HIGS CHRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISTMAS!

Hot off the press, the must-have toy for Xmas 2011, the

CERN 21 Hadron Collider Toy

STAR FEATURES:

*quark powered [fresh tub included]

*neutrino proofed [some holes may remain]

*500 x HO scale plastic boffins

* bag of patented God 'Nugget' particles [not edible]

PS. ONLY JOKING!

The discovery of the Higgs Bosun trace by CERN has got me all excited!

Open the Airways

I posted some cool Airport/ Airbus snaps from reader Mike B the other day. The one showing the Airbus tail in the fading twilight reminded me of a game I had. And here it is, Airways by Parker Brothers. Mike's picture could be off the box!

Christmas Mystery Toy

What's this then Swordies?

Moon Ranger: Possible Origin By Grif

Hi Paul,

This 1957 comic strip from the US Scout magazine "Boy's Life" has, I think, the origin of the Moon Ranger! What do you think?

Grif

[picture Google Books]

The Daily SWORD Personal Column

Single space dude seeks active earth girl. My interests are lunar torches, large rockets, LP records, fighting off horned green aliens and imitating Billy Blastoff. My long term goal is to keep my fresh-faced looks, whilst traversing the Galaxy in Probe Force 1. Reply to R. Rayder. Ref. PF1

Randy Rayder In Outer Space

This is a great stocking filler for the Swordie in your life, the Randy Rayder In Outer Space LP record. With its cool gatefold sleeve and comic strip featuring Probe Force 1, it's a must-have from the outer rim of the Swordiverse. Great fun to track down [excuse the pun], it can be found at online record stores. There's ususally one around somewhere going for a song. I picked this up during the summer. Yet to play it though!

What obscure space LP's would you recommend?

The Other Moon Ranger

Moon Ranger

Made In Japan

Looks like plastic and tinplate, a sort of half-dozer half-copter affair.

Picture courtesy of Guy Antiques

Hand Painted Christmas

Salvage from Christmas Past,

two cast Samurai models hand painted in the early Seventies by yours truly.

These are precious to me as very few of the childhood Xmas prezzies from my Parents have survived.

Have you still got some?