With Regrets from Terranova47!

 " Well Digby, you broke it, you fix it! We missed Moonbase Central’s 18th birthday, hopefully we’ll make it home for the 19th.”

Brian B: Rocket Club Member 1210 Reporting for duty.

Hello Woodsy

Back on 25 August you posted Will's Unidentified Rocket Badge.

Here is my membership card for that club. I wish I could find the badges that I earned.

The second one, like Will's arrived after the comic had folded.

I thought at the time it was sad they couldn't be bothered to write in my name, I guess they knew the comic wouldn't last.

On reflection it was too American, whereas Dan Dare was as British as it could be.

Brian B

NYC

Food of the Blogs: Superman Super Cake

Hello Woodsy,

Nice that you mentioned Steve Flowers, it's great that he's still in business. I found him again a couple of years ago when I needed a couple of items to restore a Minic Fire Engine. A set of ladders and a bell. see here.

You seem to have great success looking through stores selling 'antiques' I guess my tastes are too UK oriented so I have less success here in the US but a couple of weekends ago I went through a large Antique retail shed and found something I would have loved as a kid.

A Superman baking pan.

 This weekend I baked a cake, sadly the result shows the image to be too shallow to be really viewable but I still love the aluminium pan.

Tastes good! Measures 13"wide on the elbows.

Regards,

Brian B,

NYC

The Convair XFY Pogo in Brian's World

 Hello Paul,

My Convair XFY Pogo in 1/72 scale perversely landed on the roof of East Winchley Station when the RAF decided to test ths aircraft for British use.

In Brian's World it was decided that the P1127 Jump Jet would be more useful.

Brian B

USA

On the Buses: How Terranova47 Got To School

Hello Woodsy

For infant school it was a Hornsey Council owned Bedford OB bus painted gray.

From age 8 Junior school was by a London Transport Trolley bus.

From age 12, Secondary Modern was by the same Trolleybus route only three times the distance.

In 1962 Trolleybuses ended and were replaced by Routemasters.

There were no instances of being locked in a box? London buses didn't have them.

For London Transport from 1959 we had bus passes so only had to pay the fare first day of term.

My daughter growing up in NYC attended her three schools by the Number 6 route subway.

Regards,

Terranova47

USA

Hank Framed

Hello Woodsy,

Here in reply to Will's finds, Hank and Mexican Pete puppets framed.

Sorry about the light reflection.

Terranova

USA

Painted Love: Terranova's Cars

Hello Woodsy,

Further to Rob's cars of the world, Northern Heights has a few painted samples.

White, blue and green examples crossing a bridge. Maker names can be seen on the boots.

Terranova47

USA

Baking Boats

 Hello Woodsy

Here is your photo with the unidentified yellow boat ( bottom right) and mine (green and red) with my old Kellogg's cereal toys. All are baking soda powered.

Terranova47

USA

Terranova47's Attic Finds 3

TIN TIN (K)

BANK STREET SELECTION. (L & M )

Bank Street published a brief series of pocket sized comics, these were compiled volumes as paperbacks.

The UK equivalent would be the War Picture Library etc.

Terranova47's Attic Finds 2

DC Comics; STAR TREK NEXT GENERATION (F)

DC Comics; STAR TREK (G)

CLASSICS Illustrated; THE RAVEN (H)

BATMAN (I & J )

Terranova47's Attic Finds 1

Hello

I went to check our attic and was pleased to find no new leaks. 

While there I opened a carton that was sealed back in the 1990's. It contained books, magazines and comics, a mix of mine and my then 9 year old daughter. In truth, though purchased for her, clearly they represent my tastes in stories.

Here are some that may interest MC readers.

Marther Washington Stranded in Space. I have enjoyed Dave Gibbons art since he was in Fanzines back in the early 70's/ (images A, B & C)

Thunderbirds In Space & Liftoff. Reprinting Frank Bellamy strips. (images D & E)

Thunderbirds are Go. A general history of the show. (image F)

More to come from the attic!

Terranova47

USA

Terranova47's War of the Worlds Steam Ram

Hello Woodsy

As a kid I was taken to three science fiction movies back in the early 50's.

Forbidden Planet

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

War of the Worlds

With Dan Dare in comics I was firmly on track to enjoy science fiction, whether in book form or movies.

I remember being told that War of the Worlds was a book and the story was British rather than the US setting of the movie. 

I read the Classics Illustrated comic version before the actual book and for me the sequence of the HMS Thunder Child ramming a tripod was the highlight.

I recently read a Graphic Novel version of the book by Chris Mould which was interesting but didn't mention HMS Thunder Child. 

Shortly afterwards I found the bottom of a ship's hull in my parts bin from when I kit bashed a trawler into a coastal tanker waterline model. 

That prompted me to research what a Royal Navy Ram looked like and instead found an image of a US Navy one.

 Using scraps and bits again from my parts bin I created the steam ram seen here, about to commence sea trials with an Admiral aboard.

Hope you like it.

Terranova47

USA

Dan Dare on the Radio

Hello Woodsy

As a follow up to Serial Thrillers,

Yes it's interesting that early radio series in the UK were either detective/adventure or Science Fiction in the late 40's/50's. After WW2 listeners wanted to escape reality and rationing.

Dan Dare was on Luxembourg because he was a popular item and Luxembourg was commercial and considered buying the rights worthwhile. The BBC owned it's properties.

The stories of Dan Dare were adapted from the comic's stories, new material wasn't needed from the creative team.

Attached is Dan viewing a paperback. He's not impressed as he doesn't read Science Fiction!

Terranova47

USA

PS. Anyone recall Dan on the radio?

The Future Was Then Exhibition

This looks interesting!

https://downthetubes.net/the-future-was-then-exhibition-opens-at-londons-cartoon-museum/

Terranova47

USA

A Manhattan Lobby .....

 ...... Halloweened!

Pics: Terranova47

Have you begun to Halloween up?

Favourite Movie Puzzler

Hello Woodsy

When I think of my favourite war films I think of .................   One of the actors was a star of the very first episode of The Twilight Zone.

I loved the aesthetic of the Grumman F9F Panther and early US jet fighter powered by a Rolls Royce designed engine.

I suggest posting my image asking for someone to identify the movie.

Anyone?

Terranova47

USA

Terranova's Minifig Marvelman

Hello Woodsy, in reply to Kevin's Minifigs, here is my Marvelman at play.

Terranova47, NYC

Are there any more out there?

Tuk Tuk Tuk

Hello Woodsy

Here is the Tuk Tuk or as called in India CNG AUTO RICKSHAW an all plastic model with Pull Back Action.

Also pictured is a CNG AMBASSADOR with Pull Back Action.

MAHINDRA classic SPORT Jeep

PALIO SPORT Saloon car

All four models are of Indian made vehicles by CENTY TOYS who made all these models in India.

Terranova47

NYC