KELLOGG'S ANDERSON BADGES (AND OTHERS)

I love the colourful artwork on these two adverts for the Kellogg's Sugar Smacks collectable  Captain Scarlet and Joe 90 badges.

Picture above from http://cerealoffers.com/default.html

Picture above from http://cerealoffers.com/default.html

And as an addendum here's the Star Trek badges Sugar Smacks Advert which was still very colourful.

I seem to remember at the time I had loads of Dr McCoy swaps but no Captain Kirk!

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Out of interest here's another Kellogg's Star Trek tie- in. Not badges this time but Crater Critters!

Badges were certainly popular give - aways. Not Kellogg's this time but Lyon's Maid, which over the years had done a lot of exclusive give-aways relating to Gerry Anderson's shows.

This badge came with Lyon's Maid exclusive Fireball XL5 Ktmaster give-away.

Finally, for now the Suger Smacks Doctor Who badges.

MOONBASE NEWSFLASH! THE HOVER TANK REVEALED! A NEW "CENTURY 21 TOYS" PROJECT SWORD CUSTOM TOY!

Well Moonbasers

As discussed on our Celtica Radio SWORDcast last night and much sooner than was expected, we can enjoy a special moment at Moonbase Central. After following its progress during late 2014, we are now able to bring you pictures of our finished replica Century 21 Project SWORD toy Hover Tank constructed and painted by resident master modeler Kevin D. 

I suggested to Kevin that he might have a crack at making this toy last year and agreeing to take on the challenge, Kev set to with modelling gusto. Using all illustrations and diagrams of the Project SWORD Hover Tank available to Moonbase, Kev has produced a plastic working toy completely faithful to Century 21's spirit and style.

Century 21 Toys never made this toy so this is as close as we will ever get to an authentic Century 21 Hover Tank and I am sure you will agree that Kevin has done an utterly amazing job! The tank even has battery operated friction drive!

To see how Kev got to this point, just click on the label below "Birth of the Hover Tank Toy".  All that remains to be done now is for me and Bill to create a suitable custom Century 21 box for it! Watch this space.

QUATERMASS COMIC STRIP PART 3

In part 2 of the House of Hammer Quatermass comic strip we find that Quatermass suspects that Victor Carroon has become the carrier for a mindless plant- like  alien life form that had somehow got into the rocket while it was in space. The tormented  Carroon has been forced to kill by the creature, and within his tortured mind are what's left of the souls of his two dead crewmates, Greene and Reichenheim!

The back cover from issue 9 of House of Hammer magazine shows the Hammer Quatermass film posters. The same magazine also featured an article, written by John Bosnan about the two Hammer Quatermass films.

And now the concluding part to the House of Hammer comic strip adaptation drawn by Brian Lewis from a script by Les Lilley and Ben Aldrich. Based on the 1955 Hammer film, The Quatermass Xperiment.

The Quatermass comic strip was also reprinted in Halls of  Horror winter special by the same publisher, Quality  in 1982.

THE SUN CAME OUT, HE SAID IT SANG TO HIM

For the first Swordcast of 2015, Woodsy and Wotan are back in the saddle to discuss the world of sci-fi and anything else which comes up during the course of their overenthusiastic nattering!

Join us tonight at 8pm Uk time on Celtica Radio as we usher in the New Year with a special Moonbase Central announcement...

Pick us up direct from http://www.celticaradio.com/podcast.html or on the link in the sidebar. While youre expectantly waiting, check out Dave Carringtons new sci-fi tale "Hephaestus One" on Squaring the Circle, available for download now! Be there or be sqaure!

QUATERMASS COMIC STRIP PART 2

The Creeping Unknown stalks London! Man, Monster or....?

In yesterday's part 1 of The House of Hammer's 1977 comic strip adaptation we were witness to the crash landing of an experimental rocket that had been to the very fringes of outer space. Only one of the three crew members stagger's from the capsule, the other two have mysteriously vanished,  

And now that sole survivor, Victor Carroon is slowly beginning to change into something inhuman !

Part 2 of the Quatermass Xperiment, as drawn by Brian Lewis, from a script adaptation by Les Lilley and Ben Aldrich.

The conclusion to follow

RANDY RAYDER AND OTHER SPACE AND HORROR SOUND EFFECTS RECORDS

Andy, reader recently reminded me of Randy Rayder, the 1960's LP record featuring our pal Probe Force 1 on the cover. Despite being a narrated story, many online record dealers class it under 'sound effects'. Out of interest I delved into sound effects records and was amazed to see how many there are. Here's a smattering of vintage space and horror sounds effects vinyl borrowed from the amazing Discogs marketplace.

This LP cover for Drop Dead I used to see in the Captain Company adverts at the back of Warren's fantastic Creepy and Eerie comics, which were strewn around the boys' lounge in my parents' house in the Sixties.

Another one from back page ads, this one I have on the wall at Moonbase, Famous Monsters Speak.

And finally, an album I loved as a young teenager, BBC Sound Effects of Death and Horror. With titles like 'Arm chopped off' and 'Lunatics laughing' it was guaranteed to have monster fans like me hooked! My daughter got me framed copy of this this Christmas, which will also go on the Moonbase wall! There were three further volumes of BBC Death and Horror Sound Effects:

BLUE PETER DISPLAY CABINETS - GET DOWN SHEP!

Been looking at old shots of the BBC Blue Peter TV show, which I watched and loved  as a kid in the 60's and early 70's - the Singleton/ Noakes/ Purves era. I'm fascinated with the display cabinets in the background as in the picture above. Just what are those objects? ornaments? Toys? Anyone got any close-ups? Did you like Blue Peter?