newsflash: trick or ....treat!

Its nearly time for ....

A proper raven-haired Halloween special to get yours fangs into!

Coming this 31st October!

by Tony Monster K!

countdown to Halloween: monsterama creature

I like this old TV series hosted by the modern Vampirella Elvira.

This episode is about merchandise bubbling up from that go to gill-man, the Creature!

Enjoy!

Have you any creature collectables?

space glider postcard 1966

I love these vintage NASA postcard covers.

I have a Dyna Soar one.

This is the M-2 I saw on an auction site signed by the pilot.

Have you any?

the leaves of autumn

Well the vast fall of leaves has started for Autumn. Each breeze brings new litters. We have a wind called Brian today.

Considering there were so many leaves around when we were kids as well I can hardly recall doing much with them.

I know my Dad used to rake them up and burn them in an incinerator we had. It looked like a dustbin with a hat on. Smoke billowed out of it especially when more leaves were added.

It can't have been great for the environment though although I did love the small and look of the autumn fires. Nowadays me and Missus Moonbase rake it up and put it all in the green bin around February time. It does take a few months worth of bin collections to shift it all.

As I kid I did dry leaves. It was fun placing them between sheets of newspaper and flattening them in the process. They could then be stuck into scrapbooks and maybe labelled. 

I also enjoyed placing them dried onto a table and scattering a few spiky horse chestnuts on too. Maybe even an old wasps nest and a skull. I called it my nature table and was a sign of things to come for me later in life at work.

Action Man may have had adventures in the leaf litter too but its shrouded in a Palitoy mist!

Did you make use of Autumn leaves readers and what do you do now?

kev's original Star Cops Space Station prop

I have managed to add another original item to my Star Cops collection. 

This is (as far as I know), the only surviving piece of the large filming model of the Charles de Gaulle space station. 

The station was the main European station, seen in several episodes of the series. 

It is the HQ of the Star Cops for a bit, until the commander realises he's always throwing up in zero g so moves everyone to the moon!

Pleased with this!

Take care,

Kevin D

midnight music: hey now

Beautiful song by London Grammar,

cool dark video too.

countdown to halloween: monsterama munsters

Check out this GRRReat You Tube video from Monsterama all about Munsters collectables. 

Its Herman-tastic!

Watch out for all the glorious collectables, toys and games, that's if you can take your eyes off Elvira!

brian's halloween prepararions: they're monstrous!

Hi Woodsy and crew.

Here's some of my indoor Halloween decorations.

I have gathered up a bunch of Dept.56 porcelain village pieces over the years and they have evolved into a spooky pirate village and a Transylvanian village.

There are a few Universal monsters hiding in both villages!

I also incorporate a few other icons,such as the Peanuts and,oddly enough, Star Wars into my decorations.

If the rain ends, I will set up some outdoor decorations by the weekend.

Brian in New Jersey