Moonbase Area 51

 Couple of fun shots I took last week.

The UFO

And the pilot!

MYSTERY GLASWEGIAN SCULPTOR PHOTOGRAPH

 An odd one this, even for MC; on one of our summer car boot trips a stallholder was giving away hundreds of random old prints collected over years. This is the one I liked as it seemed interesting, although it is a mystery as to who is on it.

 [It sort of reminded me of an old horror movie, Bucket of Blood, about a beatnik sculptor maniac!].

This mystery print shows a sculptor at work with a man sitting and another man watching.  The sculptor has a distinct Zapata moustache and goatee beard.

The back of the print is what I assume to be the photographer's address in Glasgow.

Can anyone shed any light on this old monochrome print?

Plastic Fantastic

 Old toys are so photogenic.

The tinternet is packed with snaps but not all of them have that extra zing.

Here's three from old sales sites that really caught my eye, all sharp and lovely.

Have you got fave toy pictures?

VIRGIL'S HOUSE

 Messin' with the mobile this afternoon, waiting to go out for a sit-down chippy tea.

Virgil's gaff.

Mars Cathedral.

Tri-Sabre on.

Tyre Fryer Station.

Darkside.

Your random sci-fi/ futuristic shots welcomed readers!

RICHARD'S M.A.S.K PHOTOS

Here's some pictures from the beginning of my career with the Toy Industry UK / Children's Comics , taken from my archives....from 1988 - 1989...

Enjoy this bit of Toy History....M.A.S.K. Mobile Armoured Strike Kommand....Kenner Toys UK......

My first Toy Industry product I got to work with....model sets , painted backgrounds and a lot of close up picture taking....these early pictures took me into a whole different way of doing things for my work...with M.A.S.K. using studio photography....before this I did only Portraits , Weddings , Theatres Publicity Pictures of Artists and Groups in Blackpool...some Commercial Products Photography and Motor Sport Magazine stuff....a whole new world for me was just about to happen around the corner in 1988/1989....

Hope you all like these pictures...Richard Dixon TPD STUDIOS UK.

Did you have any M.A.S.K toys?

RICHARD'S TOY PHOTOGRAPHY ARCHIVE

Hi .....Here's some more from my past....Action Man....Lara Croft Tomb Raider.....GI Joe.....Action Man.......hope you like these...

Richard Dixon

Lancs

UK

Then we have the "Danger Girls"....a poster for online sales...

Then the Bratz...."sports range" with car...I worked on The Bratz when they launched the range in the UK with a Magazine published by TITAN Magazines UK I did most of the photography and model set designs....

Early He Man and Masters of the Universe....did a selection of publicity shots for Mattel....]

GI Joe Action Force "Warthog"..."River Crossing"...publicity image for Hasbro Toys UK ....

The second run of Masters of the Universe in the early 2000's I think this one....again its for Mattel and also "Toontastic Comics" of Oldham....

VIRGIL ABLOH'S MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE

I love this toy photo, which I saw on Robb Report [what is that?]

These look like modern re-issues of MOTU figures - Skeletor and friends? -  but its the golden lighting in the shadow that I like so much.

Do you like it?

RICHARD'S ACTION MAN COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Here's some images from my work with the Action Man Toy range....I worked with Hasbro Toys , Marvel Comics UK , Panini Comics , Pedigree Books , Gemma Cards on this range of toys over an eight year contract starting in 1987....a selection of images coming over to you...hope your followers enjoy these....

The work for Action Man covered advertising photography , Marvel Comics and Panini Comics monthly comics , Gemma Cards Action Man Greetings cards.....and the Action Man Annuals with Pedigree Books . A series of fifteen photo story adventures of Action Man were also produced and designed by myself......for the Summer and Winter Special Editions of the Action Man Comic . 

The sets and photography for this range were created at my north west Lancashire Studio and followed on from my previous work with Hasbro on the Action Force and GI Joe Toy Ranges which were sold here and across Europe .

Richard Dixon 

TPD STUDIOS UK.

RICHARD'S ANDERSON CLOSE-UPS

A few more from my archive....close ups this time...enjoy....

Regards 

Richard Dixon TPD STUDIOS , Lancashire UK .

This time around....The rescue Eagle...original small miniature , around 18 inches - 2 feet in length....the nose unit of one of the modified spacecraft used in Space 1999....a small communications unit built by Martin Bower from Space 1999....Closup on a Hawk space fighter from Space 1999....Father Unwin...the original puppet from the Secret Service - last of the Supermarionation Puppet Series....

RICHARD DIXON'S GERRY ANDERSON MODELS

Some images from my archives... Hawk space fighter space 1999,

 - Intergalactic Rescue Puppet Set - JIF Fruits commercial

and a Moonbase Alpha model set.

Hope you like them,

Richard Dixon

Lancashire.

Angling for Art

I've got all arty with my seaside photos here in the Yorkshire Wolds. Going for a painted sort of look I give you ....

Lady Swimmers

Sea Anglers

We're off to Bridlington today so more sand, a horror novel read in a cafe and hopefully charity shops stuffed with old Dinky's!

What are you up to readers?

RICHARD DIXON'S SEASTAR 5: PART 3

Image One....SEASTAR 5 approaching the reef near its island base.....Omelek Island , Marshall Islands , Pacific Ocean....

Image Two.....Admiral J p Henry , Commander of the Marine Aquanaut Rangers Squadron .....This is one of my characters....an artwork cut-out placed on the background image and then photographed as a composite for the final picture.

Image Three......The MIDAS Building....Pearl Harbour.....Navy Base .A large model miniature .

Image four....An Ocean going Drill platform - miniature....This appears at the end of storybook three in the series ...

Enjoy!

Richard Dixon

UK

THERE'S SOMETHING ON THE TRACKS!