PAINT YOUR WOTAN

Hand painted robots by Astronit.

Check out Astronit's cool toys on flickr.

B.A.D.D.I.E.S Have Stole Our Birthday Cake

There are so many abbreviated global networks of goodies and baddies liberally sprinkled throughout Gerry Anderson's and other Sixties series, comics and films, you could get a bad case of acronymitus!

 

 

It's easy to make 'em up: B.U.R.P, F.L.U.M.P, H.E.C.K and C.A.R.B.U.N.C.L.E! But what where the real ones from Thunderbirds, Scarlet, UFO, James Bond, Man From UNCLE [oops, that's one there!], Marvel Comics or other classics.

 

 

I'll kick the acronyms off with, you've guessed it, S.W.O.R.D, Space World Organisation for Research and Development!

 

 

There, I've thrown down the G.A.U.N.T.L.E.T!

 

 

O.N.E per reader in the comments please! Last one's a N.I.N.N.Y!

Ferryman's Fantastic SWORD Fleet 4: Space Gliders

Top. L to R: C21, Day-F-Ran, Tarheel

Bottom. L to R: Hoover, Mego, C21

Ferryman's Fantastic SWORD Fleet 3: Space Glider Boxes

C21 Grey

C21 Orange

Tarheel non-starred box

Mego Space Tract

Day-f-Ran Space Glider

Hoover [above and below]

Woodsy observation: Stunning! Ignoring miniatures, only the starred Tarheel box and two 2001 NASA space gliders missing from this beautifil fleet.

Ferryman's Fantastic SWORD Fleet 2: Cape Kennedy Set

 

This Cape Kennedy Set is shop stock and has never been out of the box to my knowledge. Ferryman.

Bloggiversary Grand Finale: Ferryman's Fantastic S.W.O.R.D Fleet Part 1: Badges

My good friend Ferryman has amassed a fabulous collection of vintage toys over the years. His many treasures include what is possibly the best Project SWORD collection in the world [my words, not his]. I'll let you decide but I'm sure you'll agree they are magnificent examples of these toys. Ferryman is also a brilliant photographer, part of his business and he uses his aptitude for apertures to great effect here. He has kindly photographed his collection for Moonbase Central readers and they are quite beautiful.

 

 

Coming in several parts over the next few days, we start here. Our Grand Finale. Sit back, cool your jets and enjoy!

BIRTHDAY CARDS! New SWORD Collectables: Dennison Teaching Aid Cape Kennedy Set Art

Dennison Teaching Aid USA 1960's

FLIGHTS IN SPACE

Punch out school display A2 cards

SAME ART AS PROJECT SWORD CAPE KENNEDY SET BOX ART [bottom picture, right]

[Original by Robert McCall, "Rollout"]

Moonbase Collection 2012.

 

 

PS. the most amazingly mint Cape Kennedy Set you have ever seen coming later today!

FOURTH BIRTHDAY GRAND FINALE 2012

Today is the final day of our Fourth Birthday Week festival folks. Boo hoo! But to make it easier to cope with we have some wonderful stuff still to come!

SUNDAY: GRAND FINALE!


1. Sometimes I Stop and Model by Barry Ford
2. New SWORD collectables: Cape Kennedy Set Box Art Teaching Aid
3. Ferryman's SWORD Collection: Probably the Best In The World!
4. Fourth Anniversary Exclusive SWORD Limited Edition Collectable Offer


MONDAY: ENCORE!


1. Thunderyummies! Japanese Candy Toys by Bill Earle
2. ZERO-XTRA: More Cosmic Comic Art