T shots:

[Chopper]

Its a trap.

That gun is very similar to the one my Son has. Less than 5 years old, too.

[Red Laser]

Nope, those are like the new style joes which I really dislike, I want the classic o-ring with ribbet elbows and classic style faces etc

I know a toy range like that it's called GI Joe

[Thundershot]

Its a trap.

That gun is very similar to the one my Son has. Less than 5 years old, too.

You let him play with toys guns?!!!

... as well as real ones

[Chopper]

Yup, he knows the difference. His .22 is a bit better on bunnies than his Hasbro blaster.

I'd wager you played with toy guns, Ed. I had an SMLE cap gun I used to take everywhere.

[Thundershot]

Nice, was it one of those die-cast metal affairs with the plastic fittings & strap?

Not so much really, I did have a green plastic M-16 complete with sparking effect that made the rat-a-tat-tat firing noise, we all had them of course & all of the kids on the estate would play war games.. my best mate had a super cool looking die-cast metal Luger pistol cap gun (made by Lone Star) which I was in awe off.

[Chopper]

I remember the Lugers. I'm betting I'm a touch older than you, Ed. The cheapy M-16's started rolling out in the mid eighties. My SMLE was plastic with a metal cap firing mechanism. I didn't care about the cap gun, I just loved it. Funny thing is, I have a real one now.

[Thundershot]

I inherited an Air-fix Tommy gun from my uncle, real nicely detailed plastic (about 1/2 scale-is) it was, it was a bit broken but still fired the plastic bullets.. well the few left which he hadn't lost. Many years later I discovered that Air-fix had also produced an SLR, they go for crazy money now-a-days.

[Thundershot]

Scorpion Reconnaissance Tank:

[Chopper]

Is the number plate original? That looks smashing, as they would say in whizzer and chips.

[Thundershot]

Cheers Mark

Yeah that's the original number plate. I had one of these when I was a wee lad, this is a replacement I got a few years back, seem to remember owning that before Action Force was available so the reg' number must just be coincidence.
I've yet to put batteries in . it should travel forwards with the turret sweeping from side to side, the motor was very powerful, easily running over toy cars or any other obstacles put in its way

These Scorpions also turn up with a different gun barrel that's a lot thicker and features a red light up "firing effect" end, often in desert cammo, but it makes them look too toy like for my tastes.