PROJECT SWORD, SPACEX, APOLLO MOON EXPLORING AND LP TOYS AS WELL AS VINTAGE TOYS, KITSCH AND SCi-Fi NOSTALGIA!
There's a lot going on on the card art of this air and water rocket and that's just the bit we can see. There's a powerful looking space plane bottom right, which looks great, but it's the two firing units further up that intrigue me. What are they? Nacelles? They look like they're contained within a gantry of sorts. And I wonder what that craft is behind the toy. There's a hint of Thunderbird 2!…
Piz Gloria is the revolving restaurant as seen in James Bond's On her Majesty's Secret Service with George Lazenby. I visited it on the Swiss peak of Schilthorn a few years back. The journey to Piz Gloria begins with the unbelievably sheer Stechelberg - Birg cable car, a nightmare if you've height fright like me. Unlike the Missus, I kept my eyes shut!…
I dunno, I kinda like this golden Sky Ranger. OK, it's not subtle and beautiful it ain't but there's enough space styling to give it a look. Or do you think it's ugly? It's actually called an Airship. There detailing in the blister would sit well with LP or Project SWORD. It reminds me of the Moonbus canopy. Do you like this golden oldie?
I recently saw a loose cable car set at a flea market. I've seen similar many times over the years and found them gracing model shop window displays too. They do look great. The set I see the most is the Lehmann Rigi boxed toy like this I saw on Last Dodo. The simple box is quite lovely. I think Blue Box made a version of this too. I have visions of shoving Matt Mason in one. For some reason it…
I like this International Secret Agent Set. There's everything in there except the cloak and dagger. The Clint Eastwood lookalike mashes up the genres too. Dirty Harry gets the case and is running point. The Dinner Club and Bank Bright Star credit cards date it to 1979. I'm wondering if Bright Star is the maker. It's educational too. There's a world map and national flags! Is this a set you would…
Woodsy, Here's a few shots I did the last day or so on the new diorama base. I went into The Cave and pulled the easiest spaceship I could reach (Masuya's Moon Rocket) and snapped a few pics (more than a few actually - these are just the ones I like best). The very first photo I call "NASA's secret dark side of the moon launch post Apollo 17". The last photo is more-or-less to show the surface…
Will you be watching the solar eclipse today? Have you already seen it? I'll be trying the colander technique at tea time. See you on the other side. 🌘
Referring back to Woodsy's earlier post about the Blue Box Missile Bases, here is a shot that I originally sent him, decades ago when I first made contact, looking for Project SWORD and Spacex info on the web. The image shows the bare remnants of my old space toy collection, including the Blue Box Atlas Rocket Transporter, some Apollo Moon Exploring miniatures and the Hover Space Glider and Moon…
I saw this tattoo in a seaside tat shop. It instantly reminded me of those fantastic IMPKO transfers which were advertised at the back of Creepy and Eerie magazines in the Sixties. I never had any Impko's but the decals were imprinted on my brain. For me, seeing them became as special as the magazines themselves. The advert above says the seller is the famous Captain Co. Ive always assumed they…
https://mikeburrowsphotography.co.uk/project/cromford-mills-comic-con-2026/ Some photos from the recent Cromford Mills comic con. I hadn’t intended to go to this event, as the Space: 1999 convention is coming up next month. But as I can never resist yet another social get together, I happily made the journey. I’m glad to say the usual suspects were displaying a wide selection of models and kits…
I recall seeing this before on MC, the Blue Box Secret Missile Base. I found a loose set a few years back in Pontefract's old courthouse. From the heyday of space plastic when trucks carried missiles through the streets! Did you ever see a real one like that? Anyone got the full Blue Box range?
Having recently bagged a Conan I thought it would be fun to see the TV spots for the Hasbro 1994 Conan the Adventurer figure range. Have you got any? https://youtu.be/-ASEpBO5isI?is=ZFv1-W6nGLSvraxg https://www.facebook.com/reel/4492590134318898/?mibextid=ZZyLBr
Arto picked up these terrific bat glasses this year. I remember having a pair of these as a budding Batman. I remember a vinyl cape and mask too. Not sure if they came with the specs. Do you remember these?
I was mooching around Kaoomba's K-Mart store yesterday. I suddenly saw a Star Wars display that entranced me! Apart from the colourful backing card, the real appeal was the little clear bubble with an actual piece of merchandise inside. As a cashed up retiree, I was tempted to buy the entire box in one go, just so I could get the display! Luckily my saner self intervened, asking where exactly was…
Anyone seen this Netflix series? It looks fabulous. https://youtu.be/y4ZBSzYUTL0?si=Qky2LddMPDruGH-f
Okie Doke Woodsy, I applied the last dry-brush color and will call this mostly finished. The base as you see it is pretty much done, and I can always tweak it later. All I need now are some sheets of black foamcore board to serve as backgrounds for when I photograph this. The ones I have at the house are actually too short and I had to use two sheets per side instead of just one. Anywho, it all…
I picked up an old TV21 Diary by Lett's a while back. I've seen it before and always liked the fact that great illustrations of Project SWORD's Snow Train and Booster Rocket even got a couple of half-pages. Fascinatingly this old copy has been filled in by it's young owner, back in 1971. He was definitely bored at school! It's a real glimpse into childhood back then. The entries end in March. Did…
Well Woodsy, the second coat of paint has been applied to the Moonscape. It's actually a lighter gray (in the can) than what it appears because it went over that dark gray first coat. Now the question is: do I dry brush on a coat of white to highlight everything or leave it alone? I placed a few of my Tri-ang Moon Base HQ's on the surface to show scale. From Vegas Base Ed
I always thought MARS looked like this! Terranova47 USA
As my Grandson Junior gets older inevitably his tastes are changing. It happened to us all. The latest casualty of nearly being ten is this first batch of his mostly modern die-casts, which we used to play with together for many happy hours. MoonBase has happily agreed to store them for Junior in our attic until further notice. Junior's faves are these two gorgeous vintage Super Kings…
Being a boomer boy I love toy guns. I always did and that allure has never faded. However a toy I saw on eBay entered that grey area, where a toy maybe something more realistic. This cased Masudaya SS5 is such an item Looking at it it doesn't have the plastic innocence of say the Secret Sam attache case that I had or a James Bond toy gun set. It could be an actual sport gun rather than a toy? What…
Although I didn't intend to visit Cromford Mills Comic Con this year, I've had last minute second thoughts. So, next Sunday I'll be there enjoying what's on, and clicking away taking a few photos. I know one or two of you on here like to attend too, so I might just see you there.
I'm the late 60's Wernher Von Braun one day had a dream of spaceships going to Mars. Artists painted it like this gorgeous pair of boostered craft from the Marshall Space Flight Center. US artist Supreme Bob McCall captured them as well ( copyright Robert McCall NASA) An equally superb duet of white, black and gold Mars ships commissioned by NASA ( there maybe an artist's name in the right corner)…
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