Action Jack

[AnnieM]

I keep seeing Action Jacks on ebay - does anyone here collect them? Loads of boxed complete ones come up really cheaply which makes me think they may not be as old as they look - I assumed they were mid 70's but are they just cheapy 80's/90's?

[Andy1672]

I keep seeing Action Jacks on ebay - does anyone here collect them? Loads of boxed complete ones come up really cheaply which makes me think they may not be as old as they look - I assumed they were mid 70's but are they just cheapy 80's/90's?

I dont collect Jacks as such, but I do have a few on my shelf of fun.

I had loads as a kid possibly late 70's early 80's

Strangly enough a few months ago they were virtually non existant, but now like you say they seem to turn up quite often and boxed too !

Either someone somewhere is reproducing them or a someone has had a warehouse find ?

[AnnieM]

I'm half tempted to bid on a couple. They look like utter tat but still strangely interesting

[Dave Tree]

It's the same with MAC figures, which are kind of the same thing. My mate's Dad worked for matchbox and he has tonnes of Action Jack/ MAC stuff. I see them at a lot of die-cast fiars, but the guys who sell them always want obscene amounts of cash for them. I'd be interested in a couple, but not to really get into collecting them.

DAve.

[Andy1672]

I'm half tempted to bid on a couple. They look like utter tat but still strangely interesting

They are tat, but in a good way ? very cheaply made and copied almost exactly from matchbox "Mobile Action Command" figures

if you look at these figures the wrong way the paint falls off them !

but Pull his head and he will fall apart !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I may have a couple of spare figures if you would like one ?

[AnnieM]

Is that Bendy? Did Bendy kill that Action Jack?

cheers for the offer, Andy - I'm going to have a punt on a couple on ebay I think as I have nothing to trade for yours (unless you like Get Along Gang.... )

[Andy1672]

Is that Bendy? Did Bendy kill that Action Jack?

cheers for the offer, Andy - I'm going to have a punt on a couple on ebay I think as I have nothing to trade for yours (unless you like Get Along Gang.... )

Yes thats Bendy ! Action Jack didnt fare too well against him !

Eddie has sent me loads of stuff recently so Jack is yours if you want him ?

I have a blue and a green spare ? extreme playworn condition !

But if you are looking for complete boxed ones I cant help im afraid.

[AnnieM]

cheers Andy - that's really kind. But I think first I'm going to have a punt on the Red Indian Jack that's on the bay at the moment - some really cool accessories

just found a website about them as well, so I shall have a good peruse when I *ahem* don't have quite so much work to do

[Andy1672]

Ok Annie no worries ......... mutters ....... " I cant even give these bloody things away ! "

There isnt too much info on these guys on the net, but I do have a pic which may help ?

[Shadow_Contact]

Those are great! Ive never heard of them before, I'm guessing U.K. only? Anyone got a better pic of the Sombrero wearing one?