terranova47's dan dare, digby and tram diorama

Hello, 

As per your request here are pictures of the latest Dan Dare & Digby joining the rest of the gang in their display cabinet. 

The other picture shows the Smith's Crisps delivery lorry on my layout. Smith's were the brand with the blue bag of salt to add if you wished. 

I'm fascinated by the amount of space theme related toys your blog covers. In the sixties while in college I started collecting old toys originally because I was reading the Ladybird Book, Tootles the Taxi over and over again to my god daughter. 

It was getting too tiresome and since the cars, lorry's etc in the book were drawn from Dinky Toys I looked for old ones to draw from for to create my own version. 

As I was also buying gifts for small kids I was in toy shops a lot yet I don't remember all those space toys at all. There was a Tri-ang train with helicopter and missile launch cars, that's all I can recall. 

The one I did buy was the Budgie Supercar, which I gave as a birthday present to someone. 

Amongst my as yet unbuilt kits I do have a Marx Dalek, a Polar Lights Robbie the Robot and a Stingray that was going to be part of the harbor scene on my layout but I ran out of room for that diorama. 

I do have a Mint poster of Captain Scarlet that was the image from the backs of the bubble gum cards, I think the artist was Ron Embleton. 

Keep up the good work. 

Terranova47, NYC, USA 

Cold Weather Action Man with Tony K

Hi Woodsy

In preparation for a possible white-out, I dug out some vintage Action Men Adventurer snaps.

Climate's cold, but the embers of nostalgia glow bright around here.

You're welcome to stoke up the fire with these old pics.

Tony K

he peered through the snow with eagle eyes

There is a strong threat of snow in the late afternoon air here in West Yorkshire. Blue boy is hankering for a run on the frozen hill.

Its freezing enough for snow. It is the first of December tomorrow after all.

I don't specifically recall many toys that were made for snow when I was a kid.

The exception were those ski-based uniforms that Action Man and his chums wore when the weather turned frosty.

I can vividly remember sending my Arctic Patrol Action Man, all dressed in white, skiing down the slope of our snow-covered tarmac drive. He managed a decently long snow plough before veering off into the verge for some apres-ski.

It was a great sight seeing him fly down the powdery incline with his white rifle strapped to his back and the glint of the just-come-on sulpher street light in his green goggles. 

Those skis worked really well and the Arctic Patrol kept the wolves from the door over many winters in the Sixties.

Did you have an Arctic Patrol Action Man or indeed any other snow toys?

spare part sought for my ox

This is the best opening line I've had on an email to me for a while!

Hello-

Thank you for writing in.

We're very sorry, but we have not had a parts department since the Great Earthquake of 2011.......

HobbyLink Japan

Seriously though, it must have been very bad for all concerned.

In case your'e wondering what I wrote to HobbyLink about it was to enquire about a spare part for my die-cast Zero-X by Aoshima, the small MEV escape pod pictured stood up here.

rob c's super fantastic japanese paramount imai crawler

Here's a classic and quite beautiful  SF model from Japan's Golden Age, the Crawler by Imai issued in either 1967 or 1968.

It was released in Canada as the Space Invader by Paramount Hobbies somewhere around 1969 or 1970 as pictured.

This is the first in an ongoing series of iconic Japanese SF models built, painted and showcased by American reader and modeller Rob C. Rob ran the brilliant but sadly now defunct Japan Super Fantastic Models Website for many years, which I consulted often.

Its spirit lives on though in Rob's cool blog of the same name and you can see and read more about the Paramount Crawler there 

https://superfantasticmodel.wordpress.com/

On behalf of Rob over in Connecticut, USA

Enjoy!

three million hits reached!

We have just had our three millionth visit to Moonbase Central!

I never expected to get three hundred 10 years ago never mind three million!

I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of fellow writers Scoop, Bill and myself to thank you all for your continued support and encouragement.

It is much appreciated.

Here's to the next million!

kev's k9 john leeson autograph

Hi, 

Don't really collect autographs but here is my K9 which was signed by John Leeson (who voices the dog still). It was signed whilst doing a charity event with him.

Take care,

Kevin D

brian's rogue's gallery of classic horror autographs

These are the faces you"'ll see in the hall leading to my bedroom!

Brian in NJ.