Renwal's Visible Woman and Friends

It's odd how in the space of a few days several visible women turn up.

You'll recall the original plastic 60's kit by Renwal,  both anatomical and educational.

I thought we'd done a post about it but here's some pics off auction.

And this fine example on She Walks Softly.

Recently an eagle-eyed reader spotted the very same on a you tube clip of the 1990 schlocker, Frankenhooker.

And in the same week I was watching a report about the plight of coastal towns when this image popped up, the more dramatic Verity by Damian Hirst standing tall and expectant in Ilfracombe like a thirty foot Steffi Baby Doll brandishing a sword.

This immediately reminded me of the very same but much more Renwalesque Damian Hirst Verity statue towering over the country entrance to Yorkshire Sculpture Park in Bretton.

Here she is being placed in situ.

Have you come across any visible or transparent figures, kits or toys readers? 

Equipo Astronauta! Cor!

 Wow, I would have loved this as a nipper.

What a dial-bristling space apron for a Commandant!

The box arts fab too!

I reckon there's more sets like this.

Those lucky Spanish kids! 

Do you like it?

Ed's Small Step

Well Woodsy,

I couldn't get too far along with this Moonscape diorama without first taking some photos of the Apollo landing. 

I think there's a law that says you have to do that when you have a moonscape! LOL

 These pieces were from Imperial Toys Set #304A (1970) which also includes a miniature Major Matt Mason Space Crawler.

Ed

From Vegas Base

   

SHADAIR ALBATROSS

 Some photos of a simple 6" garage kit resin model of a Shadair Albatross flying boat as seen in a couple of episodes of UFO. I picked it up from the recent Cromford Comic con, It needed a fair amount of sanding, filing and filling. To top it all it came without any decals which meant a rummage through the spares box. It's not brilliant but I reckon it turned out okay considering.

They were Perfect Things

 As I often warble in about, I'm a massive super hero movie nut.

I've seen the Marvel and DC universes so often they're old friends now. I know what they're going to say and join in.

Occasionally though, if freely available online, I'll watch an outlier, a hero movie in between franchises. A ronin.

These standalones are always risky affairs, both for the film companies and the ardent fan like me.

DC are a case in point, having done it with their two hottest properties, Supe and Bats, both of whom I adore.

But ..

The two Supe and one Batman standalones are not memorable in any way, at least not for me.

I think it's the actors.

They were newly chosen after other famous actors had retired. They're complete unknowns and alas, to me, wholly forgettable.

Harsh, I know.

How do you follow Christopher Reeves and Henry Cavill, both total heavyweights of Krypton and arguably the best Supermen ever.

And How do you follow Ben Affleck as the Dark Knight, my absolute dark fave after of course, Michael Keaton.

All Perfect things.

So, The three rogue movies I'm talking about are:

Superman Returns with Brandon Routh as Superman. Who?

You would have thought in 2006 they could have given Kal-El a magnificent reboot, but Returns is awful. Everyone on screen seems bored, muted, half-asleep. There's just no umph at all. Routh's Reevesian antics are true copycatting. Alas, I slumbered and only fan curiosity will get me to go back to this Metropolis. It would take Man of Steel, 2013, to show how it's really done.

The Batman, 2022 with Robert Pattinson wearing the bat mask. Who? 

Described as a gritty crime thriller I seem to recall it being filmed entirely in the dark. Other than a growling Batmobile Dodge car I remember absolutely nothing. Someone must do because there's a sequel coming. For Gotham's sake, turn the lights on! 

Superman, 2025 with David Corenswet donning the red cape. Who? 

I saw this last year and my memory of it is zero, zilch. Maybe Krypto the Superdog is cast. That's it. Wuff said.

OK, I'm completely biased. I am.

 If I was re-marrying I would want two Best Men, Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck please, dressed in their costumes, doing their thing, diamond absolutes.

Oh Why oh why have they hung up their capes? I'm bereft.

I can't be alone.

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PS. 

In a similar way they did the same with Hell Boy. Ron Perlman's films were definitive. Why reboot them with a completely unmemorable lead? 

Think Pink Tyres

Hi Woodsy

Your recent post on the LP Lik B Circus Cars with pink wheels reminded me of a series of car kits produced by US company AMT. The kits clearly dated from the era of Flower Power – 1969 according to Scalemates.

https://projectswordtoys.blogspot.com/2026/08/send-in-clowns-lp-circus-cars.html#comment-form

The “Wild” Flower Series comprised older AMT car kits in 1/25th scale, in new boxes, with a new decal sheet. There were six kits in total.

The box art showed the cars in strong, mainly primary colours – yellow, red, blue, green, and pink; with wild, hippy decals. Their most striking feature was that the box top artwork showed all the cars with bright pink tyres.

But on opening the boxes, you just got a set of regular black tyres. The rest of the kit was moulded in white plastic, with clear parts, clear red tail lights, a chrome sprue, and metal axles. The large decal sheet was common to all the kits in the series.

All the kits had flower names. The Bird of Paradise was the only convertible in the range.

Kit numbers did not run in a solid block – there were several gaps. The 150 at the end of each number was the US retail price - $1.50.

T 131 150 Ultra Violet ’61 Galaxie

T 132 150 Bird of Paradise ’60 T-Bird Convertible

T 133 150 Magnolia Mauler ’60 Mercury

T 136 150 Sunflower Power ’62 Buick Electra 225

T 137 150 Peony Pony ’65 Mustang H.T.

T 140 150 Buttercup Bomb ’60 Pontiac Bonneville

This series was clearly an attempt to get some more use out of existing moulds, in order to cash in on the Flower Power fad, without the need to spend any money producing new kits. The only new items were the boxes, and the common decal sheet.

Eight photographs from Worthpoint

Paul Adams from New Zealand

K-Tel Brush-o-Matic and Friends

Hi Woodsy.

Still sorting through stuff and came across these. 

Must be from the 1970’s. Anyone remember?

 

Unfortunately the biscuit boxes are empty (perhaps just as well!)

Will O

UK

Stairway to Hercules

Here's some updates on the toy bits I picked up on yesterday.

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Mystery Stairway Solved!

Hello Woodsy

This photo has two of the Hornby Dublo Passenger stair sets.

Center left and top, quarter way from left.

Brian B

NYC

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Chap Mei Hercules in Situ

Here are the loose weapons I found neatly blistered on original online cards. How cool are they! 

Amazingly I found the very same Centaur above, loose, a few weeks back at another sale. Chap Mei! 

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Super Shredder Geared Up

Here's the Turtles' spiky villain wearing the belt and spike pad like the ones I found.

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Small soft FAB1 Unknown

This tiny FAB1 dated 1993 is a mystery. Any ideas?