Action Man's Mercury Mission

 Here's a cool short film from Wisdom Designs,

The Action Man Mercury Mission.

So well made, do you like it?

https://youtu.be/qcLChpgkLAw?si=YCs8GcrJZLUWyyag

NeMoWorks: Digging Out his old Scratch-built Zero X

This is great fun. 

Here, NeMo returns home to dig out his early effort at making a model Zero X, covered in dust and nestled together with other old models on a garage shelf.

https://youtu.be/UBNzmt-5GAY?si=be5kq90I-3QLZNlu

Looking at NeMoWork's other You Tube homages to Zero X and Sky Ship 1 I would guess he's a film-maker. 

Check it out.

Mr.Beasts Lab Hybrids: Homage or Rip-off?

 I'm not into social media but my Grandson Junior loves watching The Fish Guys on You Tube. He also dips into the ever smiling Mr.Beast, which he did today, and I was amazed at a range of action figures the online influencer and millionaire has released.

Their clearly harking back to what I assume are his own childhood toys as the connections are fairly obvious. 

See what you think readers, as Mr.Beast's Lab Hybrids toys will be in a shop near you and he's clearly having fun, whether he's homaging or ripping off. What do you reckon?

Mr.Beast Hybrid

Likely inspiration from 1980's MOTU Leech?

Mr.Beast Hybrid

Likely inspiration from 1990's Street Sharks?

Mr.Beast Hybrid

Likely inspiration from Sungold 1980's Galaxy Warriors?

Unboxing: The Online Craze

With MoonBase Junior the Grandson here it means Minecraft or animal videos on YouTube Tube. No normal kids TV as I would know it!

The current animals hit is a 'show' on You Tube called The Fish guys. Basically it's two young American men who have a warehouse full of fish tanks, which they fill with exotic fish they buy from all over the place, all done with a level of excitement I can only dream of! 

The whole process, especially the unboxing, is professionally filmed, interspersed with sponsorship from Morgan and Morgan and offers of mystery boxes for sale to the thousands of followers. There's lots of info about the fish and no swearing. It's clearly a career.

The unboxing is a phenomenon I've noticed on You Tube. It's a thing in itself. To film stuff being unboxed. Fish, cosmetics, anything. Toys too. 

Is this unboxing craze something you've come across? 

Let's go to war.....

http://youtube.com/post/UgkxyVBoRbY9_CaJ_PkGNJLQpNuyYTSJJxKu?si=BFGqHmYfWxlR__ZG 

In the pipe 5x5!

MJ

Knock it Off Batman!

hi Woodsy

check out this short of a CT Toys Batman. This figure is a knock off, I know everyone loves a knock off on this blog 😀

https://youtube.com/shorts/lhqBdtbz-BE?si=Bisp7krfz6GH8qTi

What do you think?

Regards MJ

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MJ's Blue Knight Short

Hi Woodsy

 check out my latest short, a mix of live and ai in this,

I hope you guys like it!

https://youtube.com/shorts/zPc2unbLrxs?si=vmP7Zbrk4qKF-Saf

MJ

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Latest Matteline1967 Video

Matteline 1967 has done another You Tube video showing box art for kits that never existed in the real world – but certainly should have.

This time, an entire video devoted to boxes of kits from the Gerry Anderson show UFO.

All great looking boxes, and all very well done. This is number 17 in the video series.

See what you think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN4gxQZGS0o&t=16s

Paul Adams from New Zealand

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(And thanks Scott too, Woodsy)

Watch this Space Crawler

Here's a video Bill found of the same model of toy he recently got, a fabulous mystery space vehicle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag0E6uHUphU

How many jet engines is too Many?

https://youtu.be/XOow2X48G68?si=IYUZVzvBVcAsBsZu

hi Woodsy, check out this bonkers Anderson style aviation project!

Regards 

MJ

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MJ's Star Trek Lego Short

https://youtube.com/shorts/GYNjkTUYdoY?si=k7ISm6EIv79dWZG9

in space no one can hear you scream when you stand on a lego brick!

Enjoy!

Marky Bats

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Make a Moon Buggy!

This is fun!

Anyone made anything like this?

It reminds me of the Triang SpaceX Moon Buggy a bit.

Here's the original NASA prototype in action.

and there's more here.

https://r3el.com/search?_sf_s=moon%20buggy

Have you got a Moon Buggy?

A 25 Foot Long Space: 1999 Eagle Model

https://youtu.be/UglnKxKE07w?si=PTV7Dt9rI09rXbr0

look at this Eagle!! It's HUGE!!!!

Do you like it?

MJ

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Zero-X Assembly Procedure Reimagined!

Check this out on You Tube!

https://youtu.be/EV4jhV96frU?feature=shared 

What do you think?

PROJECT SWORD: THE DEBUT SOLO STRIP NARRATED BY WOODSY

Project SWORD began today 57 years ago!

It began its life as a comic strip in SOLO comics in 1967.

Over Half a century!

Most of the toys were introduced to us kids in issue 19 of SOLO.

Those toys and SOLO comics are still around today for us to enjoy again, which is quite amazing really.

To celebrate today here's the first Project SWORD strip narrated by ..... yours truly! Don't laugh!

Do you remember this strip?

Aliens made from cicadas' Shells!

https://youtu.be/8bg8A9ITFxg?si=j_4rB1gpiNWIfP6R

Its genius!!!

MJ

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UK

Major Bat Mason by MJ

https://youtube.com/shorts/f7SfHCaFHbY?si=j1EnMO8jKSgZczX2 

Enjoy!

MJ

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THE BP AUTOTANKER

Just spotted this very interesting video on You Tube, on the famous BP Autotanker, made by Thompson Brothers (Bilston) Limited. Only one was ever built.

The vehicle had a single entrance in the front, and once again people in the comments section keep saying that if this was blocked in an accident the driver could not get out. Ignoring the three emergency exits in the cab - one on each side, and one in the roof.

These are expressly referred to in the excellent Roy Cross cut-away drawing (I think it might be from the Eagle comic ?). (19) Ladder from cab to roof walkway (also acts as an emergency exit); and (23) Wrap-around windscreen, with sliding side windows doubling as escape hatches.

Matchbox did a die-cast version, although this had single wheels on all four axles - they should be twins on the two rear axles. The video even mentions the use of the model in Stingray and Thunderbirds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2DaOISNl4g

Paul Adams from New Zealand

Max's Models TV and Film Group Build Video

Hi,

Max has just put out his Group Build of TV and Movie Scenes video on You Tube. It runs for about 18 minutes. My Mary Rose diorama is in there. Another collection of great models and dioramas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EFvcOhiw2o

Paul Adams from New Zealand

Boeing Concept Rockets

https://youtu.be/4Kk9CWegvxQ?si=1xrJFer7YuB99ROA

hi Woodsy check out theses vintage space projects!

 MJ

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