Paul V's SpaceX Junkyard Ten Years On

Ten years ago my friend Paul Vreede found some rather sorry looking SpaceX custom wrecks.

You can re-read the full story here, of how Paul found them and what glories emerged from the salvage!

https://projectswordtoys.blogspot.com/2015/05/back-on-track-by-paul-vreede.html

In summary, pictures tell the story really well too.

Before ....

And after! 

The restored Apollo Tracker!

And a custom 'Surveyor' Project SWORD Moon Crawler ( blogged recently, which Paul kindly gave to me).

I'm sure you'll agree Paul did a sterling job fixing up those original junkers. 

Paul still has a few Crawler parts spare if anyone would like to have a go at making one. Just email me.

Matteline 1967 Fantasy Box Art 14

Matteline 1967 has done another of his fantasy box art videos, No.14, showing kits that were never produced, but should have been. These are all from various TV shows of the 1960s and 1970s.

The Six Million Dollar Man, followed by a Doctor Who UNIT vehicles set - in 1/76th or 1/32nd scale. Airfix actually did a 1/76th scale Scorpion light tank kit, and there was a Short Wheel Base Land Rover in the Bristol Bloodhound missile kit - much later there was also a Long Wheel Base version, which was a re-issue of the JB Models kit.

Several rather obscure shows, followed by Fireball XL5, which mentions the Kitmaster/Airfix model which really did exist. Finally, the Galosphere from Space Patrol - I only know about this series thanks to reader Rob C.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4I93Uc1mHw

Paul Adams from New Zealand

Can You Still Dig It ?

Prompted by the sight of the unmade Excavator kit on the blog recently, I have dug out some shots of the various Excavator toys available. Above is the Imai Excavator kit, that Rob C has. This came in motorised and static versions, this is my take on the static model, with some customisation. 

Again, an Imai model from the Recovery Vehicle triple pack, this version is about 4" long and much more basic. Again, customised by myself.

The original Ron Turner art, which was used as the inspiration for the model, which never appeared anywhere else.

Smaller Imai Excavator emerges from the large modern Tb2 pod.

Models from Andrew Cooks collection, Bandai Ledy Motorised toy, Imai Kit and Billy Blastoff knock off Lunar Scout toy.

Andrew's Excavator model.

Bandai carded X-Car

 Two mock ups of Spacex and Moon Traffic Excavators, by myself.