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Beginning in 2006, in order to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Action man, Hasbro authorized the reproduction of the original Action Man. Action Man was an action figure line launched in Britain in 1966 by Palitoy as a licensed copy of Hasbro US 1964 American "movable fighting man", G.I. Joe. Palitoy reproduced the majority of the Action Man figure and uniform range virtually identically in appearance to those of the 1966-84 period. Action man took the 12" action figure to new heights. Not only did Palitoy produce uniforms based on the US line, but they created a wide range of uniform sets for the UK market. British military formed a large part of this range, with ceremonial outfits being among the most spectacular. From a collectors standpoint, they are very desirable. Many outfits were available as complete boxed figure sets. There were six "soldiers of the century", which matched Hasbro's six "soldiers of the world", with the exception of the Japanese outfit and figure, which was never offered in the Palitoy range. These sets included an "intelligence manual" that covered all the available offerings in the lineup, and pages on light and heavy weapons, officer rank et al.

As with GI Joe's 40th anniversary releases, the sets were released in "waves" of 4, with 14 waves issued. The various waves are interspersed with figures of all the 60s-70s

In a departure from normal retailing, the 40th Anniversary sets were not sold through general release, but only two authorized dealers (one in UK and one in US). The driving force behind the development of this line, the "Nostalgic Collection",  was Alan Hall, the writer of three Action Man collector's guides. A wide range of figures and outfit sets were produced in a format identical to the original, the packaging in a manner similar to Hasbro's G.I. Joe 40th Anniversary line. The figure is a faithful reproduction of the original, with the exception of the feet, which are the larger GI Joe variety. The body is held together in the same manner as the original, with rivets, wire hooks and elastic, with the precise details slightly varied. The figure is available in variations of painted head/hard hand, flocked hair/hard hand, flocked hair/flex hand, flocked hair/eagle eyes/flex hand depending on the set.