BLOGGIMYSTERY: THE MYSTERIOUS BIRTHDAY CAKE ROCKET

Unlike anniversaries, Sometimes something only turns up once.

This is the case with this small rocket and astronaut that appeared here 14 years ago and I've never seen another.

I've no idea how tall this is but have always assumed its a cake topper rather than a toy.

Does anyone know this rocket cake topper?

I love the rocket, which is very similar to this toy rocket Apollo 11 I own, in the centre, by T in a Circle/ Tai Hing.

SNOW DOME LIKE HOME

 I had to look twice at this dome!

I immediately thought LP/ Lik Be!

Its an igloo!

Part of a lovely bagged set of Christmas cake toppers on the gorgeous Pineapple Retro shop site.

CAKE PIRATES

I picked up these pirates in Bungay.

They're by cake topper kings Culpitt. I always look for languishing astronauts in their stand but never find any.

Why? LP spacemen were often re-packaged by Culpitt back in the Seventies and Eighties and similar outfits too across the world and sold as cake decorations. They even feature in Culpitt's old cake decorating books.

Have you any Culpitt figures or old cake decorations? Pictures welcomed!

An old chestnut on Moonbase, you can check out posts and entries using the labels below.

WILMERRRRRRRR!

 

I recently saw this small plastic figure in my daughter's birthday party favours stash for her kids.

Initially I thought it was Wilmer Flintstone.

Turns out its Tinkerbell the fairy!

Either way, these cheapo party figures you can get seem fine as toys to me. Has anyone used anything like this in their modelling or toy repairing?

PARTY POLITICS

We're chucking out some old kids' party books.

This one's from 1980! Good old St.Michael!

Looks like great dancing fun on the cover, though the little 'un sat down seems mightily miffed with John Travolta!

Just look at those hula-hoop trees for scoffing at the party table!

and boy! such great 1980's kids' nosh! What a spread! Would kids still eat grub like this?

and as it's 1980 and the world's still in the grip of Star Wars fever here's a cheeky Kenner/ Palitoy C3PO guarding the rocket cake!

I bet Star Wars toys were at every birthday party back then. Our daughter came along later so the fever had receded.

Did you have birthday parties like this? Have you seen Star Wars or other space toys at parties?

WILTON LEM: DESTINATION CAKE

I like this Wilton LEM I saw on Ebay. I've seen the capsule before but not their LEM. Wilton were famous for cake toppers, so I assume this was for a cake. And what a cake it would be!

Have you got a toy LEM? Maybe the SpaceX one or something similar?

SPACE TRUCKS' LP SPACEMEN

I read this page on Alphadrome by super keen SpaceX and APEX collector Steve Nyland of New York. Its a fascinating look at Steve's vast collection of LP spacemen and their relatives.

http://alphadrome.net/forums/topic/22108-hong-kong-spacemen-giant-lp-tri-ang-spaxex-mtm-golden-astronaut-madness/

HELP WITH THE DECORATING

Here's yet another crafty little baggy of LP toys assembled for the vintage cake decorators of Detroit, Michigan back in the day.

I wonder of Heinrich's Decorating Nook is still going?

I saw the baggy on Worthpoint. Have you anything like it?

CAKE LAND ALIENS

I saw this old blurry shot on Worthpoint, further evidence of the re-bagging of LP space toys, which we've talked about many times.

This little baggy was made up by Cake Land in what I think is California.

Have you any cake shop bags of LP like this?

CAKE CRUSADER: THE BATMAN CAKE TOPPER

Hello Woodsy

The Batman Cake Topper shown here I think dates from the 90's. It was at the cake department of a supermarket and the sales person didn't want to sell it unless it was on a cake.

I had to find a manager to buy just the topper!

I like it because it's The Animated Series Batman which for my money is the best version of Batman either in print or film since Bob Kane's version.

Regards,

Terranova47

NYC

PS. Here is a clearer photo of Bats and Clark Kent!

LOST IN CAKES

I was up town the other day and came across a cake decorating shop in the market. 

My heart always skips a beat when I see trays of plastic cake toppers. I imagine a large bundle of golden astronauts all shiny and forlorn just waiting for me to rescue them from fondant oblivion!

