HILLBILLY OUTHOUSE TOY

I've always loved plastic novelty toys and as a kid I had quite a few. Many I got from the Ellisdons mail order catalogue but some where bought in normal shops.

One of the strangest and most memorable was a Hillbilly Outhouse. Basically it was a plastic shack with a hatted country boy stood inside. 

On opening the front 'door' and swinging it back the figure would turn round and promptly pee all over you!

After a good soaking you could re-fill the tank by removing a red stopper and by way of a small funnel pour in extra water.

A true classic! Did you have one readers?

DAVID SISSON SPACEHAWK

This studio scale Spacehawk replica from Terrahawks is a recent build and addition to David Sisson's model collection.

It looks very impressive close up, and like the original built by Phil Rae, David must have saved up loads of disposable razors to build it.

THIS NIGHT'S MOON

Tonight's full Yorkshire moon.

The bottom eight shots were an experiment - taken by holding the camera behind a pair of binoculars!

SIRIUS AND THE MOON

Last night's full Moon around 12am. I can't take good pictures for toffee. 

Any of you get bet better shots readers?

Oh and some shots of Sirius? in May.

Not sure of the last two are Sirius - they look too big! 

SUPER TOYS LAST ALL SUMMER LONG

Summertime and the livin' is easy!

WHERE DID YOU KEEP YOUR TOYS AS A KID?

How did you store your toys as a kid? In a box, on the floor, on shelves? 

I had stuff like Aurora glow in the dark models on some shelves around my bedroom, board games in a cupboard and the stuff I was playing with at the time, like Action Man and project SWORD was either out on the floor or on top of a dresser. Basically everywhere!

Where were yours readers?

Martian Summer

Mars base a-ok, communications having a minor SNAFU with the heat!

VIVID 4 PIECE THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO SUPERSET

Vivid Thunderbirds are Go toys are beginning to appear in local toyshops to satisfy the expected demand.

This first wave of toys features the Tracy brothers and The Hood action figures, A set of smaller Thunderbird vehicles for the interactive Tracy Island, and a supersize Thunderbird 2.

This is the 4-piece vehicle superset for folk who what all the smaller vehicles rather than buy them separately.

Personally, I think all they look great but Thunderbird 2 is the favourite. Like it's sixties counterpart it has a removable pod which contains Thunderbird 4.

Although the Thunderbird 4 model is a lot bigger than the the Matchbox, Dinky or Corgi sixties versions, even though the scale looks similar.

All the models have engine or voice sounds which are operated from discrete buttons on the toys,

Thunderbird 1 have swing wings which come out when the rear thruster is twisted.

Thunderbird 3 has grasping arms whiich fold out when the engine nozzle at the base is pushed.

As a set, the do look good. There'll be disappointment from some that Thunderbird 5 hasn't been included but this is early days, so we see one appear as new toys, like Fab 1 or Thunderbird S are released.

Next time - The Supersize Thunderbird 2