T MINUS ONE

Just one day to go to Andercon.

 Packing is go!

Camera is go! 

Transport is go!

 I'm just waiting to GO!!!

Its The Good Friday Statue of Liberty Movie Quiz

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This is a Statue of Liberty in The Movies quiz.

One answer per reader. Ta.

TWO DAYS AND COUNTING...

With just two days to go before what promises to be the Anderson event of the age, my subdued frenzy is, pretty much still subdued frenzy - although I can feel a simmering, excited, anticipation bubbling up inside!!

With apologies to those folks who can't make it to Andercon. I hope to give a full report for you first chance I get.

EMPIRE OF MARS

Picture: Astronautix

Picture: Wired

Picture: Astronautix

Early Booster Rocket designs from NASA;s 1961 manned mission to Mars concept called EMPIRE. have you any other Booster Rocket designs readers?

CAN YOU STILL GET THUINDERBIRDS EASTER EGGS?

Doesn't seem that long ago when Woollies and WH Smith were stocking Thunderbirds Easter Eggs like the one pictured from Vectis Auctions. But it is years ago. 21 years ago more or less, when Thunderbirds was on TV a second time on UK TV and Gerry was enjoying a new Golden age for Kids born in the late Eighties.

Looking at the picture, I recall the Captain Scarlet Dipper sherbert bag and Rice Krispies and Thunderbirds Easter Egg but the Cap Scarlet Selection Pack passed me right by. Looks really great box art. Anyone got any of this type of Nineties Andersonalia?

RON TURNER'S MEGA MACHINES

Over the years on the blog, reader Andy B has steadily increased our appreciation of artist Ron Turner. So much so, that I think I can recognise his style/ I saw the above Alien Virus cover this week and thought, aha, Ron Turner! It reminded me of  Ron's mega machine below sent in by Andy B ages ago. What do you think readers?

THREE DAYS AND COUNTING...

Three days to go before Andercon  and my philosophical anticipation is beginning to change into a subdued frenzy!

He Shoots, He Scores

I've had a seasonally bad run on ebay recently, with continual eleventh second snipes snatching away bids. But just last week, I was pleased to win a trio of early Sixties toys.

Sold as a job lot, I got a Marx Rocket Launcher, a small plastic Jaguar (?) and a lovely Triple Dart Jet Gun.

The car is missing a wheel and windshield, the rocket launcher has some damage, but the gun is intact. Although the darts are probably lodged in a gutter somewhere, the gun is pure jet age deco, with swept delta and long barrels. Im almost certain it was rolled out later in the sixties as part of the Batman line.