After that however, and my response to the sickly sweet cereal, I wasn't allowed to buy any more so had to resort to playground dealings with my schoolmates, which managed to procure me a Miss Venus, who tragically was lost in the open hearth at home and a purple King Crater (sans crown) who has been cosseted over the last few decades, lest he befall a similar fate. Then, in the mid 2000's, I found some repro figures and completed my set and got the King a new crown.
So KC has been very close to my heart ever since, as one of a favoured line of aliens. I wonder if he is so special as he reminded me of the Terrence Cuneo paintings of the Tripods in the serialised edition in 'Tell Me Why' around the same time.
https://projectswordtoys.blogspot.com/2010/04/scary-monsters-super-creeps.html
And no better place to show off King Crater and his pals than the Jonny Astro crater.
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff guys.
You clearly know your craters Mish!
ReplyDeleteNo crater love have thee!
ReplyDeleteGroan..
DeleteGreat work Kevin! Those Crater Critters always remind me of some cards I had as a kid called Krazy Kreatures https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/113660238496?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&itemid=113660238496&targetid=1140163974889&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=1006991&poi=&campaignid=12128858833&mkgroupid=117045676459&rlsatarget=pla-1140163974889&abcId=9300480&merchantid=115104660&gclid=CjwKCAjwgZuDBhBTEiwAXNofROA7EEKxBt5bspPlXjmRitLKQ4NvRxo9M3ow2uMqCgJJzcZcxazxFBoCAG4QAvD_BwE
ReplyDeleteThanks, I don't really remember any except Glubber which I had as a kid but I didn't collect any others.
ReplyDeleteIf you have any Kingly Critters take good care of them as they may be worth $$$s.
ReplyDeleteAt an auction near me last week here in Oz, a purple Kingly Critter with full intact crown went for $A186. That's about GBP100!
Cheers, Tony P