Pyro Technics

I've got this in my photo archive, but I haven't labelled it. I know it's from an old movie, but which one?

Are those Kleeware, Tudor Rose or Pyro toys they've used as props? 

Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars

Another strange old VHS I saw online. The cover art isn't the usual TV21 standard, so I'm guessing it's maybe from the video company art dept. Or?

What is that silver vehicle bottom left?

And top left, isn't that the SHADO Moon Hopper ... From UFO? 

I'm assuming this is a compilation of Captain Scarlet episodes from the beyday of video. Anyone know?  

The Adventure Begins: It Glows in The Night

 This is all new to me. Lords of Light. Is that a Micronauts style body? The card inside looks like He-Man! 

Anyone know this range? 

Will's Mystery Badge

Hi Woodsy, I Found this lapel badge . I think it’s toy or comic related but really no idea.

 Does anyone know what it is?

Will O

Dekkertoys Space Tent Mystery

Hello,

I hope you don't mind me getting in touch. I'm trying to identify a rather obscure Dekkertoys space toy from my childhood, and having found Moonbase Central and your coverage of Dekkertoys space toys, I thought you might be just the person to ask.

I've attached the only photograph I've been able to find of it. I had one of these as a child and believe I received mine for my sixth birthday in 1982.

It was a large silver vinyl space capsule/play structure. It wasn't a conventional framed play tent. The main structural uprights, the tubes/poles around the base and the roof structure were all inflatable, and the rest was made from vinyl. The black horizontal ribbing visible in the photograph was printed decoration rather than part of the inflatable structure.

I'm trying to establish its official Dekkertoys product name, catalogue/model number, when it was manufactured and sold, its original price and, ultimately, whether any examples are known to survive.

I've been unable to find another example online despite quite a bit of searching.

I noticed that you've featured Dekkertoys space toys belonging to Will Osborne. If you don't recognise this yourself, I wondered whether Will might recognise it or know anything about it.

I'd be enormously grateful for any information or leads you can provide. It would be fantastic to finally put a proper name and history to something I remember so well from childhood — and I'd absolutely love to find a surviving one one day.

Many thanks,

Tim R

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And mine and Bill's research:

Woodsy:

Argos No.20 1983 Autumn/Winter

Published on Oct 18, 2014 By Retromash

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Bill:

Newspaper archive,

 advert from Argos Stores in 1981, which lists a 'Dekkertoys Play House'.

Mystery Macau Space Vehicle

This is odd, seen on auction.

It looks like Multi Mac to me.

 Made in Macau, it's described as made by Gatabox.

Anyone know it?

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?

Bank Holiday Boot Haul and Unknowns

 There's always a big car boot sale on the UK's late summer Bank Holiday Monday, so the Missus and me took off to Castleford To have a rummage.

This was my frugal haul costing in total a fiver. I had fun ID'ing most of the bits. 

Anyone know the unknowns? 

Left: Britain's Space bits

Top LtoR: Unknown cast Staircase, Britain's fencing

Middle LtoR: Spider Man vehicle, unknown slot car, two 1993 FAB 1's.

Bottom LtoR: Super Shredder belt and spike pad, unknown pink knight, Husky MFU Piranha, Chap Mei Hercules weaponry, Falcon rear shooter.

Unknown slot car close-up

Unknown pink knight

Mistaken Toy Identities

 A bit of toy identity fun.

This week I caught Brave New World, the new Captain America flick with the red Hulk.

In it is a character Marvel call the Leader in the comics. 

A toy figure based on the big bonce looks like this.

In the movie Marvel decided to go for this look for the Leader.

Now I don't know about you but that movie look looks a heckuva lot like Ideal's 1960's Dr. Evil action doll, arch enemy of Captain Action pictured below!

What do you think? 

Another action doll mystery was I picked up at the local boot sale, one Mego-like Nathan Hale.

Googling said Nathan I came to this SeaQuest Captain toy.

My doll looks like this and clearly doesn't live in a sub.

Turns out he's an old American hero from days gone by.

If Nathan was boxed he'd look like this from a large vintage range by RT Toys.

Have you come across either Nathan Hale?

Have you mistaken a toy?

Mystery Toy Parts

 I recently picked up a bag of loose parts.

These two toy parts remain a mystery.

Any clues readers?

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Hey presto!

1990's Redbox Aircraft Carrier

Mystery American Truck

oK, I've now seen this truck in two different American sci-fi shows., the series Falling Skies and the DC movie The Flash, being the truck that nearly runs over the girl outside the pet shop near the start. 

Anyone recognize this truck? Excuse the poor screenshot.

Mystery Japanese Monsters

 

These are odd as a seen on a Japanese auction.

They look like little monsters, but I've no idea really. 

Have you readers? 

Bizarre Oz Space Balls on Beach

This is bizarre!

These strange spheres have landed on Oz's beaches.

Australian Fire Department

Seeing the photo I immediately thought of the LP space dome balls as seen on my friend Paul Vreede's fabulous website! Could the objects be big LP's! 

 https://share.google/sKuLpK86YsIqlA4kf

You can read the full BBC account of this Australian beachcomber space junk found in Queensland here:

 https://share.google/DTggQoTt42HzGcxHC 

Have you any space junk?

Ever come across anything that's been in space?

Mystery Spaceship Toy

 I had to look twice at this dalekesque spacecraft online. I thought it might be a Major Matt Mason vehicle I don't know!

Standing just 12cm tall it's alas, too short for the burly Major.

Is there another suitable figure you'd get to pilot it readers?

I'm unsure if it's make and whether it moves too.

Mystery Thunderbird 2

Recently on eBay this motorised TB2 is a mystery to me. 8.5 inches long, do you recognise it?

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Postscript

Taking up Arto's suggestion, here's the Lincoln Thunderbird 2 kit and their Space Warship kit for comparison. 

Lincoln TB2

Space Warship

And my own afterthoughts,

ASC Space Patrol

And the MOLTO TB2

Mystery Spaceship

 I saw this online the other day. I've no idea what it is.

It opens up and I wonder if a pilot sat inside?

Could be Japanese? 

Anyone recognize it?