couple of quick ?'s if anyone can help please re VAM RM and Tommy Gunn

In answer to Q3...... The marine puttees are a lighter sandier colour, the para ones are more tan in appearance

thanks para1974 for quick reply on that one - it difficuilt to tell shading at times from various photos

Re Q1 : there were green VAM trousers with silver stud indeed.  I suppose these are the older ones. 

Maybe the 1960's specialists can provide info about these.

Hi Alasdair ,

With reference to Qu1:

Tommy Gunn boots have no numbers to the bottom , Action man boots are numbered

The  VAM Tank Commander has a silver popper , cowboy has this style but the popper is actually painted.
brown

Qu :  RM Mountain and Arctic buckle would be more gold in finish.

Pic of the Zodiac Para (flock hair as you mention)  

I thought the green VAM trousers with a silver stud were the early Para ones.

thanks simpson,  I have a couple of pairs of green trousers with studs (normal VAM style & material etc) but have never been sure where they sat in the scheme of things

the early Tommy Gunn trousers are easy to identify but wasnt sure whether these ones were actually later TG issue vis a vis my other question about later TG para etc

cheers

Alasdair

Hi Alasdair ,

With reference to Qu1:
Tommy Gunn boots have no numbers to the bottom , Action man boots are numbered
The  VAM Tank Commander has a silver popper , cowboy has this style but the popper is actually painted.
brown
Qu :  RM Mountain and Arctic buckle would be more gold in finish.

-action_trooper

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Ahhh that's my para there stil for him somewhere , the boots are very very soft rubber softer than action man and pedegree boots  .ILl dig him out and take a close up shot of his boots IVe put that particular uniform onto a different zodiac figure now he s on a 1st issue painted head tommy gunn

Ahhh that's my para there stil for him somewhere , the boots are very very soft rubber softer than action man and pedegree boots  .ILl dig him out and take a close up shot of his boots [image]IVe put that particular uniform onto a different zodiac figure now he s on a 1st issue painted head tommy gunn

-tommygunn900

hi TG900

i've got couple of pairs of the softer boots marked MADE IN HONG KONG (rather than the harder unmarke dearlier ones) which I presume you mean so if that the case please dont go to any bother with pics

it more the trousers that I wondering about

PS is that TG scarf and/or holster in the pic???

many thanks

Alasdair

DOH!!! had it in my head that still had couple pairs of the softer ones but only got one anyone got a spare one or three happy to pay or swop for similar

also - if anyone got any of those plastic berets for a price that wouldnt involve me remortgaging I;d onbviously be interested but I know that little chance of that

Hi there the scarf and holster and the gun are zodiac also as are the putties the trousers are dark green not got any spare boots sorry only had the one pair , There's also a dark green jacket and trousers the same design I've got one of those somewhere too think that has armed beret as well I'll take a look I don't display my zodiacs they are in a bag up the attic 

thanks for that TG900
soz didnt mean to sound like questioning the authenticity of holster etc just v v impressed and a not a little jealous

just to clarify are the trousers same basic design than earlier ones with stitched in pocket shapes??

Alasdair

Hi no probs only happy to help the trousers are different no stitching and a thicker material it really is a great looking outfit I also had a green kit bag again darker than action mans with a blanket to match it with the uniform on the kit bag it says tommy gunns kit bag or something like that not seen the set for ages as I dont really do zodiac anymore prefer the pedegree stuff also there was a black slr rifle with him.I'll dig it all out soon 

when you do get chance dig it out any photos of the trousers ect would be really appreciated

just realised that was yourself that put together the  tommygunncolectors page - which I am have been hugely grateful for as a point of reference in the past

I not huge zodiac fan either (which is why dont know anything about it) but decided since got the figure the jacket and the rifle etc may as well have a go at trying to complete it

the really bad thing about the figure is that no matter how you dress it up it looks like some 12 year old whos been dragged into combat like the HJ at end of WW2,  even the bearded one which you have a photo of on the collector site is a bit disturbing 

many thanks again

Alasdair

Lol true that the tommy gunn face doesn't look good with flocked hair that's why I don't really like them the early zodiac painted heads are not to bad thought I like the blonde painted heads the heads are really soft there's quite a few combinations with eye and hair colour got a lot of my zodiacs from Belgium don't know if it's right but they were quite popular there

haev you got any pics of your collection on this forum - would love to seee the various PH's

also, sorry to drag this out but, to best of your memory do the Zodiac para trousers have any pockets , presume they silver stud fastening???

Hi don't think there are any pics of my zodiacs here think there may be a couple of pedegree somewhere I've got about 14 zodiacs I did have the silver alien but sold him on as for the trousers think they had back pockets not to sure been working again so no time to look sorry bout that but I'm off Monday so I'll look then also may have a spare red beret I'll take a look Mark

thanks Mark

much appreciated, will hold back on ebay spending over weekend in hope that you got that beret

Alasdair