ARE DIE-CAST TOY REPAIRS POPULAR?

I don't collect Dinky or Corgi die-cast Gerry Anderson toys, but I've often thought about it. For those of you that do what's it like repairing them? is it something that collectors do?

Is it easy replacing parts like the retractable legs on the Thunderbird 2? I imagine its really fiddly getting them in with those spring mechanisms.

So which parts have you replaced or repaired on your die-cast toys readers?

SARGE WANTS YOU!

SARGE SAYS:

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"LISTEN UP LADIES! I'LL BE KICKIN' OPERATION SWORD BUTT ON WEDNESDAY 13th MAY AT 8PM, SQUARING THE CIRCLE, CELTICA RADIO. BE THERE OR ELSE!"

PAUL KAIJU'S MYSTERY SPACESHIP: SOLVED!

Hi Woodsy,

Sorry so late to report on this. I had a difficult time tracking down this video. Remember the cool wind up UFO toy I purchased on a Japan trip a few years ago? Mystery solved!

Turns out, it's a modified version of an older kit based on a a cartoon. Trying to find the name, Space Kid with squirrel. They Just added wings and an alien to the controls.

Other vids here...http://mandarake.co.jp/fun/takasugi-plamo/

PK
2015

PAUL KAIJU'S MYSTERY SPACESHIP

I'm re-posting this from 2011:

Hi Woodsy,

Still loving the blog. Just wanted to share some pics of an unusual toy I picked up on my last trip to Japan. I saw it in a case and fell in love. Still trying to find an ID. No markings. It's a wind up. I believe it's a model kit. If it was a kit, the builder did a good job being sparing with glue.

Cheers.

PK

Tune in tomorrow!

MOONBASE BLOG FIFTH ANNIVERSARY FILM REVISITED

Watching Woodsy's lovely little stop motion film prompted me to look at some of the digital stumblings I've uploaded here over the years.  I did  this one for the Blog's fifth anniversary using bits from other stuff I'd filmed previously, along with a few of my photo's. I have to admit it turned out a bit of an amateur mish-mash but Barry Gray's music helps a lot!

DINO MOON: A MOONBASE CENTRAL FILM

My latest stop-motion animation short from the Moonbase lot, Dino Moon. A cautionary tale about the risks of lunar exploration and a rogue Tyrannosaur.

Enjoy!

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS: IS IT A NEW HOPE?

Today I saw the latest trailer for the new Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens, coming out this Christmas. Wow! Its like being back in 1977! They're all there: Han, Chewie, Luke, the lot!

I must say I'm getting very excited. I love the crashed Imperial Destroyer at the start, a nice touch when compared with A New Hope's opening. The demolished skull-like Vader mask looks superb too.

It really is a new hope. It looks like all the sins of the second trilogy will be forgiven. As important for Star Wars as Prometheus was for Alien [until they bring a new Ripley out].

What do you think readers?

CAPTAIN SCARLET LINDEN ERASERS/ VIEWERS FROM JAPAN: UPDATE

Hi Woodsy

I won this little lot of Linden Erasers, with mini picture viewers, from Japan last year  - its the box on the right hand side in the polythene bag. However these are all patrol cars and angel interceptors so the hunt continues for Helijets.

Regards, Terry