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Thursday, 23 December 2010

Sled 1 Prepped and on the Launch Pad

Father Christmas, Papa Noel, Santa Claus, St, Nickolas, Kris Kringle, Kerstman, Joulupukki. Any more?

PS. In Europe, Father Christmas/Santa Claus is often said to reside in the mountains of Korvatunturi in Lapland, Finland. Anyone been?

More Xmas Mail

Steve at Vintage Thunderbird Toys

Rocket Punch in the US of A

Thanks Guys!

Todays the day - the blogfather, Paul Woodstock Woods is fifty today! Half a century old and still carrying on like a teenager, the irrepressible Lord of Sword is 50.

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank him sincerely for all his generosity, help, sympathy and encouragement over the years and for the opportunity to plaster my vision of the space toy world all over the blog for the last few years!

Ever since I virtually bumped into Paul sometime in the early 1990's as I took my first tentative steps onto the internet, he has been a constant and positive influence. Spacex and Sword was the second thing I looked for on the web (i imagine you can easily guess what the first thing was) and I stumbled upon Pauls magnum opus, the Collectors Checklist. This is still going here and was the gateway to discovering not just a mine of information about my favourite toy series, but a network of like minded individuals like Paul Vreede, Terry Harle and the Philosophic Toad whom I have been in touch with ever since.

Its been a real pleasure working with you and more recently spending real time in your company Mr Woods and i'd like to wish you a very happy birthday and good luck and best wishes for 2011.

Heres to the next fifty!

Best Regards, Bill (Wotan!)

ATHENA: The Other Probe Force One

One of the highlights of 2010 was stumbling across The Randy Rayder record during the Summer [remember that fiery orb we call the Sun?]. I love the fact that the Sixties record company simply lifted the SWORD Probe Force One from the Century 21 boxart and slapped it on the record sleeve and renaming it ATHENA featured it in the accompanying comic book! Crazy SWORD piracy! Well here's the comic book. I haven't found the complete strip so it doesn't really make sense. I think there was a seperate strip for each side of the record but I might be wrong. I'll just have to put it on my 2011 Christmas List! Unless someone out there has one?

Wednesday, 22 December 2010

Yule Love This Question

I particularly love this artist's impression of a type of Booster Rocket.

Christmas Quiz: But what's it off Swordies?

Christmas Crackers

A Christmas cheeseboard of tasty morsels in my art archive.

Yummy.

Help!

Two years ago I set up a Yahoo group/ Forum for SWORD toy fans. It's had a little activity but I've neglected it to be honest as the blog takes up my spare time. I wondered if any blog reader might like to revive and administer the SWORD Yahoo group/forum and bring it back to life?