Action Team - Gift Bag / Sales Rep Bag / Convention set???

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Action Team - Gift Bag / Sales Rep Bag / Convention set??? May 22, 2020 13:47:36 GMT mraction, actionjohnny, and 4 more like this

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Post by sgtelias on May 22, 2020 13:47:36 GMT

This is directed at our European cousins on the mainland, but if anyone else has any ideas or information, feel free to throw in;

I bought this years ago, and haven't got any further to finding out where it came from originally. Its been suggested it was a Sales Reps Bag, i thought it might be a gift bag (i.e. buy an action team Super Sandy and two uniforms, get a free vehicle and a coruroy bag), others have suggested it might be a convention set from the German Toy Fair from around the 1970's when Super Sandy ws released to promote the action girls...

https://i.postimg.cc/xjhYLgP8/100-0786.jpg

Unterwasser-Abenteuer (Underwater Adventurer)

Safari set

Wind-Driver

Super Sandy

I've seen about 3 other examples up for sale, this one;

https://i.postimg.cc/yxcRXjkR/13073-jq7j.jpg

This one;

https://i.postimg.cc/cLNvBdcv/s-l16009.jpg

And this one i just found on ebay

www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-GI-JOE-Action-Team-Super-Sandy-1975-Germany-Convention-Set/312710251691?_trkparms=aid%3D1110004%26algo%3DSPLICE.COMP%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20200220094952%26meid%3D96e0acd2053d44129612dd5a8faf6174%26pid%3D100008%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D324096003267%26itm%3D312710251691%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3Ddefault%26brand%3DHasbro&_trksid=p2047675.c100008.m2219

Not promoting the sale, just eaiser than copying everything (hope thats ok)

All seem to be the same, Super Sandy, two uniforms and a vehicle. So far, mine the only one in classic vintage corduroy... Maybe everyone else went for the upgrade of white plether

Last Edit: May 22, 2020 13:52:28 GMT by sgtelias

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Action Team - Gift Bag / Sales Rep Bag / Convention set??? May 23, 2020 7:39:11 GMT

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Post by mraction on May 23, 2020 7:39:11 GMT

Never seen one before, but I rather like it. The corduroy version is far classier. I see the one on the eBay link has a car instead of the wind thing, which looks quite interesting. I wonder what the side pouches are for.

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Action Team - Gift Bag / Sales Rep Bag / Convention set??? May 23, 2020 7:46:27 GMT via mobile

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Post by sgtelias on May 23, 2020 7:46:27 GMT

May 23, 2020 7:39:11 GMT mraction said:

Never seen one before, but I rather like it. The corduroy version is far classier. I see the one on the eBay link has a car instead of the wind thing, which looks quite interesting. I wonder what the side pouches are for.

It is interesting, that's why I bought it, unfortunately nowhere to display so sat in a cupboard for 8? Years... I think the pocket is a pen and notepad sort of thing, which would lean me back to sales reps bag...

mraction Administrator Posts: 4,788 Favourite era: Painted head	Action Team - Gift Bag / Sales Rep Bag / Convention set??? May 23, 2020 7:57:17 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mraction on May 23, 2020 7:57:17 GMT At first glance, the pocket looked like a mobile phone holder...
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sgtelias Scramble Pilot Posts: 357 Favourite era: Eagle-eye, old body (hybrid) Favourite set: Original Combat Soldier set... or early mountaineer Favourite vehicle: classic Landrover	Action Team - Gift Bag / Sales Rep Bag / Convention set??? May 23, 2020 8:08:26 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sgtelias on May 23, 2020 8:08:26 GMT I think it would have been alot bigger back in the day 😄

armajorbill 17th/21st Lancer In Posts: 3,419 Favourite era: Eagle eye (blue pants) Favourite set: Paras and Germans Favourite vehicle: Just about all of them!	Action Team - Gift Bag / Sales Rep Bag / Convention set??? May 23, 2020 9:22:16 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by armajorbill on May 23, 2020 9:22:16 GMT I think its a fantastic piece, wonder if they did a Boy version / set. Does anyone now of an Action Team version of VAME?
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spoons Talking Commander Posts: 1,598	Action Team - Gift Bag / Sales Rep Bag / Convention set??? May 23, 2020 9:48:01 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by spoons on May 23, 2020 9:48:01 GMT Fantastic set, can’t help at all but thanks for posting the images!

dadsarmys71 Moderator Posts: 4,179 Favourite era: Eagle eye (blue pants) Favourite set: THE DAK.s ROYAL MARINE'S Favourite vehicle: . scorpion tank . M/B side car .	Action Team - Gift Bag / Sales Rep Bag / Convention set??? May 23, 2020 13:25:28 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dadsarmys71 on May 23, 2020 13:25:28 GMT Wow very strange but very nice . What a cool way to.show off your stock/sales . That car look cool why didnt palitoy do stuff like these .
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armajorbill 17th/21st Lancer In Posts: 3,419 Favourite era: Eagle eye (blue pants) Favourite set: Paras and Germans Favourite vehicle: Just about all of them!	Action Team - Gift Bag / Sales Rep Bag / Convention set??? May 23, 2020 13:58:26 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by armajorbill on May 23, 2020 13:58:26 GMT Just noticed the UN figure in the back ground, what helmet is he wearing, can we do a "Focus on everything UN" its such a basic uniform (In VAMLAND anyway) they just need to be kit bashed.
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Action Team - Gift Bag / Sales Rep Bag / Convention set??? May 23, 2020 14:24:25 GMT via mobile

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Post by dadsarmys71 on May 23, 2020 14:24:25 GMT

If it's not painted it be the AT action team kit bag set helmet . Like our (action man ) kit bad were we had the yank helmet the AT one had a blue yank helmet with black UN sticker sure it was black letters .

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Action Team - Gift Bag / Sales Rep Bag / Convention set??? May 23, 2020 21:28:29 GMT via mobile

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Post by sgtelias on May 23, 2020 21:28:29 GMT

May 23, 2020 13:58:26 GMT armajorbill said:

Just noticed the UN figure in the back ground, what helmet is he wearing, can we do a "Focus on everything UN" its such a basic uniform (In VAMLAND anyway) they just need to be kit bashed.

I forgot about him, I'll have to post my collection up, I think it's a knock off or at worst a cotswold helmet, dads was close the action team or joe one os dark blue and I didn't think matched, but I found this one years ago and liked that it was the same colour as the UN blue

armajorbill 17th/21st Lancer In Posts: 3,419 Favourite era: Eagle eye (blue pants) Favourite set: Paras and Germans Favourite vehicle: Just about all of them!	Action Team - Gift Bag / Sales Rep Bag / Convention set??? May 23, 2020 22:38:37 GMT vonsturm likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by armajorbill on May 23, 2020 22:38:37 GMT Like this? - Another UN Peacekeeper...
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Action Team - Gift Bag / Sales Rep Bag / Convention set???

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