BoostED

Woodsy,

Here's a little something extra for Moon Base. I had to use Photoshop to add the shuttle at the tip of the rocket because my Booster Rocket didn't come with it.

From Vegas Base

Ed

More Rockets and Space

Hi Woodsy

You recently posted a picture showing the cover of the Rockets and Space Coloring Book. I thought you might like a few extra details.

It was published in 1960 by Treasure Books of New York, with a US cover price of 29 cents. There were both US and Canadian editions.

No artist appears to be credited. Illustrations are of real existing spacecraft and missiles, and planned designs for the future.

The book comprised full-page line drawings, with captions. Note that this one says ‘The Mercury capsule will probably carry America’s first astronaut into orbit around the earth.’.

Which turned out to be correct, as Mercury made its first manned sub-orbital flight on 5th May 1961; and its first orbital flight on 20th February 1962. The last Mercury mission was in May 1963.

https://projectswordtoys.blogspot.com/2026/08/rockets-and-space-coloring-book.html#comment-form

Four photographs from Worthpoint

Paul Adams from New Zealand

Grime Lord: Looey's Dr.Who Dust Cover

It's Garden Show time here at Oz Base and the Missus suddenly hit me with a big printing job for the handouts.

My ageing laser printer couldn't cope with multiple prints at such short notice so I fired up a brand new printer I'd bought specifically to print DVD discs.

Having to put it somewhere in my crowded studio, I devised a sliding shelf in the foot well of my desk.

A shiny new printer is a magnet for dust, so it really needed a dust cover. I remembered years ago how one of the fabric stores had advertised Star Trek Wrath of Khan printed fabric. I knew that would be unavailable now, but the Missus and I went in, each of us looking for bits for our current projects.

She held up an almost used up bolt of fabric and said "Isn't this funny?"

It was perfect!

( see how I just used an AI writing style?)

It actually had a 1996 copyright on it, so maybe it has been hanging around for a bit!

By that evening, I'd whipped out the sewing machine and my dust shield was operational!

Does this stir any memories of printed fabrics for you, Moonbasers?

Looey Oz Base

Sindy, Incidentally

 We all need stuff to occupy us in retirement. One of my distractions is repairing toys, even if they don't want to be!

Deploying my usual 'use what's lying around' philosophy, here's two doll-related repairs I've done this summer. Not perfect but they'll dolly well do.

First up we have this quaint lady. Sadly she was missing her right foot stroke shoe after too much dancing with Action Man.

The Missus' stock of Fimo came to the rescue and old dolly can dance again!

Next up, Sindy's Range Rover.

I picked an incomplete one up probably twenty years ago at a boot sale.

It's huge!

Here's a complete one with its box off the net.

Alas, mine was missing those important rear black struts supporting the roof.

Keeping things simple I cut a 12 inch ruler into two parts and once snug, I glued them in position at the bottom. The tops were left free so the roof can be removed. 

Painted black they're not that bad.

Sindy can rove the range once more!

Do you like 'repairing' toys or maybe something else readers?

Kevin's Scratchbuilt Blake's 7 Security Robot

Been meaning to make this model for years, so I finally forced myself to concentrate on this one and build nothing else until it was done.  Finally managed it.

This is the Federation Security Robot from Blake's 7. It must've been an unbelievably unwieldy  prop because it only features in 2 episodes of the first season,  despite featuring heavily in pre publicity (it even made it onto a badge!). 

Not the most terrifying of designs  but it did boast a scary flamethrower which must've been fun to film.

I elected not to put a working one in mine!

Model by the way is 5 foot tall.

From strength to unity,

Kevin

UK

Matteline 1967 Video 22

Hi,

Matteline 1967 has just done another video of fantasy kit box art, for kits that were never produced, but might have been. Films, cartoons, and TV shows from the 1950s to the 1980s.

Mostly from the lesser known examples, but still an interesting selection of models-that-never-were. Matteline is now up to video number 22.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aZD4fnchLI

Paul Adams from New Zealand

Looey's New Batmobile

I was in The Reject Shop -what we Aussies still call a "$2 Shop".

I went in to buy jam jars, I came out with a Batmobile!

A Hot Wheels Armoured Batmobile.

At first I thought it was just a plastic shell, representing the parked mode as featured in the Tim Burton movie -and it is, but if you peek under the package, there's a complete car inside with gold rimmed wheels.

The cocoon has hand dry brushed highlights to enliven what is otherwise a single lump of black plastic. I can't see what the deco on the actual car looks like, but it's good to have a little mystery in one's life!

-Oh, and it actually cost me $2! 

That's a Quid, where most of you come from!

                        Looey in Oz Base.

The Glowing Dutchman!

Check out SpongeBob Squarepants Movie Flying Dutchman's Ship Playset with 6 Figures on eBay!

https://ebay.io/m/5i1pVc

This is fantastic, reminds me of those old Aurora kits of the 60's.

Keep on glowing!

MJ

South coast Base