THE LAKESHORE LUNAR CAR

 

Lakeshore got this one right!

What a fabulous moon van!

Lakeshore is new to me. Do you know it?

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Wowzers!

MJ

Southcoast Base

UK

I've been Bugged!

 In February I changed upon this old Lunar Bug.

I loved my own as a kid so I thought I'd do it up for Junior this Easter.

It just needed some first aid: a lick of paint, a little chrome and a new back door.

Any good?

Did you have a Lunar Bug?

SNUG AS A LUNAR BUG

I picked this little stash up at the vintage toy shop in Kirkgate Arcade in Otley, West Yorkshire, t' other day.

The SPV Pizza Hut cup is for Junior at Easter, a bargain at one squid. The Lunar Bug and the 007 Moon Buggy were a fiver for both scrappers.

I adored my Lunar Bug back in the Sixties, its ratchetty legs a clear memory. All sorts of stuff went in the back: spacemen, sweets, you name it!

The large brown Star Wars ship was from another store called the 20p shop. Yep, everything in it is 20p! I also got an amazing book for Junior there, one of my faves as a kid - a story for another day that.

The two lunar junkers will be for Junior too this Easter. A small choccy egg can slide inside the Bug and the cockpit of the Buggy!

But first, to spruce them up.

There's lots of crud, paint loss, missing parts and grime from decades of active duty, so I've set to today and made a start.

I'm not after exact replicas for Junior. He's never seen these vehicles before, so functioning and presentable are the order of the day.

I've given the Bug a new rear door and tightened the wheel legs. The Bong Buggy has got a new radar and a patch on the broken 'ball'.

Both have been washed and mucked out and a first paint layer has gone on with paint pens, but they're no good for large areas, so I've ordered some Humbrol pots of red and white for the main bodies. They're still a mess but should improve with some tender attention.

 The little plastic car at the front I've rescued from the Missus's Grandkids' room sort-out. In fact I 'rescued' lots of small plastic bits. Sans canopy, I've stuck a little screen on for effect as I do like this tiny Kinder car. I once saw it advertised as a car from the TV series UFO!

Did you or do you have any of these vehicles readers?

A BOX OF FAB DELIGHTS

I enjoyed this pile of old toys being re-discovered by Calvertfilms. Have a look. FAB1, Lunar Bug, Superfast and more!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZX0-YD1mzo

Prototype Dinky SPV, Century 21 Props and Lunar Bug die-cast Toy Development by Gerald A. Wingrove MBE

I stumbled across this great site the other day, Film Props and Toy Development by Gerald A. Wingrove MBE.

There's lots for the space toy and Anderson fan to look at. What do you think?

http://www.geraldwingrove.com/Other_Models/Gallery-2.html

Have you come across Mr. Wingrove's work before readers?

KEVIN'S LUNAR BUG

Just picked up this Lunar Bug at a toy fair 10 minutes walk from home! (They do them every few months). Got it for £4, which I thought was cheap. This is all Scoop's fault, I saw his recent post and thought I really ought to have one of those!

Take care,

Kevin