In the 1960s/1970s I had a couple of tin water colour paint boxes. A small one with (I think) a circus scene on it; and a large one with a b...

My Universal horror collection. Frankenstein, Dracula, the Wolf Man, Invisible Man, and Mummy are all multi-movie sets. The Phantom of the O...

Hi Woodsy Here is a bizarre little crumb of modelling trivia – a connection between Airfix and Dan Dare – Pilot of the Future. Not being an ...

Hi Woodsy In a recent post, you mentioned a toy car called the Minister, which had appeared in an auction.  It seems the car is based on a f...

Hi Woodsy The latest addition to the Hot Wheels Top Gun Maverick line is this '71 Porsche 911, in the 2025 Pop Culture series. Being pa...

Hi Woodsy In recent years Matchbox have released a number of models in an unusual, and rather nice, light green. The markings are for the Na...

Hi Woodsy Aurora was a US model company, who were most famous for their monster kits, mainly based on Universal horror movie characters from...

Hi Woodsy, The latest fair in Auckland was very successful for me, with a good haul of kits, die-casts, and books. This fair will be moving ...

Hi Woodsy, You and Bill recently came up with a brilliant new box for the Penn Plax Creature From The Black Lagoon. This Aerating Action Mon...

Hi Woodsy          Back in 2021 and 2022 Hot Wheels released a model in their Super Rigs series called Red Planet Transport.  This series co...

Hi Woodsy The Convair XFY-1 Pogo was a US Navy experimental Vertical Take-Off and Landing fighter of the 1950s. It was powered by a single A...