scratchbiulding the project sword toy moonbase playset: the moonscape

Work is drawing to a close on the Moonbase! 

All the buildings are nearly built and just need a few finishing touches. The crew and Lunar Roving Vehicle pictured have arrived from Mars Base courtesy of Commander Bill. 

The lunar surface is complete too and strangely this was one of the most enjoyable things to make. It took me back to railway days as a kid, making hills and mounds from papier mache and painting them green. 

This time it was grey. It's not brilliant but it'll do. 

The craters came out quite well don't you think?

Godzilla liked them and temporarily broke off from wrestling Thundercop 2 to say so!

what did you do when you got in from school?

I was thinking today what I used to do when I got in from school as a kid.

First thing would be to remove any school tie that might have been strangling me half to death. Second came off the shoes. Third would be a raid on the bread bin and fridge.

I adored thick white bread, butter and chivers strawberry jam, all washed down with a tall glass of ice cold whole milk! Yumm mee!

With a jammy milky tash I'd sit in front of the telly and watch Thunderbirds.

Those were the days!

What about you readers, what did you do after school?

the OK ALBION RAF aircraft TRANSPORTER SCOUT 2 affair

Blimey, I saw this toy online and thought, Wow! that's the Project SWORD Scout 2 [below] on it!

Ha ha, I know it isn't but it looked like it. I tend to get over-excited!

Anyone got one of these RAF Aircraft Transporters? What does the plane look like?

scratchbiulding the project sword toy moonbase playset

After walking Blue the doggy  and I have made some progress on the Moonbase model in my rather cramped but snug attic den. 

That old floral Liberty chair is so comfy you wouldn't believe it! And with my stereo record player still in action I've been modelling to the sweet riffs of Wishbone Ash and Rory Gallagher!

So, I've tested the battery-powered lights...

On the Housing module

and Light Module.

more or less finished the Garage Module, on the floor, complete with crane and ramp, which looks quite good don't you think?

and the base unit of the Light Module on the floor too looking like a square cake with 4 legs at the mo!

As predicted the LEM has proven the most difficult. I couldn't find a Panettone box anywhere - think it must be a Xmas thing - so I've opted for a stack of 3 small boxes to create the effect. Its on the chair waiting for the top box. Not finished yet so the jury's still out!

Need to decide whether any extra livery or decals are required over and above the SWORD logo.

What do you think of the build so far?

jyesa spanish space toy

Whenever I journey in Spanish cyberspace I see this old plastic space toy.

By JYESU it looks like a combination between a Thunderbird 2 and a SR-71 Blackbird.

I can't make out what it says on its tailfin.

Anyone got one of these?

ZERO - X AND PROJECT SWORD WRITTEN IN JAPANESE

THUNDERBIRDS ZERO X CENTURY 21 TOY jr 21 Gerry Anderson Project Sword

サンダーバード・ゼロXセンチュリー２１おもちゃjr 21ゲリー・アンダーソン・プロジェクト剣

scratchbuilding the project sword toy moonbase playset: housing and light modules finished

There's been some progress in the modeller's loft! These two Housing and Light Modules are more or less finished. 

Maybe just another SWORD logo somewhere and a light in the Housing unit and that's it! Phew! 

I've started on the Garage module too - below. its basically a thick cardboard tube with a card ramp. 

A stroke of luck was the plastic lid it came with - a sound base for the plastic roof crane unit courtesy of an old mega rig set!

I also picked up 2 tupperware stacking trays -middle pic - at Dewsbury Car Boot. Not sure I can use them yet but one might make a good LEM base!

Still no Panettone though!

Monday monday

what are you doing today readers?

I'm off to work worst luck.