MORE PROJECT FOOD

Even more eateries and foodstuffs for the SWORDhead and Anderfreund. Your pictures are welcomed too!

Leave your Bug parked outside!

Just need a SATURN to go with it!

And one for early Anderson TV!

I'll have an XL5 please!

REPRINTS OF RON TURNER'S SPACE ACE

Hi Woodsy,

Just come across your MOONBASE CENTRAL blog for May 22nd, featuring Ron Turner's Rick Random/Space Ace strips.

During the 80s, I worked with Ron on his Nick Hazard strips and various other projects and since his death, have endeavoured to keep his work in print.

I'm currently publishing reprinted collections of Space Ace, now lovingly restored and colourised by UK artist, John Ridgway.

This is a non-profit making venture and like your Project Sword book, self-published and not available in shops. Two volumes out so far, with a third hopefully, next month.

If you think they might be of interest to Anderson fans, you might like to run the pages I've sent on your blog.

If anyone is interested in a copy, I'll send full details.

Cheers,

John

APOLLO SATURN 1984

Starlog 1984

Apollo Saturn and friend

Re-touched by Woodsy

PROJECT FOOD: MUNCHABLES FOR SWORD AND ANDERSON FANS

A bit of fun on a dark autumn night! I've been trying to think of foodstuffs and eateries that go well with Gerry Anderson TV shows and toys.

First up, Breakaway- Space 1999!

And for SWORD foodies - the Ranger bar!

and FORCE! ha ha

and for that Bump'n'Go Special, try Prospectors!

Your foods and eateries welcomed!

ORIGINAL MOONBASE ALPHA PROP

Some photos of what remains of the original Moonbase Alpha model which was on display at Alpha:2014.

What you see was rescued from being dumped into the dreaded skip after being removed from its plaster covered board when filming was completed. Although it's looking a little worn these days, it still looks pretty impressive to me.

 Moonbase Alpha as it appeared in the Space 1999 series.

FANTASY CUSTOM SWORD NOVEL COVER ART

Re-imagined Cover Art

[originally The Demolished Man]

Small Space

Since buying my vintage rocket sharpener, I've come across a couple of nice rocket pens. The blue rocket is a Kikkerland mini biro, which came in a neat packet of three, with a cool moonscape backing card. The card came in handy for small quick dioramas, using the pen, sharpener and a couple of redundant Kinder Surprise astronauts!

PRECIOUS METAL: THE SPACEX DIE-CAST CHASSIS MOLAB

Another toy I never had was and is the lustrous SpaceX MOLAB [or Mobile Laboratory] by Pippin Rovex Tri-ang pictured above [courtesy of Ferryman]. Its a really futuristic-looking vehicle, more or less a space car and was probably first illustrated for the general public by Alex Schomberg on a Rocket Stories magazine cover. 

I've never seen the front of the backing card for the Triang MOLAB, only the back, so instead I've photoshopped in an image of the rarer US Golden Astronaut boxed version in their Deluxe Die-Cast Chassis sub-range I found on an American auction site years ago. Like a number of SpaceX toys, the MOLAB had a metal baseplate or 'die-cast chassis' as an added gimmick to tempt us kids! [I wonder if this makes them easier to repair?]

The small side missiles look green in the picture. For some reason I thought they were yellow but the green looks great. I bet they were the first things to go bye bye!

Has anyone got a carded or boxed MOLAB?