Action Force - SAS Force by Palitoy 

Thanks for including me on this, Tony! Can't wait to work with you again!

The SAS are just so great, both the fig and the fighting force.

RetroBlasting + Analog Toys + Action Force = unmissable

Analog Toys and RetroBlasting - A Force To Be Reckoned With!

Great video! These SAS figures were my "gateway drug" to Action Force. A lovely time-warp to cherished childhood memories!

The SAS panther was one of my favourite action force toys. I remember getting it from Tesco in llandudno while on holiday.

"This is what you get when you mess with the S.A.S!" A line from one of the 4 or 5 little mini comics that came out, as their boat flys through the air to an explosive finale. Loved this vid on my favourite team, my Panther soon stole the cobra doors and roof, dont remember the yellow roll bars though? Never had the helicopter, but I do a have blades...wonderful trip down memory lane and those prototypes are fantastic. My SAS Buckingham (I think that was his name) got a grey painted balaclava head from a frog man figure and a shotgun from a cowboy figure and showed those Red Shadows a barrel or two. Right must get back to mother's storage and dig everything out and off to ebay to get that Hawk...brilliant Analog Toys! 'WHO VIDS WINS' 👍

I can remember the Iranian Embassy like it was yesterday, I was 8 years old at the time when I watched this on the news and When Action Man made the SAS figure, I asked my Mum if she could get me one and she did, it was my favourite toy back in the day and now that I'm an adult, I'm still into figures and that's Hot Toys and it makes me feel like a kid again, even though Hot Toys are for adults.

Very impressive as usual

The cardboard action force base dominated all my play for 7 years. It was intense

Excellent work Tony and Michael! :)

I watched the SAS raid through binoculars... my dad was based at Hyde park corner the barracks of the mounted regiment of the Household Cavalry

I remember going into my usual toy shop as a 12 year old expecting to walk out with another Star Wars figure but when I saw the SAS Squad Leader I just had to get one. Great episode and made even better with the Retro Blasting team-up 👍🏻

Wonderful video! The SAS panther was my favourite vehicle along with the Millenium Falcon as a kid! I loved it so much, I even remember taking it with me on holiday to Spain in 1984!!!!

The crossover we've been waiting for

Great video! Thanks for all the work!

So many great memories for me. I had the yellow roll cage panther. Just seeing the cards reminds me of going into the toy section of our local department store and seeing their display. Deciding what to buy with birthday money etc. Great video, roll on the next one.😀

Hi mate, Darren from "vintage action force figures(palitoy)" group on facebook here. Absolutely loving your AF videos and looking forward to some more. Great stuff, cheers.

Great collaboration!

One of my best Christmases ever was when I got the SAS Panther and Missile trailer. Stalker was the first fully flexible figure I had and became my favourite right away.

good work tony can't wait on the rest

It makes me sad to walk through a toy section at a store these days with my son and know that such great toys will likely never come again. I am fortunate to have grown up in the 80's and remember aisles upon aisles of Joes and other lines in 3.75 inch scale and the hours upon hours of fun I had. I wish I had known about Action Force and had access to them to buy back then. Truly an amazing line of figures and vehicles.

Thous are sharp. Love the colors, plus the Special Air Service is bad ass.

Forget the MCU crossovers this is way better thanks Michael and Tony for an amazing video

Absolutely bang on! Seeing Margaret Thatcher standing with the SAS, I wondered who was tougher. I truly admire her grit.

Awesome episode. You guys (AT and RB) dared to dream big and won!

Always wanted Hawk and Blade when I was a kid. The SAS range was always my favourite.

found this video randomly - wow, what a blast of memories!! I had quite a few of these toys!!! Thank you

Fabutastic. While we never had the toy's here in NZ (except what we got when they gave away FREE figures with comics) this took me back to happy times! Thanks for a ...Stirling episode...

