Ed Needs Help Identifying Rocket

Woodsy,

I got this rocket in a job lot some years ago and have yet to be able to identify its maker. Maybe one of Moonbase's knowledgeable readers can shed some light?

From Vegas Base

Ed

Ed's Tarheel Project Sword Probe Force 2 Prepping For Take-off

Woodsy,

I haven't figured out if my Tarheel PF2 is taking off from the Project SWORD field in Woomera or London .....

... But, here it is just outside the hangar on my new runway display board!

From Vegas Base

Ed

Ed's New Runway Diorama/Display/Photo Board

Woodsy,

Back in 2018 I built a runway project out in The Cave, a 20"D x 96" (8ft) L runway to display various space and aircraft toys on for photography.

 It was a good concept but ended up falling flat.

Why? Well, first and foremost it was a shelf - a long shelf - and I really needed that space to store toys on. Secondly, in order for me to take in all 8ft in one photo, I'd have to knock a hole in the opposite wall and make the shot from outside!

I've had a couple of 2'x4' framed pieces of particle board sitting out in The Cave waiting for me to come up with some kind of idea for their eventual use. I thought, heck, I have soooo many spaceships, aircraft, helicopters, hangars, launch pads, etc., it's nutz - and no decent way to photograph them. The project isn't finished yet, but just good enough to start taking photos on, which I will send in a follow-up e-mail. The project was worked on top of our washer and dryer out in The Cave as shown in these photos.

From Vegas Air Field

Ed

Ed's Banks

Woodsy,

Here's some of the banks in my collection. A couple you've already seen, a couple you haven't:

The Astro Mfg Guided Missile Bank (I had one of these as a kid - but in a matte finish)

Fosta Plastic Space Ship Bank

Ertl #F004 Diecast Hershey's 1932 Northrop Gamma Plane - Bank

Ertl No. GC-5041 Diecast Miller Genuine Draft Truck Bank

I think there's a couple more out in The Cave that I haven't gotten around to photographing yet.

From Vegas Base

Ed

The Adventures of Captain Video and His Futuremen (An Extremely Short Story) - Pt. 1

Woodsy,

Aboard his spaceship the 'X-9', an unknown spaceship has been detected on Captain Video's radar screens. 

Upon hailing the unknown ship, all transmissions were met by an eerie silence. 

 Captain Video decides to board the hulk in an attempt to find answers and, upon entering the ship, quickly learns the air is breathable.

From Vegas Base

Ed

Ed's Alamo

Woodsy,

While I have a bunch of VHS tapes here in the hoard, I only have photos of two. I needed these to post on The Alamo Meta pages.

From The Vegas Hoard

Ed

A Couple of More of Ed's Banks

Woodsy,

I totally forgot my Lionel boxcar banks. Lionel turned several of what we call 'shorty' boxcars into banks.

 They had coin slots on the roof, but no way to access the coins unless you took off the body casting. I only have two of maybe the half-dozen Lionel made:

-Van Camp's

-Swift Premium

From Vegas Base

Ed

Ed's Batmobiles

Woodsy,

Here's a composite shot of my Batmobiles.

From Vegas Bat Cave

Ed

Ed's Red Alert!

Woodsy,

An urgent communiqué has been received warning of an incoming alien fleet.

 Our outpost has been placed on alert and our fighter's scrambled. Missile defense vehicles have been posted on the perimeter and Space Marines deployed to defensive positions.

HG Toys spaceships flying over MPC 60mm ringhand space troops and mobile missile launcher.

Ad is a scan of an original comic book ad from the 1960s. Now, that is a scene I'd love to recreate!

From Vegas Base

Ed

Ed's Alien World Diorama Base

Woodsy,

My red diorama base was built back in 2012 and made from a 29.5" x 11.5" piece of shelving (cut to fit within a shelf unit in The Cave), Styrofoam sheets for the rockwork, carved then covered with lightweight patching plaster, and lastly painted. 

I didn't want a gray Moonscape look for this one, but rather a red Martian-esque look. The photos show an additional rock outcropping which is actually a separate piece and removable, depending on whether I want to use it for a shoot. 

The background picture I painted myself - also in 2012 - on black foamcore. It's not made to represent Earth, just an alien world. I chose blue because it was a nice bright color that stood out from the black backing.

From Vegas Base

Ed

Ed's Exploring Moon Bug

Woodsy and MC,

Here's another toy snap from the series of photos I took last week.

Hope you like it.

From Vegas Base

Ed

USA

Ed's Star Trek Gallery

Woodsy,

Inspired by Scoop's post:

Here's a few ads and images for Star Trek that have come my way in Meta feeds.

From Vegas Star Base

Ed

More to come from Ed!