I just wanted to pay my respects to a website which I adored but which now has gone offline.
Thunderbirdsvintagetoys was a true gem, a site devoted to detailing all aspects of vintage toys from the worlds of Thunderbirds.
All the good stuff was there: Fairylite, Berwick, JR21 and so on. Every toy hailing from a UK-based company was shown and described in great detail. The What's New items were always a revelation although they inevitably dwindled in frequency as new vintage items are hard to find.
One listing I recall vividly was the first time I came across a JR21 Thunderbird 2 filled with sweets. It must be ten years ago when I saw it on the site and I was blown away. I think Somportex was involved with JR21 for it. What a gem to show online in such detail.
Two What's New items I recall clearly were a rare umbrella that was found as part of the Fairylite Lady Penelope doll's accessories and similarly a pair of rare sunglasses for the same toy figure. These were terrific finds and I really appreciated the effort showing them on the site, the only place to see things like this really.
I contacted Steve the site creator this week and he confirmed that he had taken the site down as in his words it had served its purpose. Steve helped me during the blog's first birthday celebrations in 2009.
His site can still be accessed in part, as I've discovered, on the Wayback Machine but many of the ace pictures have sadly gone.
First GACCH and now this. All the great Anderson websites, vast repositories of detailed information and pictures compiled by enthusiasts, gone. Such a damn shame! Future Anderson toy fans will just have to start from scratch I suppose.
Its a poorer place for it readers.
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