Mystery Thunderbird 2

Recently on eBay this motorised TB2 is a mystery to me. 8.5 inches long, do you recognise it?

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Postscript

Taking up Arto's suggestion, here's the Lincoln Thunderbird 2 kit and their Space Warship kit for comparison. 

Lincoln TB2

Space Warship

And my own afterthoughts,

ASC Space Patrol

And the MOLTO TB2

We Were Ziggy's Fans

I so remember this colour record sleeve back in the day when I was a Bowie nut.

Life on Mars, the single, released on this date in 1973.

Early 70's I guess. A true early teenage obsession, the high point being seeing him play live at Preston Guild Hall. 

Ive still got most of my original LPs, except Aladdin Same, Diamond Dogs and Pin Ups. These are missing in action after moving too many times in the 1980's.

We're you a Bowie fan? 

Tinysaurs

These small boxed dinos from ELM of Hong Kong are quite gorgeous. 

I don't know them but as a kid I'd have adored them.

Are you familiar with these?

The House of Long Posters

 It's been quite a weekend for haunted house films.

Two on my bucket list got half-ticked off. I've been wanting to see them for years. Alas, I was too knackered to stay up so compromising I watched the start of both, one on Fearsome and one on Rewind.

The House of the Long Shadows is the serious one of the two. Directed by Pete Walker, it involves Desi Arnez's son staying at a Welsh manor to write a book in 24 hours. The movie's claim to fame is that it's the only time four great old horror icons have started together: Lee, Cushing, Price and Carradine. Pete Walker always made interesting British chillers. I remember seeing Frightmare with a girlfriend at the flicks in the late 70s. Gruesome stuff, I think I was more creeped out than her! 

Next up was the black comedy Bloodbath at the House of Death starring the brilliant but waning Vincent Price once again and zany 80's funny man Kenny Everett. I don't get beyond the titles on this one so it's still all to ay for.

For some reason I think of Monster Squad too when I think of these two movies.

Have you seen any of them? 

Continuing the horror film theme, it's Father's Day here in Blighty and my lovely grown-up daughter, Son in Law and Grandkids got me a fabulous and original cinema movie poster, the third in the last ten years I reckon.

This one is To the Devil a Daughter.

It's a flick I adore, starring Christopher Lee and Richard Widmark, who always reminds me of my own late Dad too, being one of his generation. It's a great film and recalls the tension of Christopher Lee's earlier The Devil Rides Out.

Needless to say I was chuffed with my poster.

Do you have any film posters?

Oh and Happy Father's Day! 

Alvis Has Left the Biulding

I loved my Airfix Alvis as a kid. A superb troop carrier I could strafe with my UFO Interceptor. Alas, my Alvis vanished when we moved house.

So it's always a thrill to see other Alvis vehicles.

Here's a remote controlled white one.

https://youtu.be/TLQ3wan3dsg?is=z3e45jJw2DpRvGa0

And here's a gorgeous boxed plastic toy, the Combat Barrage. Looks like it held munitions for the big cannon in the back. It maybe a Clifford. Not sure.

Have you got an Alvis?

It's

M I D S U M M E R 

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M I D W I N T E R

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Which are you?

MAGIC COLOR MOON EXPRESS.

I've always liked this tin and plastic design with the big finned light-up dome. I bought something similar, a car type vehicle with the dome up top, in an old Greek toy shop in Rethymnon in the 90s.

I didn't know that Day F Ran released this train as well. Hakes listed this as theirs. I can't see Day F Ran on the box.

Day f Ran released a cheapo version of the project SWORD Space Glider. Really lovely and it's appeared on MC many times in the early days.

Have you got a Magic Express?

Ed's Polish / Bulgarian Spaceship

Woodsy,

In regards to your recent post about the Polish spaceship, here's mine. I got this many years ago and the seller listed it as 'Bulgarian' - however, as there are no marking on it, I can't prove or disprove the claim.

From Vegas Base

Ed