Looey's Critters

Hi Woodsie, I was just reading Will Osborne's post about identifying R&L cereal premiums.

Did you know Crater Critters were made in Australia?

I have a copy of this book by Craig L Hall Breakfast Barons Cereal Critters and the Rosenhain and Lipmann Legacy.

It really is THE BIBLE for this subject. I bought my copy back in 2006 and it is out of print and hard to find now but it really is worth hunting for.

Despite some dodgy layout design choices and colour photography, it's packed with amazing facts and is brilliantly researched.

I'll just drop a few pics of the book to aid anyone who wants to search it out.

Despite the exhaustive detective work that has gone into it, there is no mention of Gerry Anderson merchandise.

Although the Sugar Smacks Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet model kits were obviously in the R&L format, they don't have the characteristic trademark logo. 

Have you done a specific blog post about the Anderson cereal releases? I do wonder where Century 21 got their smaller models and figures manufactured (I had a Jeff Tracy figure as a kid)

Anyway, on with the hunt for anyone who wants to own this fabulous book!

Have you got one?

Cheers, Looey

Oz

https://www.booktopia.com.au/breakfast-barons-cereal-critters-and-the-rosenhain-and-lipmann-legacy-craig-l-hall/book/9780957861404.html

TAKE US TO YOUR LEADER by WOTAN: ONE OF BILL'S EARLIEST BLOG POSTS

After the positive response for the Moon Platoon alien, I thought I'd flag up another mystery alien! 

Posing on this shot with him are King Crater (sadly minus crown) from the R & L Kelloggs 'Crater Critters' series which came in UK Sugar Smacks cereal in the seventies and known as 'Kingly' in the states and Oz. 

Sat on his royal right is a the mystery figure, 'Man from Mars'. This little fellow is what appears to be a gumball premium and has pop out eyes! 

On his round, green back are the words 'Made in Hong Kong' (no surprise there) and 'MAN FROM MARS', which leads me to believe he may have other relations in the galaxy.... can anyone identify him ?

Wotan Bill

2008

GLUBBER AT CHRISTMAS

Hi,

Something a bit different. 

I was never a fan of Crater Critters as such, but I do remember having one of the range when I was a kid and I was fond of the chap. I recently decided to see if you could still get one. You can but they are pricey! 

So, I thought how hard can it be to make one? Here is my scratchbuilt Glubber! He's 4 inches tall, which makes him bigger than the one I had, but then again, I'm a bit taller now too!

He's made from milliput by the way.

Take care,
Kevin

UK

NO CRATER LOVE

 

I love this bag of bootleg crater critters from Mexico, Criaturas Extranas.

There's even an R&L style Molab in there too for good measure!

You got any bootleg crater critters or real ones maybe?