lite brite nite

 When I was a kid in the Sixties I did stuff like this on my Lite Brite.

An old classic, the clown!

What I really would have liked to do is this!

A modern masterpiece!

By Skulladay

Did you like Lite Brite?

kev's fantastic thunderbird 3 from scratch

Hi,

Quick images of my TB3 scratchbuild. I never seem to take many shots of it.

Take care,

Kevin

its the first of advent!

Are you lighting a candle?

Thee Prince Valiants - Thee Prince Valiant Rescues the Beautiful Princess

Here's another tune I did years ago, this band never played a gig, but we laughed an awful lot doing this!

Regards

Mark J

scrooged too soon?

I'm trying to kick start that festive feeling inside me. 

You know, to light the tinsel.

I know other folks have already got the holly in their ivy but it's wilting before it reaches Moonbase. I'm wondering if its too early to smell Santa's spiced bouquet?

In an attempt to give it some WD40 I've been wrapping prezzies and listening to some Christmas tunes on vinyl. Missus Moonbase has touched down in Bury seeing pals.

Today's record was an old LP I got years ago from a charity shop called Scrooged, the record that is, not the shop [it would be a terrible name for a charity, Scrooged!]. 

Its the soundtrack to the old funny movie starring Bill Murray. Its part of my horror and monster LP collection.

To be honest I prefer the whole film to just the soundtrack though the album is pretty good, especially Put a Little Love in Your Heart.

It worked a little bit as well but like Scrooge himself I probably need to experience all three spirits of the season before my turkey juices start to really flow [get it? turkey juices? I'm basted on this blog! ha ha].

Right, time to take Blue the Moonbase Mutt for his zero-G poop on the dark lunar slopes at the top of the year.

How are you making yourself feel festive readers?

fancy a nice cup of toy tea with Lady Penelope this Advent?

This has to every JR21 toy collectors cup of tea, the Lady Penelope Tea Set.

Here it is in its lovely window box as it appeared on an online auction. What a marvelously refreshing Christmas prezzie it must have made for young Ladies in the Sixties, for whom I imagine it was largely aimed at.

Its a Christmas prezzie I'd love now!

We can see that its a pink plastic service for four, complete with tea pot, milk jug, sugar bowl and various utensils.

It appeared on an another auction site loose and unboxed. 

Now we can see that each cup came with a saucer and a side plate, along with a knife, fork and tea spoon each. A nice touch are the five table mats with the crowned P monogram of Lady Penelope. They appear to be made of card.

Obviously this toy set is based on the service Lady P used in the Thunderbirds TV series.

But was the TV Tea Set based on a real set?

I asked Thunderbirds collector Ghosthunter who very kindly gave me the following information:

"... it most certainly was, however, in the TV episodes, there were two different teapot designs used, a stout version and a taller version which really could have been a Coffee pot.

Both are based on traditional Georgian designs by Walker & Hill. 

The smaller design has a smooth top and may have been based on the Mappin & Webb design before they joined Walker & Hill as part of a joint venture by the 'Delta Metal Company' in 1963. 

The taller design does have a fluted top, a typical Walker & Hill feature. Both designs have the long flutes on the body leading down the base. The taller pot also has the flutes on the bottom half of the spout."

This is a picture of a real Walker and Hill teapot of the taller variety, upon which the JR21 toy pot is based.

Unlike the JR21 toy set, these are actually available on Ebay at any given time!

I would like to thank Ghosthunter for his fascinating info and Thunderbirds Wiki for the images of Lady Penelope.

Ranalcus - my old hobby room

Hi

Like you asked I am showing my old collection (I gave away lot of stuff)

You can find some blogs/youtube movies about items I gave away to my

friends - google "Ranalcus paczka" (Paczka is box in Polish).

Nothing fancy, those just "leftovers" (I had to sell/gave away some

stuff - financial problems) and slowly I am starting again to collect

Thank you

Ranalcus

my first of december song choice

I Love this song and it mentions the first of December!

I like a gradual musical build-up in December starting with seasonal references like this before the full-on carols and Christmas tunes let rip later in the month.