Margaret Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Need some help/advice please as I am not crafty at all. My lovely Mum always did everthing. Have just brough Grandson who is 3 half, some Action Man figures from e bay, and most of them are naked !!!! To buy the clothes, as they are now vintage are an absolute fortune, so I now need to make 8 pairs of trousers or shorts and tops. any advice or ideas would be a great help, need to be very simple though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasperaliceuk Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Check out the charity shops too. The one I volunteer at sometimes gets Action Man stuff in. And there is a lot of clearing out of toys by people right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Or take any clothes that are present apart and use those as a pattern for new ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimnpaula Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Asking on FreeCycle/ TrashNothing type groups may turn up some unwanted but already-made clothes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I've just had a look on Pinterest and this page came up... http://uk.pinterest.com/zengirl41/ken-doll-clothes-patterns/?z=1 I'm not entirely sure if 'Ken' is the same size as Action Man but I'm sure you could scale them up or down slightly. Can't think there would be too much difference! Some of the patterns look a bit complicated but there are some simpler garments there too. Hope that's of some help Just edited to add that you could trace some of those patterns off a laptop screen if you were careful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 Thank you so much for your advice, will let you know how I get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I think Ken is a bit more slender than muscular A man! When I was younger I did make some shirts and shorts for my brother's A man. I also knitted a Chelsea scarf for him (he had the proper Chelsea outfit at the time). And I gather my brother still collects them. And clothes! He even has a Russian Action woman! She is called Bob. Well she had to be didn't she! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I can't imagine anything more fiddley. You must be crazy, I'd love to see what you manage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 One of our retired staff is going to make trousers and knit some tops, she said she has some patterns from the 1970's Can't have action man without any clothes on, grandson keeps asking where his clothes are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Result!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Great they'll have bell bottom trousers and tank tops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Valkyrie Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Well make the bell bottoms blue and he can be a sailor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
