"To carry a man, a larger edition is required...": an art box is born!

Hello Woodsy, my Missus has been getting up to all sorts of hijinks...

As Cliff Richard sang "I met a girl and she told me she loved me

I said you love me then love means you must like what I like"

Well, that's come home to roost with her latest 1/12 scale room box. 

It features a friend of ours in his studio (for the BlueMountainsPortrait Prize)

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There are lots of lovely details like the broom made out of a toothbrush and the mandatory hidden mouse, but the crown jewel is a hand made miniature of George Pal's Time Machine, reimagined as a pull toy!

The disc at the rear and the cushions on the chair are made of Sculpey poly clay. The base is balsawood and aluminium wire. The carved timber details on the chair are cut out of plastic sheet and the flourishes built up with modelling paste and PVA glue (how does she do it?)

The whole thing is hand painted with chrome metallic paints for the details. I'd just bought a new box set of Green Stuff World metallics and it looks like it's left me already and gone to live in her paint drawer!

Hmmm, those wheels on the pull toy look awfully familiar... Ring any bells, Moonbasers?

Looey

Oz Base

Your Favorite TV Shows and Movies Go Mini with Basic Fun's Tiny TVs - The Toy Insider

These are super cute cool! What do you think? Which show would you miniaturise readers?

https://thetoyinsider.com/basic-fun-tiny-tv-launch/ 

Matchbox Mayhem: Tank Battle in Miniature

Here is a mini diorama, built on the top of a matchbox, and featuring a pair of WW2 tanks - a German King Tiger, and a Soviet T-34/85. The scale is 1/700th, which is normally used for model ships.

What do you think?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcjyHdDnQ44

Paul Adams from New Zealand

BONSAI BOXCAR

 Once more the minute work of the Japanese mesmerises me. Look at this gorgeous miniature train layout on top of a wooden box! What do you think?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nwsjx9ndG0

MADE IN JAPAN

Japanese Glico toys always amaze me. Just look at this lot I saw on a Japanese auction. See anything you like?

TURNING JAPANESE

 For sheer locomotive creativity I think You Tube's 8atelier get's my top vote.

Perfection on tracks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmaE1pn-lKE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRtBsVoXVoE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf0h4afDxN4

ITS BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS!

This is the perfect Christmas sunday afternoon for me.

The tree, the telly [minus the footy] and the chair. Its empty 'cos I've gone to get another sherry!

 What would make it complete for you?

Hot Wheels: Little and Large!

Character Options have recently done mini versions of some classic toys. 

Regards,

Will O.

UK

MINIATURE SID

I really like this miniature UFO SID.

The red and blue SID is a Japanese miniature or omake, likely makers would be Glico or Morinaga I would say.

I haven't seen any other miniature UFO toys but I have seen a similar SPC and MSV from Captain Scarlet.

I shall keep my eye out for little UFO's though.

NATO STRIKE FORCE PLASTIC MINIATURE TOY JETS

I bought this Dare-Devil parachute set years ago on Ebay.

I just loved the little planes

I've often wondered if they came from a larger set.

Well, I may have found it.

This carded rack toy was on Ebay this year and I saved the image.

The NATO Strike Force by TF of Hong Kong.

It looks like my two types of jet are the Phantom [ long and thin] and the Vulcan [deltoid shape].

Have you got anything like this?

DO YOU REMEMBER A SMALL PLASTIC FOIL FISH THAT WRIGGLED IN YOUR HAND?

The small plastic toys that shot out of this Christmas's crackers reminded me of those wonderful miniature knick knacks we had as a kid. Here are a few I remember. Do you?

Magic Fish - these small plastic film fish would squirm and flip in your palm. Not sure of the science. I imagine its static.

Chain Mail Fish - an articulated metal fish usually at the end of a key chain. It was very floppy and golden. 

Plastic Book Viewer: a small plastic book that you looked into to see something, which I can't remember. It could have been a picture or even a magnifying glass. Often the book was a Bible and again a key chain.

Metal Concertina Book - another key chain special, this was a small golden metal book, that when unhinged a concertina of paper pictures would flop out as a single many folded strip. Often pictures of Spain or Ilfracombe.

Desiccated Worm - this was a squished up paper worm ball that when placed in water would expand into a much bigger worm. A sort of joke for bathtime.

Restless Skeleton - my joint fave knick knack of all time, this was a small plastic magnetised Skeleton, which just would't lie down on its coffin. Also came as a restless pharaoh called King Tut. Typical of the treasures on offer mail order from the mighty Ellisdons of Liverpool.

Do you remember these and more mini toys?

Pictures welcome!

MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE UFO MINIATURE TOY SETS: NAZCAS INLUDED

This series of little carded plastic UFO sets have always interested me.

I saw them again on Ebay with martian-eye-watering prices!

There were 3 sets by Uni-King Toys from 1996.

They were called UFO Mysteries of the Universe.

They have a Polly Pocket/ Mighty Max vibe going on.

Whats particularly interesting for me is how they include small 'slabs' of the Nazca lines, which I loved as a kid. One of the world's greatest ancient mysteries - Von Daniken thought they were UFO runways! Superb!

Along with the Nazca lines there's a smart green spacecraft.

There are 3 different sets.

The 3 sets are based on 3 different UFO shapes.

The Nazca lines feature on the card back as well. Extra info! What fun!

I see Peterkin are the importer. Who are they?

What do you think of these toys readers?

Do you know about the Nazca lines?