AURORA RED KNIGHT DOWN AT THE BOOT SALE

In need of fresh air to clear the blocked drains left after our colds, caught off Moonbase Junior I might add, the Missus and I frequented two outdoor sales this morning.

There wasn't much at the first, Whitley Bridge Car Boot, along the M62, except for a smart boxed set of TENTE space toys by Denys Fisher. Wonderful but £30 was too much for me to pay.

The second was better, Doncaster Keepmoat Stadium car park. 

What I came home with was this box of old model bits for the princely sum of £3!

Among a graveyard of plastic old-timers nestled a terrific find for me, an Aurora Red Knight of Vienna from 1959. Most of the parts seem to be there too. I just need to check its not a modern re-issue and then I can put him back together again! I shall blog this Knight further.

The Missus was chuffed with this ELC wooden farmhouse and outbuildings for the Grandson. Another bargain at £3.

Moonbase Grandson got some modern HotWheels for this Thursday. he even gets his first Batmobile!

5 for £2. Is that good? There were literally hundreds of these die-cast cars at both car boot sales. Are they the ones for sale carded in supermarkets like Tesco? Does anyone collect them?

I nearly also succumbed to an action figure again as an old friend winked at me from underneath a pile of modern heros, the DC Comic Super Heroes Hawkman from 1990.

I love this figure, its so grand and angelic. I've had a few in my time when I tried to collect the series at car boots in the 1990's at the start of my toy obsession. 

I gave Hawkeye a wistful nod lead on his table and walked by this time round though.

Here's the fella on Ebay. Note the jointed knees ....

...which distinguish him at a glance from his older incarnation by Kenner as part of their iconic 1984 Super Powers line, perhaps the single greatest action figure range ever. I adored seeing entire loose sets on display at the NEC memorabilia show. 

Here's a pic of Kenner's Hawkeye offa Ebay.

Have you picked up a bargain recently readers?