SOMETHING YELLOW - Contemporary Glass Society

When I saw this I thought it was the kind of cute plastic toy I collect.

It's made of glass!

Check out the Contemporary Glass Society.

https://cgs.org.uk/onlineexhibition/something-yellow/

Do you like glass?

It's a Barbie Swirl

Spent a happy hour cleaning two old car boot cars.

The little merc got an overnight Dettol bath to remove a layer of red repaint (thanks Bill) and a vigorous swirl in a jam jar of soapy water. It's taken most of the original blue off as well, but that's OK. I like the look it's got now.

The big Barbie roadster is a pinanan ... A Ferrari, which has cleaned up really well with a damp scouring pad. 

Are you cleaning stuff?

Rockets in my Pockets

 Whilst my VHS project has had to be put on the back burner for financial and technical reasons, my new obsession are Corgi Rockets, largely because I've found so many so cheaply this month!

A complete Rockets novice, I do remember adoring them as a kid, easily as much as my redlines. 

Currently, for me, it's much easier finding Rockets than redlines, so it makes more sense to collect them.

It's a steep learning curve and I've been picking Bill's brains.

Apart from the usual Rockets there are some unusual sets out there containing some strange vehicles, so as I'm just discovering them, I thought I'd share them here too.

First up is Jerry's Banger, seen here with the little canon.

It's a Corgi Junior Whizzwheels but rather confusingly was included in the Corgi Rockets Tom and Jerry Crazy Chase Set.

Strange that they didn't use proper Rockets but as I say, I'm still learning!

The other car was Tom's Go Cat.

Seen here in the flesh and one I've yet to to find.

Next up is the equally odd Rockets Wall of Death Special set. Again this Rockets box contained two Corgi Juniors.

Here are the two vehicles. Is that a standard Whizzwheels Ford Capri? Which bike is that? Anyone know? Oddly, the Capri illustrated on the set box top is fully liveried.

Last but not least, the Rockets Alpine Ski Set.

Like the other two sets I certainly never saw this when I was a kid.

Looking at it I find it an odd choice for a Rockets.

The skiier is the main event. Again, I've never seen this in all the years I've been car booting.

Have you?

All fascinating stuff but I think I'll stick to the regular Rockets I think. I may have a chance of finding them!

Steve Tanner Launches Project SWORD Kickstarter

Best of luck Steve!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/timebomb/gerry-andersons-project-sword

Cast Asides

 It's Walpurgis Nacht, a time of witchery, so I'm rifling through my obscure Horror VHS pile.

 I can see that a few young film makers and actors cut their teeth in cheapo 1980's horror films. 

For instance I found Night Beast, a typical 80's schlocker, which I understand had a music score by one JJ.Abrams, aged just 16! 

I haven't seen it. Have you?

Parasite, another 80's creeper, was an early vehicle for the talents of a young Demi Moore.

And rumour has it that the model on the cover of the notorious I Spit on Your Grave was also one Demi Moore! 

And last but not least, Dario Argento's Phenomena (which I'm sure has another name) gave starlet Jennifer Connelly a chance to shine.

I've not seen any of these. Have you?

Dinky Boots

 It's Wodans Day and that means car booting.

Another gloriously sunny Spring morning making rummaging in the boots even more fun.

Today's haul:

(A tenner, the lot)

I treated myself to two Dinky Superior ambulances, which I loved as a kid. Just the battery operated one to find now.

Two more Corgi Rockets for spares and a Corgi Junior Jerry's Banger, one of two which featured in the Corgi Rockets Tom and Jerry racing set, the other, Tom's car.

Big Barbie Ferrari and Action Man quad?

Lots of small Gen 1 Transformers.

A big Zord body.

Various Star Trek bits, unknown TB4, X Files cards, large boat thingy.

Assorted oddments.

Unknown weapons.

Too nice to be inside, I started cleaning and sorting the stuff in the garden, clipping parts together that seemed to fit. Many items yet to be ID'd.

The Plancruiser Mystery

Woodsy,

One of the items in Museo Leikki exhibition is this uncut sheet to build a Plancruiser rocket ship, accompanied with some spacemen and alien life forms.

Published by Kuvataide in 1957, its name suggests that it is a Finnish issue of a foreign original, very likely a British one. However, searching the internet gives no results.

Any help in recognizing the origins of the Plancruiser would be greatly appreciated.

Arto

Helsinki Base

 

Will's One Little Step Stamp

Hi Woodsy

One of my customers gave me this today. 

A large Apollo stamp. (Pencil for scale ) 

Don’t know the age or country of origin. Anyone identify it?

Will O

Bam- Bo, the Estrela Rilla Bot

This is the Brazilian Bam-bo.

Another bot by Estrella. 

There's something ape-like about that face and the long arms. Old Bambo definitely has mecha-Kong vibes aplenty.

What do you think? A Ding a ling?

Rooting in Rothwell

 The Missus and I took a drive to Rothwell today, a small pleasant town near Leeds.

We went largely for the 8 charity shops in the centre but really enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere of the pedestrianised high street. The Spring sun helped too.

I'm being frugal at the mo with buying stuff so I came home with just two books on David Bowie. Oh and the Missus bought me a coat for summer, as well as her own odds and ends. 

Here are some things I passed on.

This looked like a female Boba Fett. Anyone know her?

Countdown Annuals.

I've got these already. You?

Take Your Pick board game, a new one on me.

Antroponova, a huge anthropology set, mint inside. It weighed a ton but looked really interesting, what with skulls and chemicals! 

Family Fortunes. Was this on TV in your country?

I thought this Grand National game was old but it's from 2000.

Vintage Beatles always excite me so when I saw Twist and Shout (did Lennon and McCartney not write it?) and I wanna Be your Man on the other side of this single I did, get excited.

Then I saw the Barron Knights! Doh!

Anything here you like?

Captain 21

 I've got these two snaps in my auction archive.

He's definitely Captain Scarlet.

Century 21 SPV? 

SPC?

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Why didn't they make a big plastic toy MSV? ☹️

Walt Disney Press Out Book 1970

 I picked up this lovely Disney Press Book last week at an outdoor sale, for the princely sum of £1. 

There are activity sheets, paint by numbers and superb pressure out colour shapes of Jungle Book and many more classic.

Published by Purnell in 1970.

Have you any press out books?