Action Man is an elite adventurer and action hero known for his courage, resourcefulness and ability to tackle dangerous missions around the world. The 1990s version presented him as a highly trained operative equipped for military operations, survival, climbing and exploration. Armed with specialised equipment and a strong sense of duty, Action Man takes on enemy forces and dangerous environments, relying on his skills, determination and quick thinking to get the job done.

Name: Action Man
Line: GI Joe Classified Series
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Released: 2026
Price: $89.89
Scale: 6 Inch
Accessories: Various accessories

I knew of the 90s version of Action Man; however, I never owned this one as a kid – mainly because I was not into the large 12-inch size of the toy. They did look pretty cool though.
Flash forward to when Hasbro announced they were making an Action Man figure for their GI Joe Classified line – I could not wait. This was everything I ever wanted from an Action Man figure, and the prototype photos looked great too!
I think I’m definitely the target market atm, as we are getting a lot of 90s toys being remade and released right now. But I’m definitely not going to complain either.
I was able to get one from Robot Kingdom just before heading off to Japan in September, and I’m still trying to get through the backlog of toy releases since my trip.
There’s definitely been a lot of toys and figures released recently; it’s very hard to keep up right now!

SCULPTING
As far as sculpting goes, this figure is excellent! The body is a reuse of Outback – but that’s not a bad thing, as it’s a very good base body. The head sculpts are absolutely amazing! They are definitely very much Action Man, but also suggest to me the description of the novel version of James Bond too – which I think is an added bonus! The rest of the body has plenty of fine detail work on the clothes and arms.

PAINT
Paint is up to the expected standard from Hasbro. The Action man logos are nice and clean. The paint on both head sculpts is almost flawless and the rest of the paint details are nice and neat. I definitely don’t worry about paint apps too much either Hasbro products, but you can still get the occasional bad one if you are unlucky though.



ARTICULATION
I’d say this is fairly typical articulation for Action Man and the Classified Series figures in general. The joints provide a good range of movement, allowing for plenty of different poses. The elbows and knees can be a little stiff straight out of the box, but once they loosen up, the figure becomes much easier to pose.

ACCESSORIES
Action Man comes with a number of accessories he’s definitely stocked up. You get a number of climbing tools and some weapons too and a backpack as well. I’m not sure how much reuse is happening here, but it wouldn’t surprise me much at all, if that was the case. All his accessories are still great and fit in his hands without any problems. You definitely get a lot of choice on how you want to display this figure.

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS
Nothing to worry about as far as I can tell.




PRICE
I paid the current retail price for Action Man. I got mine from Robot Kingdom because I wanted it ASAP and I wasn’t sure if Australian stores would stock the figure. Thankfully, some stores do have it in stock, like Big W or Gamesmen, etc., so you do have options locally if you live in Australia.

OVERALL
This is a really good update for an Action Man figure! In my opinion, he definitely fits right in the GI Joe Classified Series. The little bits of bright orange plastic throughout his outfit are a nice callback to the brighter colours toys were back in the 90s not the mention the absolutely excellent head sculpts! This is definitely a worthy Action Man figure to pick up if you are a fan and want something more modern. Hopefully we get more variations on Action Man in the near future!

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