ELSECAR ANTIQUES

 A trip this week to a nearby Barnsley emporium was fun. 

Amidst the thousands of send hand treasures on two huge floors I spotted a few for the blog.

This array of die-casts caught my eye.

The Zygons were very appealing at £10 each but I resisted, what with Santa on my case and all.

So too the Lunar war Chariot, just £6. Note the Joe 90 Car exhausts! And is that a SHADO2 missile?

Some old plastic as well, Manta Force and Batman, nicely boxed and encased in plastic boxes. I imagine these are high grade items for such care and attention.

Lethal Enforcer isn't a game I know. the protected Spawn action figure was £75, again, a high grade item.

The Toy Biz Joker Cycle took me right back to 1990 when I first started getting excited about toys again. It was the merchandise tsunami following Tim Burton's Batman in 1989 that did it. I recall standing in front of an aisle of discounted Toy Biz Batman toys at Pontefract's Poundstretcher, including a big stack of these Joker Cycles, and I was hooked.

I came away with these two cute Sixties Skiiers, who were going for a song in the bargain bin outside.

Anything you like here?

LET ZYGONS BE ZYGONS

Over the summer I acquired two Dinky space planes.

Bill kindly gave me the Battle Cruiser and I picked up the Marauder at a vintage toy shop in Otley.

A touch-up, a new blister and nose ( not the best I know and not really needed)  and the mission is on!

I like these Dinky space planes: chunky, tactile and they look great. The indirect Gerry Anderson connections to the Battle Cruiser - apropos his Starcruiser - helps too! 

Zygon Marauder top, Space Battle Cruiser below.

Since Kevin kindly gave me the Trident Starfighter last year, pictured below,  I'm just short of the Zygon Patroller now from the planes. I've never actually seen it in the flesh.

For some reason they always make me think of the 2000AD comic.

Do you like these Dinky space vehicles? Do you think they sold well at the time?