Kape Kaleidoscope

This is one rocket kaleidoscope I would have loved as a kid. I guess you look through the nosecone and bam! Celestial swirls! 

The psychedelic card art is fab too. 

Do you like it? Did you like kaleidoscopes?

Cheap and Booster: Hover's SWORD Rocket

Although we don't see much by way of Project SWORD these days on MC, it is the reason I started the blog in 08.

So it was nice to see an old friend on a Brazilian toy site.

This is the Hover clone of the Century 21 Booster Rocket  (from Project SWORD), which some of you may have. 

It's an audaciously gorgeous knockoff, rebranded Project NASA, of the highest quality, which I assume at the time was cheaper than the UK original and easier to get hold of in mainland Europe perhaps. 

The only real difference being the colours, the original C21 having blue tanks and a pale grey body. 

In many ways I prefer Hover's!

You may notice the diabolo spinner label on the left of the illustration. That's an Italian importers label seen on many SWORD clones destined for the Italian market, of which there are quite a few.

Have you a Booster Rocket? 

Here's a few more Hover snaps I saw on auction.  Can there be a more blatant and wonderful Project SWORD clone? This ain't no cheapo knockoff! 

Before The Earth Explodes | #4591030255

Reading this old sales item description you'd be forgiven for thinking it was a summary of the apocalyptic Project SWORD backstory!

I've no idea what this is, but I guess it must be a book.

Anyone know? 

https://share.google/6BwjjoNorlI1iKKWp 

A New Dimension: Space Lines

Watching these two pals on Star Trek play 3D chess (do you remember it?) ....

https://youtu.be/BFeMD2MfNDg?is=nt3Dh2hSWyU29o0- 

Reminded me of that plastic 3D game Space Lines, which we had when I was a kid and is so iconic of the Sixties.

Did you have Space Lines?

Airfix in the Dales

 Whilst holidaying on the Yorkshire Dales this weekend I invested in this boxed Airfix German Half Track from 1975. 

Is it a kit you know?

There's lots there with parts still on bags.

The main body has been built. 

The box contained lots of hard plastic soldiers including Rommel.

There were instructions and transfers too.

A nice find as was seeing the neat open rear Dales bus in lovely Reeth.

What a great looking vehicle. Have you open top buses where you are?

Mystery Carrier

 This is unusual. I saw it online and think it's a Japanese aircraft carrier of sorts.

There's lots going on, caves, domes, spaceships.

It's fabulous

But what is it? 

Manual Labour

I know the modern Hollywood Thunderbirds film wasn't a huge favourite but here's a collectable I haven't seen before, the Fab 1 Car Manual in a pink case! 

https://share.google/UCh3nIGn4gk9GyonC 

Lady P has Parker to fix her car. She doesn't need a manual! 😂

Major Blaster Barton! He-Man Blasternaut!

This 1985 Earth Force Flight Team figure is all new to me. By Pace, this is Major Blaster Barton. He looks a lot like He-Man to me! 

Is this a bendy leg line you know ?