Action Pilot 1966

Notes:

Box art for the soldier, pilot and sailor originally featured misleading artist's impressions of a partly accessorised figures on the bottom right (93831110). This was later remedied after complaints by placement of a covering sticker showing photograph of actual contents (34002). This then progressed to a new Action Man box with the oversight corrected. Towards the end of production the hard heads were replaced by softer, squeezable material. Flock haired figures were launched in 1970 along with new boxes. A rare 'Golden Rod' version of the jumpsuit exists which is yellow as opposed to orange. The original GI Joe version had additional medal ribbon, name badge and arm badge stickers and decals (available here), strange that Palitoy's rendition did not include these basics. First Action Man bodies - some 'Canadian Joes' were imported from Canada to boost low stocks in the UK and are marked as such on the bottom cheeks. Different feet sizes appear over the first batches of Action Man - The GI Joe type 'big feet' with longer straight toes, and at least two sizes of 'baby feet'. Parts often have orientation (e.g. L and R) and batch numbers (e.g. 2,3) on the limbs to help hand workers differentiate parts as they look almost identical. Many figures got through with mismatches - such as two right calfs, or two left forearms and it should not always be assumed a collector has replaced them incorrectly when repairing a figure.