There are always wedding couples, bowling bowlers, angels, clowns, doric columns and footballers. But, alas, never any astronauts. They have clearly all been launched into the Victoria sponge at the heart of the universe.

One day though I shall triumph, one day!

Have you ever found cake topper gold?

ON TOP OF THE CHRISTMAS CAKE PERHAPS?

Hello Woodsy,

Here is a current set of Cake Toppers.

The Scalex Lift Loader is for scale.

Times have changed. Not US markings but Chinese. I wonder of the tall one is a Satellite launcher?

Regards,

Terranova47

USA

SPACE PARTY FAVOURS

Hello Woodsy, 

These things must have been found in a warehouse recently as they still show up from time to time.

Terranova47

NYC

Anyone got any more?

ROCKET AND MLP CAKE DECORATION

We've had similar carded cake MLP's on the blog but unsure if this one has been on. Spotted by keen-eyed Terry H online.

You got anything like this?

KAT KAT CARDED TOY SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARVES

Being a fan of small plastic figures I saw these on an auction this year.

Kat Kat brand carded figures.

We have a set of these plastic mini dwarves loose somewhere in the house.

I always thought they were just generic dwarves but this picture proved to me that they really are the famous Seven!

LP UPDATE 2: CULPITTS ASTRONAUTS AND FRILLS

 Ever since first reading about the link between LP astronauts and Culpitts the cake decorators in One Inch Warrior magazine I was fascinated and always looked out for examples.

Here's a good one I saw this year on Ebay.

It's a couple of paper and cellophane bags containing LP silver spacemen, together with a bundle of space related cake frills.

Here's one paper frill up close.

and the bags of spacemen.

I presume that this is how they were sold in cake shops as well as loose.

I've seen generic Culpitts boxes but not one for Spacemen specifically so these bags are maybe as close as we get to Culpitts packaging maybe.

What do you think readers?

Have you any Culpitts spacemen and cake frills or similar?

WILTON STAR WARS FIGURES: CAKE TROOPERS

Searching for Wilton spaceships for cakes I came across these 80's Star Wars figures by them.

These are new to me. 4.5 inches tall.  There are others too, R2D2 etc.

How do they compare to the Kenner action figures of the same period?

CAKE CAPSULE CAPTIONS NEEDED

I had to chuckle when I saw these two old Wilton Gemini cake topper astronauts sat outside their capsule.

What are they saying to each other readers?

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PS. You got one of these?

HELP ME OBI WAN, ITS OUR ONLY CAKE!

Browsing through some old Kids Parties books I came across an old friend,

Yes, gracing the Rocket Cake picture was an old Kenner C3P0, no doubt waiting for an oil bath by Luke!

Like the golden C3P0, I suppose Kenner figures were and are ideal for cake decorating. Have you ever used them on cakes or even received a space-themed cake ?

Also in the same Eighties party book was this chocolate train cake staffed by Fisher Price Little People no less! How I'd like to have those figures as I'm trying to track down some for my Grandson's old Fisher Price aeroplane, which is grounded as it hasn't got a Captain or enough crew!

Have you got any old Fisher Price toys?

What's the best cake you ever got or made?

ILKLEY MOOR BOUGHT TAT? NEARLY.

We drove a friend who is staying with us to an old moor spa town today, Ilkley, about an hour and a half away. Besides lovely Christmassy Victorian shop fronts and independent shops there are a handful of charity shops too.

I was immediately drawn to the oldest bit of playful tat in one shop, a Cinderalla wedding cake topper. Its cute clean design reminded me so much of the plastic astronauts sold as cake toppers years ago. I did check the under-carriage for the LP logo! Sadly no logo at all!

It looked something like this but the white carriage was more of a multi-plated Pumpkin than a whole one like this. I didn't buy it as I thought the horses might turn back into mice at midnight! Besides, I don't think golden astronauts could use it on the moon.

In another charity shop my eye was caught by a book I may not have. I used to collect Jules Verne novels especially his fantasy stories. I have loads of them but this may have just eluded the net.

At £4.50 it was too dear for me and I may have it already.

Other than that I didn't see much to grab me. Besides, the winter weather turned bad and we had to leave the Yorkshire spa hills quickly behind for home.