TERRY's NEW JOE 90 COLLECTABLES FROM JAPAN

Blog friend and Anderson fan Terry H has kindly sent me pictures of a small pocket notebook and a jigsaw puzzle he's recently got from Japan for his collection.

Hope you like them.

Junior 90

 I've been reading Joe 90 Annual strips to Junior this week before bed. He really likes them - Rat Trap and the like. It's the Annual with Big Rat in the cover.

Junior made a couple of observations: he asked if Mac's Car has the same legs and tyres as his die-cast Lunar Bug? Are they related?

The other thing was whether Joe 90 was as famous as Thunderbirds? We agreed that Thunderbirds was an A-lister, but where is Joe 90? B-list? What else are A and B- listers?

WILL'S SUGAR SMACKS JOE CAR

My latest find… the Sugar Smacks Joe 90 Car .

Quite a nice one. Will O

TANKS IN ADVANCE

 Years and years ago MC covered a cheapo plastic ATV available in the discounters, the advance guard of any carpet army.

It had the solid chops of the Joe 90 TV show Explosives Truck U59 we thought. Here's a Japanese Tamiya model of it and the U87.

Well it looks like decades later a similar cheapo ATV is back, the Deform Armoured Car.

This could be Chinese or Indian, I'm unsure. Its online.

Its bump 'n' go!

Interestingly the tank barrel pops out and the rear lifts to run a disco!

What do you think?

Have you got an cheapo ATV like this?

LOOKING FOR JOE 90!

I'm not sure if readers also read the website for Anderson Entertainment, but there is a national 'search' going on to find the former voice actor of Joe 90, one Len Jones.

Len was a young actor in the Sixties and besides doing the voice of Joe he appeared in films like Spring and Port Wine.

I've written about Len on MC before; 

https://projectswordtoys.blogspot.com/2018/09/tenth-anniversary-dossier-len-jones.html

Anyways, if you should know of Len's whereabouts then Gerry Anderson's son, Jaimie, would love to hear from you! 

https://www.gerryanderson.com/whatever-happened-to-len-jones-the-voice-of-joe-90/

JOE 90'S MACS CAR in GAMES AND TOYS MARCH 1969

 Thought this was a nice advert. Will O.

KEVIN'S IMAI MACS CAR

Hi,

Recently obtained this old Imai kit of Mac's car from Joe 90.

Must fly,

Kevin

CRATER SKATER

 

There's just something about this Kellog's cereal toy, the Captain Rik Crater Skater.

For a different generation than me, it recalls my beloved Joe 90 Macs car from the 60's. It must be the chunky positioning tyres and the overall shape. Those big engines too.

I loved my Mac's car. Captain Ric is an 80's character I imagine. 

Does he ring any bells with you?

JOE 90'S HOVER VAN SCRATCHBIULD BY KEVIN

Hi,

I have scratchbuilt a replica of one of the hover vans seen in Joe90. Always loved the design.

Float on,
Kevin D

UK

REMOTE CONTROL ATV: JOE 90 WOULD HAVE LOVED IT!

MJ from Southcoast Base kindly sent in this cool clip from YT showing a nifty remote control ATV with tracks.

What do you think?

It sort of reminds me of the tracked A14 which appeared in Joe 90 TV episode Attack and Destroy as seen on this You Tube clip too.

Wonder if Dinky ever considered it?

              

JOE 90 SECRET AGENT RADIO SCRATCHBUILD

Hi,

Quick scratchbuild of Joe 90's secret agent radio. It is made from plywood covered in aluminium to try to make it look solid and metal without painting it.

Now where did I put my glasses?

Kevin D
UK

SUPER M JOE 90 MERCHANDISE GALLERY

If you like Joe 90 then this old collectables gallery is for you. Super M have similar galleries for all the Anderson TV shows. What do you think?

http://lester.demon.nl/superm/joe90/merc-gallery.html

LEN JONES AKA JOE 90 ON TV

Len Jones was the child's voice behind Joe 90.

In 2018 I blogged about Len and borrowed this still from Big Rat showing Len together with Joe.

Well, in a stroke of serendipitous world intelligence worthy of W.I.N Len Jones is on telly not once but twice over the next week on the UK channel Talking Pictures TV.

Len appears in what is regarded as his most famous acting role in the film set in Bolton, Lancashire, Spring and Port Wine from 1970. 

Next up some days later is Len's uncredited role lying in a hospital bed in The Christmas Tree from 1966.

I've not seen either of these films so I hope to catch at least one of them.

I haven't pinned down exactly which days they are on though yet.

Anyone know them?

MYSTERY PEDIGREE JOE 90 DOLL

I saw this on Worthpoint, an old auction for a Joe 90 doll. is it really a Joe 90 doll? It looks strange. Check out the description and let me know what you think.

"Rare Old Joe 90 character doll..Made in Hong Kong by Pedigree Toys back in the late 1960's .."Bendy" arms & legs although left arm doesn't bend at shoulder anymore..In tidy condition for age but does have grubby marks to body & split to rubbery plastic at crotch..facial features excellent..needs a good clean to improve..Hair dishelved & hard to tell if been trimmed..approx 15cm tall"

KRITSANA'S TAMIYA U59

Pictures kindly supplied by reader Kritsana Tawanont.

The U59 starred in TV's Joe 90.