough toys for real tough boys " as well.

lets have some more from the archives guys

Cheers
Gunner