BRITMODELLER: ED STRAKERS CAR

 Check out this fascinating resource on Ed Straker's and Paul Forster's cars in TV's UFO.

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235028357-ed-strakers-car-paul-fosters-car-gerry-anderson-ufo/

UFO Code 3 Truck

 I'm always intrigued by the choices Code 3 makers make.

I can completely imagine the excitement they must feel when the idea comes to fruition and the completed project sits in front of them.

This UFO truck and trailer I saw on eBay must have been great to see finished with it's long custom box.

It sits well with the other UFO vehicles in the true fleet in the auction picture.

I assume it's in the show. Is that right?

KEVIN'S SCRATCHBUILT SKY 1: POSITIVE TRACK!

 Courtesy of Kevin D

UK

Enjoy!

THE SHADO OF CHRISTMAS

Took a few shots of my studio-scale Shado Mobile scratchbuild.

Cheers,

Enjoy

Kevin

UK

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Did you get a SHADO 3 Mobile one Christmas readers? Pictures welcomed!

SAT WAITING

To be honest, I don't know what these are. they're in my photo archive from browsing Japanese toys and marked SAT car.

Very UFO, any ideas readers?

KEVIN'S SCRATCHBIULT SHADO LUNAR MODULE: IT'S ATMOSPHERIC!

 Courtesy of Kevin D

UK.

Enjoy!

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING GRENDIZER

 

I like this auctioned carded Grendizer set for a couple of reasons.

First of all it looks fantastic and I would have loved it as a kid!

Second I like the UFO branding, which I assume is coincudental and nothing to do with the Gerry Anderson series. 

Even so, the pistol even does have a look of the Echo UFO gun we've covered a few times on MC. The toy Echo gun was connected to Gerry's TV show!

Here's the Echo UFO gun so you can compare them. What do you think?

KEV'S SCRATCH UFO FLEET

Hi,

These are the scratchbuilt UFO models that I've got.

Positive track,

Kevin

UK

A SCRAMBLE FOR PROSPECTORS

I liked these Aoshima Moon Base Interceptors lined up and ready for action on a Japanese modelling site.

Even better are these two miniature colourful interpretations of Project SWORD vehicles, namely the Prospector and the Scramble Bug. The UFO SHADO3 ain't bad either!

Have you got any UFO or SWORD toys or models readers?

UNIDENTIFIED FLOATING OBJECT

This RC amphibious truck by You Tube's RC Modders is just fabulous and very UFO! What do you think?

MYSTERIES IN THE BLISTER: UFO RACK TOY SETS

 I've blogged these before.

I've still only ever seen them online,

UFO, Mysteries of the Universe and Visitors from Outer Space.

Like a Sci-Fi Polly Pocket, these plastic flying saucers come with a gaggle of aliens and a gadget or two.

A classic rack toy, these sets were made with love.

As a kid I would have adored them.

Just look at the maggoty alien babies inside the one below! How great!

The use of NAZCA symbols and ancient wonders on the card back just make them even more interesting for budding Ufologists. I mean how many toys have a NAZCA spider on them?

If it was the Sixties LP would snapped them up but these are from the 80's or 90's and appear to be unbranded.

Anyone know the maker and the date?

The saucers open up like flowers on Mars and away you go.

Closed up they're a neat domed UFO that probably fits in the pocket.

There were three different saucer sets and all made in China. I cannot see a brand name.

Anyone remember these?

Do you like them?

KEVIN'S SCRATCHBUILT SHADO LUNAR MODULE! ITS FAB!

KEV'S COMET MINIATURES SHADO LUNAR MODULE

Hi,

Been sorting out a lot of my stuff for display in my, hopefully improved model room. Dug out this, which I've had for years. It is a Comet miniatures mini metal model of the Shado lunar module but with a rare gold-looking finish. Never seen another.

Anyway, it is getting its own little box frame.

Positive track,

Kevin

COAST GUARD SHADO 2

I just love this photo I saw on flickr of a US Coastguard vehicle in Sturgeon Bay by Garrit Speckhard.

I'm not entirely sure of its a boat or a land vehicle or both but its got Gerry Anderson chops in spades!

It would have looked great on Thunderbirds!

There's a real SHADO vibe to the front especially when you think of Mike Trim's original concept.

What do you think?

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING TOTAL TAXI VEHICLE

Just watching Total Recall - the old one - Kuato, Quade and Venusville! 

Can't help noticing a similarity between the Johnny Cab (bottom pic), the one where Arnie rips out the Johnny driver, and the much older UFO Jeep (2nd from top). 

And that Mars Taxi (2nd from bottom) seems to have the front end of the SPV (top)! Basically Captain Schwarzenscarlet! 

What do you think?

PS. Did Captain Scarlet actually have a first name?

 UFO Jeep and SPV pics from the excellent Cloudster site.

A UFO HAS LANDED BY BILL EV

Sometime in the summer of 2005, I spent a week up in Yorkshire with my friend, Celtica Radio presenter and the stations Founding Director Dave (Cooky) Cook.

During that time, we visited Whitby, and there found a little shop off one of the narrow cobbled streets. The shop was an Aladdin's Cave of Product Enterprise die casts; Eagles, XL5s, Stingrays, SPVs and SHADO equipment which were all in abundance. There was also a beautiful SHADO Interceptor and UFO for sale at £29.99. Stupidly, I thought it was too much to pay, so I passed up on it.

I've been kicking myself ever since.

Cooky and I have often talked about this time, and that I should have just bought the blessed thing. But with the prices such precision models now command, its not something I'd never, ever have suggested a treasured friend to get for me as a gift.

A few days ago, a signed-for package arrived via Royal Mail. So, expecting something else I'd ordered on Ebay turning up (which we'll hear about in a later posting), my first thought was "This is a bigger box than I expected."

I carefully opened it only to find it was this…

Inside, was this beautiful pristine Konami 1/144, or 1/200th scale UFO. Mint, in a mint box, in the sealed plastic bag. And a personal message from Cooky and his wife Angela. I know how much these things fetch on Ebay so I rang them up to say thank you and also to tell them off about spending that amount of money on me.

I honestly can't put into words how perfect the build of this model is. Konami are known for their television accurate models, (I have more than a few of the others in my collection) and this is no exception. Using the 1971 UFO Annual as reference, this is perfect. 

 In fact, because its been made with modern materials and production methods, the UFO is better finished than the actual models used in that TV show itself. For the team of craftsman who created this model, it must have been a labour of love. The lines are clean and super accurate, and even the veins and inner section spins with the clear dome and base staying static. 

 Certainly, if some production company wanted to make a new series of the UFO TV show, and Xerox the look of the UFOs. They could scan these beautiful models for CGI distance shots, and possibly close-ups too.

Here are a couple of shots next to a few other famous craft that I have which are roughly in scale...

Of course I'm very grateful to their kindness and for thinking of me like this. So thank you Cooky and Angela you have of course not only added to my valued collection, with a piece that was missing. But its nowhere near as valued as your friendship means to me.

Bill Ev

UK

IMAI UFO MOONBASE TWITTERED

 

I've always admired the Imai UFO Moonbase reissued kit

Although I'm not a subscriber, this one on Twitter includes a lovely red Moon Crawler from the Project SWORD range.

Above you can see the Scramble Bug and Moon Prospector from SWORD too.

The whole Moonbase fleet, SWORD and UFO together,  looks great, like ducks in a row!

Have you got this kit?