Space Bird 6 Update

 Last September for the bloggiversary Arto treated us to his fabulous Space Bird 6 duo in a special post.

Well here's another Space Bird 6 I spotted whilst googling. 

It's a colour reversal of the red yellow one Arto has (the other, 1 of 1, was the same as Artos)

I love these Space Birds with their Fireball XL5 looks.

Do you? 

The new Project SWORD Comic Kickstarter

John Freeman over at the excellent Down The Tubes comics blog very kindly alerted me to the upcoming kickstarter campaign for a Project SWORD graphic novel by Anderson Entertainment and Time Bomb comics.

Here's John's own post on Down the Tubes, which gives the kickstarter link and explains the enterprise in detail: https://share.google/QNm2nbrRsJhldG3wC

I have signed up as a follower and the prospect of a comic hardback version is tantalizing to say the least, whatever you think of the comic style. It will be the first SWORD publication since the new story and illustration in the custom TV21 a good few years ago.

Many of Gerry Anderson's famous comic strips have found new life in complete collected editions from his son's company, Anderson Entertainment, and I hope that this kickstarter may one day lead to interest in a hardback collection of the much less well-known Project SWORD strips, which featured in SOLO and TV21 comics.

Here's to a fair wind behind this brave new campaign. 

What do you think?

Gorzak! His Monster's Voice

 I must say Gorzak is  news to me. 

A 1990's Tyco dogzilla, it's the monster you control.

I would have adored it as a monstrous kid.

I mean, voice controlled! How cool!

Waddaya say?

Baravelli Spacemen

I love how this Marx spaceman has been hand painted by an Italian modeller. So neat and very Matt Mason! 

It's not a set I have but here's two carded lots I saw online.

The Spacemen

And the Intrepid Astronauts by Italian toy giants Baravelli. Is that unique card art they've used?

Rob's Atlantis Revell X-17 Research Missile

 Woodsy,

Here is my latest blast from the past, the Atlantis Models reissue of the X-17  test missile, originally produced by Revell in the late 1950s.

The actual X-17 was manufactured by Lockheed, designed to provide information on long-range ballistic missile re-entry issues. A three stage solid propellant hypersonic missile, the X-17 was introduced in 1954 and reached speeds of over 10,000 mph.

In 1958, several X-17s were used for Project Argus, which tested nuclear weapons detonated at high altitudes.

A very cool model from the “Cold War”!

Rob C

USA

Unceremoniously Ejected

Bill's comment the other day about the Lone Star Gemini Space Capsule pilot being 'unceremoniously ejected' got me thinking if there were other toys in my childhood, which did the same thing.

The obvious choice was the poor passenger in the Corgi James Bond Aston Martin, that helpless blue suited gunslinger who flies through the air!

There's footage of his flight in Corgis own re-issue promo. They've also added a hilarious scream!

https://youtu.be/44ivANeoTq8?si=RZNgASPXPor6q8bn 

Do you recall any other ejected toy people readers? 

Holy Batmobiles!

Just taking it out for a spin! 

What's your favourite TV car?

Alright Mate, Gotta New Rotor?

 As posted last week I picked up a bundle at the boot sale.

Another bit, hidden above, was this plastic part. Google Lens tells me it's a section from the front of an Action Man Space Speeder. Even after seeing a full one it's not a vehicle I recall. It must be after my time. Do you know the Space Speeder?

Another thing I got was an Action Man Turbo Copter back pack, which I may well have had as a kid. Mine's missing the rotors. I found an image of a full one and interestingly there was a yellow clone by MEKS for the West German market. It looks a lot smaller!