BEANO'S IRON FISH

When I posted about the Cosmo Sea Bird toy in Spring reader Terranova47 mentioned these, the Iron Fish!

They look great!

These are in the 1966 Beano annual.

Do you recall them readers?

Voyage to the Bottom Of the Sea Minisub

I saw this online. The Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea minisub.

 Minisub

Its not a vehicle I remember at all. Do you readers? Was it ever released as a toy?

Some Caps Please Mister!

Today We're babysitting all day at Moonbase Junior's house. Baby's asleep and baby's Dad has come home ill and is currently in Bed.

I'm on missus Moonbase's notepad which I'm not used to.

I've been thinking about cap guns and where I got caps as a kid. I think you could get them allover the place. I seem to recall them in the local newsagents. Rolls of them. Is that your experience readers?

We also had Sekidans in the house in the Sixties. These Japanese pistols fired small peas of compressed powder - no idea what - which came in small boxes I think. No idea where we got extra ammo from. Maybe just toy shops?

Do kids still need ammo or has the whole toy gun thing finished?

Airfix FN Toy Rifle

Saw this on You Tube.

I had one of those Airfix toy rifles.

Did you?

MYSTERY TONKA DAVE SHOCK WAVE TOY CAR

Been car booting a few times this summer. One toy I picked up was for my Grandson as he loves toy cars. Before he gets his hands on it I thought I'd ask you if you know it.

Its marked TONKA, dated 1983 and made in Japan. The side graphics says Dave Shock Wave. There's a small yellow button n the top of the roof and the rear wheels are much bigger and within a weighted axle.

Here's a picture of the same toy I found on an old auction online.

Anyone know it?

THE TROPE AROUND MY NECK

High Summer's darkness descends on Moonbase like suspicion

I see the sinister in smiles

Like the exposed gums of Millennium's Cthulhu cover

They recall the mad maw of King Crimson's Crimson King

and the crazed vast smile of Famous Monster's Sardonicus

Hands can be menacing too

Consider John Russo's Return of the Living Dead paperback cover

where blue hands bring terror

as they do on the cover of Eerie 10.

Do you know of any similar horror covers.

SPACE FLYING SAUCER 2100: FLYING SUB KNOCKOFF

Continuing the TV and Film vehicle knockoff theme today here's a good one.

The Space Flying Saucer 2001.

Looks like the Flying Sub from Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea to me!

It has lots of added bits and a racing car driver!

The toy's features are all listed on the box.

Looks like it came in three colours and there appears to be a helicopter rotor as well!

Its all too much!

Anyways, I saw it Ebay ages ago.

What do you think?

ANGEL RADIO CONTROL COMMANDER SAUCER: SPANISH GALACTICA?

I saw this vintage space toy, Angel Radio Control Commander Saucer, on Spain's Todocollecion.

It was also described as similar to a Battlestar Galactica spacecraft.

Is this right readers?