Heads Up!

Just a heads-up, it's the blogs 18th birthday on the 15th September. 

If you would like anything posted that day or the following day, the 16th, then please just email me. 

Pictures, stories, anecdotes, models, toys. The more the merrier! 

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Emergency Squad: UFO Knockoff?

 I recall buying one of these in the late 80's for a friend's son. At the time I didn't see the connection with a UFO Shado2 to be honest.

That came around 1993 when I got Dennis Nicholson's guide to Anderson collectables. Dennis pointed out the similarity to the UFO vehicle.

Do you think it's a string similarity?

A complete one came with a small hollow vehicle, which this example of mine is missing.

Have you got an Emergency Squad?

The Incredible Bulk

My Grandson has been telling me about his spare Pokémon cards He's got loads.

He was telling me a large excess group is called bulk. I guess a bulk lot.

I was thinking of similar words in the vintage toy world. I suppose bulk would work too for a large group of spares. 

One of my favourite toy words is deadstock, which I used to associate with the clearance shelf at ToysRUs, an area I often hung around in the 1990's when I had a TRU gold card! 

I saw some deadstock at the local boot sale yesterday. Boxes and boxes of mint bagged Scooby Do happy meal toys. I have to admit I was tempted by a box full! 

What's your favourite toy or collectables word? 

Mystery American Truck

oK, I've now seen this truck in two different American sci-fi shows., the series Falling Skies and the DC movie The Flash, being the truck that nearly runs over the girl outside the pet shop near the start. 

Anyone recognize this truck? Excuse the poor screenshot.

Will's New Mighty Drill

Hi Woodsy,

I know the Tomy space eight is a blog staple, but here’s my latest… from a toy fair last Sunday.

Will O

Anyone else got these 8's?

Action Fan

 Car boot Wednesdays always fun.

Today, I picked up a bundle of old Action Man spares and a Watch With Mother Annual. Where you a fan?

Alas, at some point I dropped another palitoy face mask and cloth belt between the stall and our car. Gone for a Burton! Doh!

Does anyone recognise the green Y shaped parts at the bottom of the picture? 

Arto's Knock-Offs Galore!

Woodsy

Attached please find a couple of interesting HK knock-offs I came across at the Nostalgia Fair held in Karkkila this weekend.

First up is the Space Wars Sparking Machine Gun on a 53 x 17 cm backing card, featuring an Imperial Trooper and Chewbacca in a gunfight.

Followed by a bagged Secret Agent 008 Automatic Cap Firing Pistol with a silencer. There is a "winged W" logo on the header card.

And lastly an interesting motorcycling Batman figure in orange, measuring 7 cm. It would be nice to find out which Batcycle it belongs to.

Arto

Helsinki Base

Ed Start: Ed's Moonscape Diorama Progress

Well Woodsy,

The first coat of paint has been applied. 

I've been using this dark gray for the roads on my train layout and thought it would work well enough as the darker base coat for the terrain. 

There's a bit of touching up to do still as the white Styrofoam underneath is showing through at places. 

Next, will be a topcoat of light gray applied in a dry-brush technique which will cover most, but not all of the darker color underneath.

From Vegas Base

Ed