Red Rock

Check out this amazing High-Res Photo Showing an outcrop rising From Mars.

 Staggering!

Do you think humans will ever stand near it? 

 https://share.google/xiaykGy3o3mwSDF8f 

Mistaken Toy Identities

 A bit of toy identity fun.

This week I caught Brave New World, the new Captain America flick with the red Hulk.

In it is a character Marvel call the Leader in the comics. 

A toy figure based on the big bonce looks like this.

In the movie Marvel decided to go for this look for the Leader.

Now I don't know about you but that movie look looks a heckuva lot like Ideal's 1960's Dr. Evil action doll, arch enemy of Captain Action pictured below!

What do you think? 

Another action doll mystery was I picked up at the local boot sale, one Mego-like Nathan Hale.

Googling said Nathan I came to this SeaQuest Captain toy.

My doll looks like this and clearly doesn't live in a sub.

Turns out he's an old American hero from days gone by.

If Nathan was boxed he'd look like this from a large vintage range by RT Toys.

Have you come across either Nathan Hale?

Have you mistaken a toy?

Mystery Toy Parts

 I recently picked up a bag of loose parts.

These two toy parts remain a mystery.

Any clues readers?

The Snow on the Telly

 I seem to recall the test card was followed by snow on the telly.

Snow. That odd fuzzy whiteness peppering the screen with its stzzssssssss hiss.

Interference.

But from whom?

Quite creepy really, especially when you were told by someone that it was the background radiation from the Big Bang! 

Cosmic!

The end of the TV day took us the beginning of time! 

How cool was that?

Do you remember TV snow where you were? Does it still exist on TVs or is it just an analogue echo of boomer childhoods?

I Remember the Test Card

 When tellies were still young in the UK there was a test card.

I remember it so well, as much as I remember my fave TV shows.

Trouble is, I don't know why I know the test card because it only appeared at midnight or thereabouts. 

The end of telly.

The cut-off point until the morrow.

Was I up at midnight or did the test card go right into my teens and beyond in the Seventies?

I recall my old Dad falling asleep during late shows like Kodiak and the test card whistling. Is that right? Did it whistle? To wake you up? 

Strange how it all seemed so normal at the time, when now you can watch telly anywhere, anytime and it doesn't whistle to rouse you!

I wonder what happened to the test card girl? Did she get promoted to a proper show? Oh, I guess I could look it up but I like to ponder about her life. 

The doll was strange too. A sort of green clown. Was it a commercially available toy? And did she ever finish her game of noughts and crosses? 

Did you have a test card on TV at the close of the day where you are? 

Bear Essentials

 The Grandkids have gone home but not without leaving us their creations by both Little Miss and Junior Moonbases.

Basic lego house, Shogun van, Lilo and Stitch mobile, Where's Wally Car and Plex plax tower.

Little Miss Moonbase also put together this gorgeous mini teddy bear bedroom for three bears.

Hope you like it.

🧸🧸🧸

For Your Eyes Only ( well, you can blog if you like!)

Hi Woodsy!

I really love Moonbase, as much as I'm being turned off Facebook and Instagram, I really enjoy the community of your blog.

I've almost got the first five puppets I need for my first filmed sequence.

As is fitting for my non-linear production schedule, I've already mocked up an Australian 60's style Daybill poster.

At that time they tended to go for hand drawn lithographic images, printed on Butcher's paper rather than photographic imagery.

As such, I'll be doing a coloured pencil tracing of my Photo, with coarse sandpaper under my sketchpad to simulate the rather crude (and charming) artwork.

I'm also including some real Australian Daybills to give you an idea of the look!

On we go,

Looey

Oz

ELF on the shelf

Hello Woodsy,

your ELF store display link for the Lincoln Thunderbirds toys peeked my interest.

I couldn't find a lot of information, but it certainly was a thing back in the day.

One of my research resources was a fascinating blog called space base - or something!

https://projectswordtoys.blogspot.com/2022/10/still-in-good-elf-wooden-tracy-island.html?m=1

I love those Old School production techniques, like the screen printed hardboard, vac form rocks, painted wood pieces, bent wire and celluloid windows!

Ah, those were the days!

Looey Oz Base

Anyone got one of these JR21 Thunderbirds Store Displays?