My next planned toy project will be to recreate two vintage and rare 1960's Lone Star swords. Bill has kindly agreed to recreate the cards too, so we should be good to go.
The two are:
The Avengers Steed Sword Stick
[with secret Aqua moisturiser!]
image: murdersville
and the Zorro sword
image; worthpoint
I first saw these old Lone Stars in old vintage toy dealer catalogues in the 1990's and have hankered after them ever since.
There was a 3rd Lone Star TV sword, the Adam Adamant one, but currently I have no plans to make one of these, as I never saw this TV show as a kid and can't recall seeing it my old dealer catalogues. The card art portrait of him isn't great either; the proportions seem out. That signet ring looks great though with its double A stamp!
I may change my mind about not making one, I'm not adamant! ha ha
image; murdersville
You can see more about Steed's and Adam's sticks on the fabulous Murdersville cult TV site, from which I've borrowed two of the images.
Are these toys that you recall readers or indeed did you watch either Zorro, the Avengers or Adam Adamant on TV?
Both The Avengers and Zorro were childhood favs but who the heck is Adamant? :-)
ReplyDeleteWatched all three on British TV in the 60's.
DeleteI think Zorro was included on The World of Disney show.
All three shows were in a light hearted view of their genre. Ed, if you wish to be horrified at Britain in the 60's go to Youtube for Adam Adamant. See a really smug character and be thankful The Avengers was more popular.
I loved both The Avengers and Zorro, but Adam Adamant Lives was not on TV in NZ in the 1960s. I only heard about it later, but did get the DVD set of the surviving episodes. An excellent series, and well worth watching. A pity no one did a model of the Adam Adamant Mini.
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