SCREAMIN' HALLOWEENS: ITS THE 2015 HALLOWEEN MOONBASE QUIZ

OK Moonbasers, its the heinous howlin' Halloween Quiz 2015. All you have to do is:

name the film/ show AND where possible, name the monster[s]!

Two questions per reader folks so at least ten of you get a go.

So TWO [that's 2] questions ONLY per reader! e.g. 2 and 13 or 6 and 9

Leave your answers in the Comments.

On your marks, Get Set, Grrrrr!

DUNKEL FESTER

Dunkel Fester!

My Daughter brought me this beer round for Halloween.

Its a play on the words Uncle and Dunkel, which is German for dark.

Prost!

SMOKIN' SAMHAIN

Hope your Halloween is a roarin' success so far.

Get your monster toys out and boys and ghouls!

TRI-ANG SPACEX NOVA HALLOWEEN FLIGHT TEST: GREEN FOR GO BY KEVIN

Hi,

I am pleased to have finally acquired a Green Nova1, the colour of the toy that I'd had as a kid but had not been able to get for my collection until today (lots of purple ones about). To celebrate, here is a picture I've taken of a flight of Novas (Novae?) about to be launched from the Spacex Flight Test Centre.

Take care,

Kevin

NEW THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO EPISODE

ITV has begun showing the next batch of 13 new TAG episodes beginning with 'Falling Skies' written by Rob Hoegee.

The action takes place aboard a space hotel designed by Brains. Lady Penelope and Parker arrive for an overnight stay just at the  moment when everything goes wrong - yes ,it's yet another rescue involving  the Tracy  family's close friends!

The opening scene of a shuttle entering the station docking bay is another homage to 2001: A Space Odyssey - someone at Weta really likes that movie!

An interesting point in this episode is we see Thunderbird 3's cargo bay which is in the section ringed by those cooling fins.

It's another colourful space story , full of techno babble that covers over most plot holes , but as the dynamic Kayo and the  Tracy brothers attempt to save the day, I'm sure the kiddies will love it.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN READERS!

I'm kicking off the celebration with the late Warren Zevon's howling success, Werewolves of London, courtesy of 1016vortex on You Tube. This is his live gig in Passaic, New Jersey, 1982. 

SCOUT 7'S READY TO ROLL!

At long last my Scout 7 blog exclusive toys are ready for dispatch and await shipping in the Moonbase airlock.

The Moonbase readers who ordered them will be receiving their Scout 7 in the very near future. Scouts' honour!

MOONSCAPE MYSTERY: IS IT WARRIORS OF THE GALAXY?

Earlier today I said I might have a lead for ID' ing this plastic purple moonscape. Well, I stumbled across the same plastic piece on another blog about fantasy toys called Fantasy Toy Soldiers. It is my new favourite blog!

The publisher Shaun has compiled a veritable feast of plastic heroes and demons and in his article Marty Toy: Warriors of the Galaxy Shaun includes the following picture:

pic: Fantasy Toy Soldiers

OK, it's bright orange and not purple but its the same toy for sure. Shaun explains that "this weird little piece also comes with some of the Mexico copies".  The set of figures its related to is the Warriors of the Galaxy line by Marty Toys. They issued a fab looking play set:

Pic: Fantasy Toy Soldiers

Read Shaun's full article for the proper gen on this toy line and browse his cool site whilst your'e at it! 

So, at this point I'm still unsure if we have found the source of the moonscape. Mexican copies tend to be just that, Copies. Maybe Devlin was right about Tim-Mee and the moonscape is theirs? At least we know its from a fantasy figure line by the looks of it.