The Tensyoudo FAB1

This is the Japanese FAB1 Model by TENSYOUDO, on eBay for almost a cool £2K! I'm not sure of the scale.

I now have something similar, if not better, for a fraction of that. 

To be revealed!

Absolutely FABulous!

Woodsy,

Here is the JR21 FAB 1 friction toy, straight from 1966! Woodsy alerted me to this auction on eBay, and I wasn’t even going to bid, as I figured the price for this beauty would go sky-high.

But at the last minute, I placed a low bid on the item, just to participate, and was shocked when I discovered I had won this amazing Supermarionation icon!

Since I consider my winning of this toy a gift, I am going to gift it to a friend who is even more of a Thunderbirds nut than I am. So it will end up in the perfect home.

Here are some pix of this incredible vehicle, which looks to be in pristine shape. The Supermarionation Gods were certainly shining on me this time around!

Rob C

USA

My FAB1's

 This is my small FAB1 collection.

LtoR

Century 21*, Scalextric, Dinky*, Carlton, Carlton talking

All are second-hand and found by chance except for the Scalextric, which is the most detailed and a Christmas gift from our daughter.

I'm missing quite a few like the remote control version from Century 21, the Corgi die-cast and the various model kits.

Somewhere I do have the small Matchbox car. I think my Grandson has it.

Has finding these FAB1s been great fun?

Yes, M'Lady!

Have you got one?

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To be updated!

I've even more since taking these shots in the bath! TBC! 

A Fab1 Toy Gallery

 Product Enterprise FAB1,

Approx. 45cm long

AIME FAB1

Came in small and large scales

https://youtu.be/G5iDKHT18oQ?si=z7v2n_Wsj-qhct2m

FAB2

TerraHawks Hudson

Carlton Remote Controlled

IMAI Kit

JR21 Remote Controlled

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Relatives:

The Sharna pink pedal car

ZIMA Pink Rolls-Royce, 

20 inches Long 

Bill's Terrahawks Hudson by Bandai, possibly the naffest toy of the range!

Bill Ev's Dinky FAB1 Restoration

 Hi Woodsy,

I've just started restoring my 1966 vintage Dinky FAB1. Initially, I tried spraying the grill with chrome paint, but I was not happy with the finish. Plus it was too fragile and subject to the slightest scratch.

So I decided to polish the metal and use Johnsons Klear to protect it. This gave a better finish keeping more of the detail.

So attached is the first photo for your delight.

I do note the pockmarks where the number plate will go. But that will be covered.

My intention is to make it look pretty much as it looked when I unboxed it for my birthday in 1966. With just a few alterations.

Wish me luck.

Bill Ev

Stairway to Hercules

Here's some updates on the toy bits I picked up on yesterday.

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Mystery Stairway Solved!

Hello Woodsy

This photo has two of the Hornby Dublo Passenger stair sets.

Center left and top, quarter way from left.

Brian B

NYC

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Chap Mei Hercules in Situ

Here are the loose weapons I found neatly blistered on original online cards. How cool are they! 

Amazingly I found the very same Centaur above, loose, a few weeks back at another sale. Chap Mei! 

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Super Shredder Geared Up

Here's the Turtles' spiky villain wearing the belt and spike pad like the ones I found.

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Small soft FAB1 Unknown

This tiny FAB1 dated 1993 is a mystery. Any ideas?

Bill Ev's Thunderbirds Fun with AI

Woodsy,

I know it's fashionable to criticise AI. But I see it as simply an extension of the creative process. Really not too different to an electric guitar, or a sequenced synthesiser, or 3D printing as opposed to carving. [And I am both a musician and a qualified fine arts artist] and I don't object to AI...

But I digress. Here are some AI sequenced photos of our stringed friends, processed to look like real people. I recognise that not everyone will see the resemblance. But if I'd spent hours and hours trying to make them look completely realistic, the illustration would still not look right to some.

   

Plus, a meme I saw online that made me chuckle! 

Also attached is a teaser of the start of restoration work on the 1966 issue of the Dinky FAB 1.

 

When I was about 7, I broke off the radiator mascot. Having a close inspection of the original photos, I can see that the original issue had a stylised 'P' instead of 'RR' and the mascot looks remarkably like a rocket!

This looks almost identical to the FAB 1 radiator mascot in the new Thunderbirds series. Clearly WETA Digital must have been inspired by Dinky's solution to get around the image issue, whether be it for copyright reasons or product placement prohibition for children.

We'll see if my carving and filing skills with solder are still up to scratch. [Now I really could do with AI!]

Bill Ev.

Manual Labour

I know the modern Hollywood Thunderbirds film wasn't a huge favourite but here's a collectable I haven't seen before, the Fab 1 Car Manual in a pink case! 

https://share.google/UCh3nIGn4gk9GyonC 

Lady P has Parker to fix her car. She doesn't need a manual! 😂

SANTA'S FAB1

Like some of you have already, Secret Santa was kind enough to bring me this minty boxed and gorgeous Scalextric FAB1 at Christmas.

I wuz thrilled!

You can see it action on the Scalextric You Tube channel.

https://youtu.be/3D24jo_zWb4?si=1EVCBiWpphw4ibNN 

There's also a chromed version. 

Which do you prefer?

FAB1 on the Tracks

It's enough to make me want to start up slot car racing!

What do you think readers?

https://youtube.com/shorts/VrK2rOkRX40?si=rfttL9WXD1DH-lkD 

PS. Is it FAB1 or FAB 1?

LOOEY'S HOME-MADE THUNDERBIRDS AND STAR TREK GUM WRAPPERS .... and MORE!

Hi Woodsy! I was VERY impressed with Norman's ephemera collection. My Captain Scarlet choccy wrappers must be lurking around there too!

I was amused at the scrap booking with Sellotape holding the cherished items on place.

I have just finished my first ever Portrait of my friend Nick Stathopoulos, for the Blue Mountains Portrait Prize this year.

Nick is a Fine Artist, but I've known him since he was just a drooling fanboy and this work celebrates that history.

Here, he is surrounded by his closest friends and all the influences of his childhood ( mostly disaster movies!).

The display box is a mash-up of 1950's Bolland style amusement machines and 1970s style Greek action movie posters!

Of particular interest (maybe to Norman), are some decorations on the sides of the display box. Greek style Thunderbirds and Star Trek gum wrappers, glued down with yellowed Sellotape as if from 50 years ago!

Too bad none of them are real!

Keep on Bloggin' 

 Looey

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