Action Marine and Action Sailor

Several of the weapons are by 21st Century Toys.  Action Sailor in this pose has an M1 Carbine.  Action Marine has a Reising submachine gun.

The Reising submachine gun was issued to the USMC in World War Two but it was not popular because it jammed when dirty.  Not good for a weapon in the jungle.  They were withdrawn and issued to police departments, private security and they performed well, because they were easy to keep clean in an urban environment.

GI Joe action .30 caliber machine gun.  With US Navy ammo box.  Note the single army of the tripod is to the front, which is correct.  Two legs better absorb the recoil of the gun than one leg.  Also the machine gun can be attached to the crossbar on the two legs and that can be used to fire it using a map for indirect fire or at night with pre-planned fires.

GI Joe Action Marine with flamethrower.  Inside a bunker the flamethrower did not have to burn you to death, the fire was so hot it would use up all the oxygen in a confined space and you would suffocate from lack of air.

The flamethrower weighted almost 100 pounds and so was only donned when use was immanent.  They were typically deployed in a two man team.  The second man was there to turn on and turn off the pressure valve on the back of the unit, in the small center gas tank.

The Action Sailor has a Colt .45 M1911 pistol.  It was in use by the US military for about 100 years.  During World War Two many companies made them, including the Singer Sewing Machine Company.

Sometimes on patrol in the jungle, Marines would wear the soft cap rather than the helmet because the helmet would make noise as the helmet scrapped against trees and brush.

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GI Joe Action Sailor and Action Marine

GI Joe outside in the yard.

My new home in Kentucky, USA has an acre of land with it, that's about ten times the size of my previous home in California.

So I am taking advantage of that property by posting photos of GI Joe and other figures outside in the open.

These are mostly 40th Anniversary edition GI Joe figures and accessories.

The sandbags were sewn together by a former roommate of mine.  I gave her a sample one and she did 100 of them for me at 25 cents each.  They are simply burlap sewn into a bag and stuffed with polyfil like a pillow. 

They are a bit smaller then the real GI Joe sandbags which I always thought were too large.

I use the plastic GI Joe Sailor hat as I think its more realistic than their cloth version.

Something Completely Different

Mrs Bunkermeister was kind enough to get me the limited edition 2008 Dragon Models 1/6th scale quad flak gun for Christmas this year. They go for about $200 at most places so it was a great and expensive gift. She is so good to me!

This is an excellent model and I really like it!

It comes with one Army soldier with a reversible green / snow uniform cover. I used him and three sailors to set up a land based naval flak gun position. The German navy had to provide air defenses for their shore facilities and they used this gun both on shore and on ships.



The gun has nice little sights, but the figures sit a little tall to actually look through the reticule. The assistant gunners sit well on their seats, but I will have to glue the seats on. This model is designed to be very functional, but at the expense of playability in some cases. The magazines don't stay in the guns well, because they want you to be able to take them out and put them back in. I plan on gluing them in since a gun without magazines can't fire!

The gun barrels are metal and very heavy. Overall, it is a very adult product, somewhat too fragile for kids, but if some of the parts are glued on it will be a great wargame piece for us big kids.





These guns were used by all branches of the German military in WWII and this is a great addition to any collection. The bat wings are removable and the whole thing turns and elevates. It could be mounted on ships, trains, or vehicles. There is tremendous conversion potential with this kit.

It is so terrific I am even considering getting another one! I really want to build a 1/6th scale U-Boat and put two of these on the crows nests for AA defense. That would be so cool. This is a very exciting model and I am very grateful to MRS Bunkermeister for getting it for me.