MOONBASE CENTRAL

Friday, 26 September 2014

ABANDONED ROCKETS

Abandoned play rocket

Warragamba, Australia

[Sydney Mirror]

One of my favourite toys ever to appear on the blog is the Mortoys Six In One Space Set in the Wotan collection. The concept is basically to allow kids to place different vehicle bodies on a battery-operated wheel block. Three of the six vehicles are larger-scale SpaceX toys.

So I was pleasantly surprised when these similar Six in One toys appeared on the bay recently. using the same principle, this set comprises of construction vehicles. This one is called Child Guidance Six in One Toymobile. It does beg the question whether Mortoys filched the idea from them [and then filched the vehicle designs from SpaceX and Thunderbirds!]

Anyone got any toys like these?

Thursday, 25 September 2014

MYSTERY GLICO SPACESHIPS

Seen these mysterious Glico spacecraft on Yahoo Japan. Anyone have any idea where the design hails from?

KING OF FISSION: THE SPACEX II NUCLEAR FERRY

Many pretenders court the throne but there is only one true King of SpaceX -SWORDdom: the majestic Nuclear Ferry. I can't decide which is rarer, the SpaceX version or its larger Century 21 cousin. What is certain is that both are beautiful toys and quite unique in terms of shape and design.

Featuring a red and silver pen-like fuselage, a sleek blue front dropship and a burgundy probe, the Pippin Rovex Triang Nuclear Ferry is quite superb and amazingly I actually have the loose one pictured above [alas, minus the probe]. The silver carded S2 toy is equally handsome and this example is in the Wotan collection.

As always, pictures of your SpaceX 2 toys always welcomed for the blog.

DAY-GLO PROSPECTOR

Wednesday, 24 September 2014

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