22 SAS' successful relief of the Iranian embassy on May, 1980 was a tragic mirror to the US Delta Force's aborted rescue of the US embassy in Iran in 1980. The SAA was formed by David L. Stirling in WW II as a behind the lines strike team. The US G. I. Joe Team had only 1 SAS member, Big Ben who appeared in 1991. A rather good character, but wished he had a more imaginative codename like Excalibur. The Action Force/G. I. Joe hybrids look great. An advantage of Action Force was that it was split into several units (Z Force/SAS) from the start: when G. I. Joe did so in the late 1980s, it just seemed forced; only Tiger Force actually looked like a natural extension of the line. The others, while having good members in some cases, was compromised with garish color schemes (ie Ninja Force), or bad premises (Eco Warriors/DEF). The re design of the MMS is very good; and Hawk (with General Joe Colton) are the only real leaders of G. I. Joe (never Duke; he's just the Acting First Sergeant). Great video, as always! Can't wait for Part III. Hope you'll explain why the UK Action Force G. I. Joe members became international in nature.

Only one word comes to mind when people see your figures - awesome!

Another great video Tony! I also enjoyed Michael's part too:)

This is awesome! I had no idea these toys existed. Thanks for putting such a great video together. Well done. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Cracking video! Great to see the toys in the line and learn the history of such an iconic set of figures and vehicles! Well done!

Loved these figures 👍🏻🇦🇺

Great video,series and intro..gotta love the 80's sas

SAS solders are Real Super Heros.

I had the SAS ones as a kid. They were awesome in every way and were rather popular. I also liked that they were far more realistic looking than say GI Joe for the most part.

What a totally awesome looking line!! Wish those had come out here in the States back then. Great job on this video, you and Michael!!

The Action Force HQ was the greatest Christmas present I ever got as a child.

My first action figures where from car boot sales in the UK. From watching your videos I now know there where action force!! Amazing figures that got me into collecting other brands

Nice one Tony and Retroblasting! can't wait for the next part

Did Palitoy have to pay a copyright fee or get special permission from the Ministry of Defence I wonder, to create these SAS figures as part of the Action Force range?

Top video Tony! I learnt lots from this one, and really enjoyed Michael’s cameos :) Loving the prototypes too, you’re v lucky Sam

Great video from two of the best channels around.

My two favorite toy channels! Great video guys , can't wait for the next! GI Joe will always be my favorite toy line, but Action Force just has such cool color schemes, I've been hard pressed to collect them..if I can find them.

Awesome! Always admired the SAS, the picture of the lads standing with PM Thatcher is amazing. Honestly, I wish we had some of these lines in America.

I know a good man who was involved in the embassy raid. An old veteran now and doesn't talk about it...true professional.

ahhh my little brother and i had the panther.. it got mixed in with the GI Joe later on - was always one of the coolest vehicles. eBay calling...

I had no idea the SAS sub line existed. So cool!

I remember my brother and I buying a few Action Force vehicles including the Panther & Wolverine at an outdoor market in wales in the late 80s. They were £5 each and brand new old stock.

Great video thank you very informative sir great work!

great collab !

The Silent attack was re-released in the UK in orange with Recondo as the ‘driver’ when we switched to the fully articulated range.

I've watched this video and series back a few times now, and just want to say - thanks for adding the SAS Operation Nimrod info. Allows us to appreciate the SAS even more.

I agree it does look very 60s the American toy's but being British I love that I used to recreate jungle warfare and Vietnam in my back garden

16:52 Loved it! lol

I hated the Tiger Sting. I bought it for $14.99 at a Bradless in Dorchester, Boston MA, back in 1989. I cried when I put it together. I called it the TONKA JOE...lol

Awesome episode Tony, as a life long AF collector I am absolutely stoked that your doing this..👍 Keep up the cracking work dude, looking forward to the next instalment.

2:15 that is literally the best photo I've ever seen

Awesome Video !!!

And I liked the ryan book quote lol

God the SAS stuff looked so cool. Ive tried making my own custom SAS Arah styled figures for my own collection, even made a custom Blade and helicopter.

I had a few of those toys, the SAS jeep and a few figures

I always love the 80s-ness of the teams being called Q-Force, Z-Force.....and the SAS. I wonder if a modern small scale Toy series like this could work today. I collect mostly Transformers today but a modern version of MASK for example would be an instant buy for me.

Excellent review as always. Including Retroblasting was good. Two excellent channels collaborating again.

Here we go!

I remember having an SAS trooper with a helmet, I think came out later? Thanks for your video loved this and going back down memory lane.

