The Diplomat's Fleet

I've always been drawn to prestigious cars.

As a kid I'd get excited by Rollers, Bentleys and Daimlers.

When I started collecting die cast I was the same. Prestige caught my eye on a few occasions. 

Here are larger Corgis and such. The blue one is even called an Opel Senator. 

My favourite is the slick black Toyota Crown at the end. It's full of bad guys brandishing silencers. It's based on a James Bond movie.

Have you got a favourite prestigious car? 

Do you own a real one?

Alvis has left the Biulding

I'm certainly no expert on Thunderbirds and I must admit I can't see an Alvis in the Wiki gallery of die-casts used in the 60's show.

I'm being thick. Were there any Alvis's in Thunderbirds? Other Anderson shows? 

Die-Cast Toy Vehicles | Thunderbirds Wiki | Fandom https://share.google/5c9PpIuqYglhaK7z9 

It's Only A Video!

For those readers interested in such things, I have today placed a link to a blog diary I have of my current VHS horror project. Not everyone's cup of tea at all I know, but for those who are interested in the UK Video scene in the early 1980's then maybe look.

It's a work in progress and a bit rough round the edges. 

The link looks like this - 

  https://share.google/OJx5B3uq6AxvQaHcG

 - About half way down the right side-bar.

If you're offended by 1970's and early 80's trashy horror then maybe not click on it.

Sad About Monsters

Slowly but surely I'm selling the last of the items I had left over from my toy fair days in the Noughties.

Just a few things left, this Forry keyring has now gone too. I bought it from the States as a thing of interest to have on my stall. The keyring was a promotional item for the late great Forrest J. Ackerman, publisher of Famous Monsters and father of the Monster craze in the Sixties. I still have lots of his magazines, so I could let go of this after many years languishing in the loft.

Sad really.

It was originally somewhere on my old stall back in the day. Here's my mate Mark - top and me, bottom. It's probably Doncaster or Morley.

Hugely happy days standing at fairs and wearing our Mad About Monsters T-Shirts, the name I gave my vintage toy business at the time. 

Somewhere I have the massive Monster Lab toy by Ideal, boxed, which graced my stall now and then and caused a stir.

Do you or did you stand at fairs? Toys, books, records, models?

Sizzlin' Scenery! The Chase is On!

Bills passion for Sizzlers is rubbing off on me. I was amazed to see this road chase set on auction. It looks huge! It recalls Gilberts 007 road race set, which I would loved as a kid. This Sizzlers set too!

Talking of Sizzlers, it's time for some sausages! 

Shed Loads

 Like with any blockbuster toy or film, the knockoffs are never far behind.

No sooner had ALIEN burst into our lives the rip-offs were shedding their skin.

Here's just three.

I remember Within the Rock. It was a mid-90's TV film. I've only seen it once. It name checks Predator too!

Titan Find. Never seen this. I quite like the strapline, Where Space Ends, Hell Begins!

Another Within flick, The Intruder Within. This one is says 'an alien experience's in case you forgot it's an ALIEN knock-off!

Have you had the pleasure?

Any more ripoff aliens and predators out there?

Stalwart Supporter

Hi,

Here's my plastic, friction drive Stalwart that I bought a few years ago and converted to an Anderson-esque vehicle.

Cheers,

Kevin

Combat Barrage: Six and Mortar

 I like the look of this Combat Barrage I saw on auction last year.

The box art is fabulous.

The six wheeled vehicle has great Anderson vibes!

The vehicle reminds me of my beloved Airfix Alvis I played carpet wars with as a kid. Is it an Alvis?

That cannon would have come in handy against marauding aliens from UFO! 

Not sure if the make.

Do you like it?