Mattel Heroes in Action

[ssiknaf]

I'm looking for a line of military figures that came out in the 1970s. These figures were sold individually and were 3-1/4 to 4 inches tall. Each figure was articluated at the shoulder and waist (the figure swiveled at the waist). Each figure also came with a different weapon - bazooka, flamethrower, heavy machine gun - all were US infantry (some had helmets, others caps). The main thing identifying these figures (I do not have pics) was each came on a base that looked like piece of a ruined building and had a lever at the bottom that rotated the figure at the waist and made clicking "gunfire" sounds.
I beleive these figures also came in SWAT or Policeman versions. I have been trying to find these for years, but no one can recall them. Please help - I would love to have some of these figures again (I even think there were vehicles, too)
if you have info, e-mail me at [e-mail]
thank you!!~!!

[robomonkey]

Sounds like Mattel Heroes in Action. Made around 1974.

I don't know of any good websites for them, but if you do an eBay search it should pull up a few of them.

[gort]

Here's a link to an old ad. Sounds right to me.

www.toyadz.com/toyadz/mattel/heroes.html

[spockoda]

I remember having a few of these. I think they were close to the first action figures I ever had,even before I had any Megos.

[manmade]

I am trying to namea brand of figures from the late 70s early 80s I will describe as best as i remember,
they were military, American forces ( but may have been made elswhere, )
were about 5 to 7 inches tall, had joints on the shoulders and waist and neck I think,
were made in a olive green rubbery material with black boots,

the trousers seem to have been moulded onto the legs in as i say in a hard rubber,
the shirts were either white or green

they wore M1 helmets with moulded covers (vietnam style) they may have been contempory to this conflict

the weapons were black and were m16s and m79s again Vietnam era,
as a child I knew the shape of these weapond but not ther names, there was loads in the "set" I had the grenadier, and a couple of infantrymen and I belive ther was a minuteman but I did not know what one was so I never fabcied that one, I also recall one of the figures in the shop having a sweeping brush with it,,,,,,
can any one recall these and help me to identify them, does anyone have any photos, that would be a jog down memory lane and a half,,,,,

any help please
and er yes hello to every one Im a newbie to your forum forgot to tel you that at the begining
I have a horrible feeling Ive jointed a American forum, Im in the UK, so you may not have a clue as to the figures im on about,,,,
thanks

manmade

[gort]

Bit of a long shot as the size is wrong (these are about 4 inches tall), but if you're in the UK it could be Airfix Eagles, at least the timeframe is right.



The only other lines I can think of from that era in that type of size all have cloth outfits.

[manmade]

Cheers ,, but it was not the eagle figures, but I did have them too, these ones were as mentioned I was smaller at the time so they may have been smaller than 6-7 inches, the legs were not jointed but solid in a set pose,some wide legged some kneeling or sitting, the helmets were moulded to the heads solid and as said were us Vietnam style with moulded green items in the helmet bands,, they also had expressions on there faces yelling grimacing, and oh the trousers had really fine fabric wrinkles moulded on them around quite well developed legs ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,anyone remember

cheers from a rather chilly great british early spring evening

manmade

[gort]

Could be Mattel Heroes in Action? Link

If not I'm all out of ideas.

[manmade]

Thats them, cheers,
wow I can remember playing with them on a dusty farm road near my home, oh and losing one in action on Brid ( Bridlington) beach, they were quit heavy,, it does say metal filled equipment .and it fellof the wooden breaker and sank, i was well gutted ( )
thank you very very much