I had all these SAS toys

Watching the video again, and I like the segue into the US G. I. Joe line. Had both the VAMP Mark I & the A. W. E. (All Weather-Environment) Striker. Clutch was my very first favorite Joe along with General Flagg (my first G. I. Joe comic was #5, "Tanks for the Memories...). Liked his sense of humor and how he always baited both Hawk & Scarlett in the comics. And the AWE Striker got my attention especially after watching Chuck Norris' Delta Force movie. The British takes on the MMS & VAMP , and Wolverine, were rather good, and the modified look for the original Snake-Eyes isn't bad, but the reissue of the US version of the Wolverine with Rock 'n Roll made no sense as he had no experience or background training in Armor, unlike Cover Girl*. A revised Steeler , or even Hawk would've made better sense. *According to Ron Rudat, who helped design the early G. I. Joe figures & vehicles, Cover Girl was his fave female character. Can't blame him. 😇

DAMN!!!

Awesome video Tony and Michael!!! Even though I never knew about the AF as a kid in the US, I just love these figures!!! I discovered these about 8 years ago when I got into the Modern Era Joe's. I ended up making Modern Era customs of these figs and some of the vehicles: www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-collection-showcase/455836-action-force-sas-collection.html Thanks for reviewing these and can't wait to see the rest of the videos!!!

I would have bought these figures,very interesting.

The silent attack looks 100% better than the ARAH version. Man, that color combination for the SAS is just killer! Amazing crossover review, guys. Hope this is the first of many.

12:18 Man down! MAN DOWN!!! 😅

There's actually a UK Gobots comic, where Leader One trounces a SAS Panther and Z Force ATC.

As a foreigner (Canadian) I'm just curious how British kids felt about the odd mix of 5POA beside the greater articulation of the GI Joe repaint figures being part of the same line? It's odd to me and I figure I'd have favoured the extra articulated figures in play.

Are those LEGO compatible studs in the boat. If so, the possibilities. I used to use LEGO with my Wars, Trek, Joe’s and off brand figures back in the day.

The sas team had the best mix of vehicles rapid attack like the panther and hawk with stealth like the boat patrol and kayak it was a great all round team

I am a yank who grew up with GI Joe. I like the Action Force's more realistic sculpts and weapons. If they could have combined this realism with GI Joe's superior articulation, that would have been awesome.

You should upload this video on Facebook because it’s missing. The other videos are there but not this one. Regards!

i got military action figures for christmas they really cool but i also like the dime novel legends line and i wanted to start collecting them but even thou i like cowboys and better this line his cool

Great video! Are those Lego studs on the boat floor?

Que Bonita figuras

My 8 y.o son only becomes interested in "Daddy's boring old toys" when its time for him to go to bed. Tonight he curled up with me to watch this video and as Tony first appeared on camera, my son said "Daddy, He looks just like John Cena!!!" 🤣

No comment on the T-1000 arms?

my panther had rubber wheels with a metal pole, is that a later model?

I had original olive drab green Vamp

I know you have your Action Man SAS collection 1/6”. But it would be great if, you make a video about the Red Shadows customization work in the same scale 1/6”. Let me tell you that I am making my own action figures. Since you can find the outfits on Costwold Collectibles & Wolf Pack HQ. I think that is missing in a video yet. Regards!

Interesting how history has affected the line, the U.S. Losing G.I.. Joe due to a combination of the vietnam war, and the rising cost or petroleum in the 1970s. While Action Man weathered the storm and events like Operation Nimrod, seemed to boost interest and sales, keeping it afloat longer.

Can u still buy them

Just ordered my first (i hope) legit palitoy action force figures. Once I receive, I hope I’ll be able to tell if they are real and not fakes. Any tips, Tony? Thanks!

So, which of these toy lines is easier to get into price wise?

Where can I sell my collection of Action Force?

So has action force merged with gi joe?...this series looks awesome!

SAS FORCE WERE THE BEST AS IS THE REAL SAS

VAMP? No! Everyone knows the best GI joe jeep is the Hammer!

Didn't it bug you as a kid to get some figures with more articulation than other figures?

Yo let's go retroblasting

The look of the SAS vehicles compared to the Joe line is like night and day, the SAS ones catch the eye, and the Joe vehicles seem bland in comparison, to me anyway.