Competition Extended!

As we've not received any completely correct entries to the competition the deadline will be extended to this Friday 10pm UK time. That's the 23rd September.

For details click on the picture in the right side bar.

AIRGAM APOLO SPACE TOY TV ADVERT

Vintage Spanish TV ad courtesy of You Tube.

Anyone got this old Airgam set?

Is it Thunderbirds influenced?

SHOULD HAVE GONE TO SPECSAVERS!

My new diet seems to be going well!

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one of my most important monster toys when I was a kid was a laughing soft rubber skull. we parted company in the late Seventies but I was thrilled to be re-united with this one in the Naughties. 

did you have a rubber skull?

the deadline is approaching but there's still time to enter the vintage toys competition

You still have a bit of time to get your answers in for this year's neat Birthday competition!

9pm UK time tonight is closing time!

Up for grabs is a brand new and personally signed book from renowned Century 21 modeller Alan Shubrook.

For the deadline and entry details click here: competition.

all the madmen

Summoned by the pale force I also felt compelled like Scoop, Bill and Ed's Wife to shoot the Autumn moon.

This was Friday's bright orb over West Yorkshire.

Not possessing any equipment or skill the results are predictably lukewarm compared to my fellow bloggers but I thought I'd post them anyway in honour of moon gazers everywhere.

The top three misty moons are with a simple digital camera. The larger bottom one is the same camera pushed up against a binocular lens,

CLOUDBASE IS UNDER THREAT: CAPTAIN SCARLET TOYS TV ADVERT

Courtesy of You Tube.

Anyone got these toys?

Are they from the 1990's?

I See the Moon, the Moon Sees Me

Well I missed the actual full of the Harvest moon, but tonight I was more prepared and the heavens delivered. I managed to catch Luna creeping up behind Winter Hill and got outside and set up in time to meet her as she appeared on the low horizon. Using a digital camera and a vintage analogue 200mm lens was problematic, as ever movement was magnified and shook the camera. I took about 15 shots in RAW format, so I could process them later, but I picked out these two just to capture the moment. Patience is a virtue!

MYSTERY SPACE CARS

From time to time I see these Japanese Glico mini space vehicles on auction.

They are a mystery to me as I don't recognise any of the designs.

Are any of them from Gerry Anderson or other TV shows?