MYSTERY BEARDED CARTOON CHARACTER

I recently had to watch Macbeth The Animated Tale at work.

This is he, the dark tormented Macbeth.

His swarthy bearded looks reminded me of another villain in an old cartoon I saw as a kid. But who?

Maybe someone in the brilliant Rocket Robin Hood?  Can't find anyone like it.

Maybe Theyer David in the film Journey to the Centre of the Earth? 

I don't think so.

The character is in an old cartoon I'm sure but I'm at a loss as to which.

Anyone help?

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Postscript:

Mr. Iguana was right. I WAS thinking of Prince John from Rocket Robin Hood after all!

THE GIANTS HAVE LANDED

I'm sure I'm not alone in enjoying the long awaited repeats of Irwin Allen's  LAND OF THE GIANTS TV series which started this week in the UK on The Horror Channel. I believe MeTV has already started re-showing them in the States,

My first encounter with Land of the Giants was in the pages of JOE 90 TOP SECRET comic in 1969, prior to it's screening on British TV.

One notable aspect of the comic strip, drawn by Gerry Haylock, was the script never named the little people's Spindrift spacecraft until well into the comic's run when it then began to refer to it  as The Spendthrift!

This error would continue when the strip moved to TV21 in 1970.

I feel a few 'Giant' blogging's might be in the pipeline.

TO THE STARS FOR A SHILLING: FUNFAIR SPACE RIDES

There's an evening fairground in town and it got me thinking about how I was always drawn to the rockets and spaceships when I was a kid. If there was a supercar or a Thunderbird 1 on a carousel then I'd be in it!

Beyond the funfairs there were always coin-operated rockets to be boarded allover the place: in town, at petrol stations, outside shops and of course Blackpool Pleasure Beach. I recall there were always some along the coast's piers as well. They were everywhere! 


Wondering if there are any space rocket rides or coin-operated spaceships at fairs or town centres anymore I thought I'd ask you readers if you have any nearby or whether you enjoyed getting in or on them as a kid too?

WESTLAND SCOUT

A couple of shots of the Westland Scout Army helicopter. I have fond memories of making model  Airfix kits of this during the sixties. It was 1/72 scale and quite small. I reckon there was more glue than plastic when I'd finished.

TUDOR ROSE SPACE CLIPPER

Hi Woodsy

I've attached some pictures of my Tudor Rose Space Clipper. The box was covered in tape when I got it. I removed 95% of it.

The Kleeware version is moulded in two tone plastic and has small wheels with no friction drive.

I've also attached pic of a Hong Kong knock off Space Cruiser.

And one of a Tudor Rose Friction X-400 that had the wings smashed off and bad fin damage when I acquired it. I had to give it a paint job to cover up the repairs.

Ferryman

TYPHOON

A few shots I took of the Typhoon at the 2015 Southport Air Show.

ANDY B RECOMMENDS THUNDERBIRDS 1965 DOCUMENTARY

Hi Woodsy, don't know if you have seen this on You Tube - well worth a link on the blog - how the new 1960's episodes are being made.

Thunderbirds 1965 - Documentary

Regards,
Andy B.

Splashing Out

A summer acquisition was the Airfix Water Rocket, this time in red completing my tiny collection. I had the blue one way back in the seventies, but on a card backing as shown in this Airfix toy catalogue.

Essentially a large syringe, this red example needed a little tlc to bring it back to full health, but with the box, it looks great. Its pictured above with the Timpo/Park Plastics Two Stage Rocket, which was realeased around the same time.

Airfix also made a rather nice buildable rocket in the awful Betta Bilda series, a  british attempt to grab a slice of the Lego market, but due to the bricks weak grip strength, did not fare as well.