IS SPACE ANGEL'S CRYSTAL A BRITAINS STARGARD?

 

I've often wondered who or what Britains based their shapely female space STARGARDS figure on in the 1980's.

One possible contender is the equally female character Crystal from the much older 1960's Space Angel cartoon as seen here on Transogram's Board Game based on the series.

Here's an episode of Space Angel, one of many on You Tube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hAoOhjA0x4

Do you remember this TV series?

News Splash! Britains Mini Frogmen

Hi Woodsy

Following up on the comments by Lewis on the frogman dioramas he remembered. 

I never had these sets, but I do remember seeing them in a catalogue, and thinking they were very nice. The frogman sets were part of a series from Britains called Mini-Sets, that were made in the early or mid-1970s. 

They were smaller than the usual 1/32nd scale used by Britains. I do not think I ever saw these sets on sale in New Zealand.

When I tried to find some information, I found that Wotan had posted an item on these sets back in 2019 - before I discovered Moonbase. 

This has a lot more detail. There were two underwater sets, the first one with two divers and an octopus, the other with two different divers and a shark.

MOONBASE CENTRAL: Britains Mini Sets (projectswordtoys.blogspot.com)

The attached photo is from Worthpoint.

Paul Adams from New Zealand

FOUNDS

 The Missus and me were let out on Saturday. We hit the charity shops! yay!

We got tons of modern kids' toys for our Grandkids and a few vintage odds and ends.

This Batman figure came with a plastic case of sorts and a grabbing arm.

Anyone recognise it?

Also an unusual die-cast car.

Its Blue Box and there is a ratchet style sounder underneath too.

Anyone know Blue Box die-casts?

Also a small Britains Deetail archer. Is he complete? From a set?

Anyone know?

Have you found any odds and sods lately?

MYSTERY LP STAR SET

This is unusual. 

A carded space set on an old Vectis auction.

The four chromed aliens are clearly LP inspired but the chromed spaceman looks like a much later Britains Star System.

A strange combination.

So what date will this be?

BRITIANS WORZEL AND THE SCARECROW MIX-UP: FOR TONY K

Tony mentioned his Worzel head. At a recent car boot I ummed and ahhed about a small plastic figure lead in a box of bits between my feet.

I had thought it was this Britains Worzel Gummidge figure, played by the brilliant John Pertwee [not to be confused with Catweazle played by Geoffrey Bayldon!]

Actually on reflection, what I saw is this Britains scarecrow with a crow on his arm.

I shoukd have picked him up and checked at the time!

Do you like Britains toys or Worzel Gummidge or Catweazle readers?

Have you got a Worzel head?