CRACKERJACK WOLFMAN

I had to laugh when I saw this bundle of gumball toys.

i thought the chap at the back was a miniature ....

Have you mistaken one toy for another?

Do You Visit Charity Shops?

Do you go into charity shops in your part of the world? Do they exist? I know you have Thrift stores in the US. Are they any good for toy collectors? Not to everyone's taste, I personally like visiting them and can easily spend a day with the missus going in and out of them in a new town we've been to.

How about you? 

BY GUM THAT'S CRAZY! MY UNUSABLE STAMPS

I had a problem in the local Post Office today.

Earlier in the summer we had bought stamps for a special delivery return envelope for some documents. It wasn't needed in the end so we just saved the stamps.

Today I tried to post a parcel - something I'd sold on Amazon - using these stamps. I took it all to the Posties and asked if they would accept the stamps . I even offered I put them on in front of them.

They wouldn't!

I pointed out that I'd bought the stamps off them a couple of months ago. Didn't matter. The postmaster explained that the 'machine' wouldn't be able to scan them! It had to be a printed 'stamp' label generated by them.

He said they were fine for letters but not parcels. I have 6 stamps at £2.65 each. That's a series of damn big letters!

I'm baffled. You buy stamps at an English Post Office and they won't accept them back on a parcel destined for an English address! What is going on!

Seems Orwellian to me!

Have you come across this readers?

ARE POPPLE PEOPLE PATIENT ZERO?

The other day I posted the set of plastic people and a rocket made by Hover, those erstwhile Project SWORD cloners.

https://projectswordtoys.blogspot.com/2018/11/hover-puppet-toys-space-set.html

Hover are not well known for originality and here's a similar set by the much better known American company Multiple Toymakers - those Golden Astronaut boys - called Popple People. Were these the source? Or was it Funny Men?

Here we have knights and a circus from 1970 as featured on t'eBay.

I wonder if they released a space version of this? Anyone know?

KEV'S HOVERCRAFTS; MATCHBOX

Another day, another hovercraft. Picked this little Matchbox one up somewhere, but decided to paint it red! Don't know if it's based on a real one or not?

Float on,

Kevin D

Cheshire Base

NEWSFLASH!

WORLD PREMIER ON MONDAY!

AN UBER- RARE SPACE GAME 

as part of 

DAY 1 of our 

GAMES WEEK!

Andersonic Issue 24 Out Now Says Richard Farrell

Hello MB readers,

As you may have previously been a reader of Andersonic, I'm just emailing to let you know about the new issue.

Issue 24 is now available via our website www.andersonic.co.uk (and eBay for a short period in the Collectibles > SF > Thunderbirds section) and features the following:-

The Story of SIG - We look back at the rise of the 80s Anderson magazine and the early days of organised fandom. An interview with Dave Nightingale with contributions from Graeme Bassett, Graham Bleathman and Steve Kyte.

Thunderbirds' Second Coming - take a closer look at the last 6 episodes of Thunderbirds and explore the changes on screen and behind the cameras. Do they still retain the essence of the best of the series?

Doppelganger - A look at an earlier version of the script - would the deleted scenes have improved the final film?

Space: 1999 - a critique of The Troubled Spirit by Fletcher Klimowski.

UFO - Mike Coldwell casts an eye over The Dalotek Affair

Crater 101 - A new feature where we look at aspects of the Andersons' work we'd like to dump… it's like Room 101, but it's a crater.

Stingray/ Marine Morals - Fred McNamara looks at the scheming ways of Stingray's undersea adversaries.

Completism - What drives some fans to have every episode of the Andersons? Even Crossroads to Crime? Do you really need to have it all?

New UFO Comic Strip - Part 1 of a new strip story in colour.

Merchandise Reviews - we review recent CDs and books. Plus 'Things You Do (when you're a fan)' and some other stuff. Plus new artwork by Richard Smith and Jonathan Baxter. Cover image by Peter O'Roarke.

Issue 24 comprises 44 pages with colour inner & outer covers.

If you'd prefer to pay by cheque, please get in touch for our postal address. Back issues are also (mostly) in print.

As ever, many thanks for supporting the fanzine - it's very much appreciated.

Please feel free to forward this email to anyone who may be interested and do give us a plug on social media. Contributions and feedback are always very welcome.

Please bear in mind that all issues are posted in pristine condition and we can't be held responsible for any damage in transit.

If you'd prefer not to hear from us regarding future issues, just send an email headed 'Unsubscribe' and we'll do the rest.

Best wishes

Richard

KEV'S HOVERCRAFTS: CORGI

Hi,

For some reason, I've picked up a few toy hovercraft recently. Consequently I'll send you some photos. Starting with the SRN1. This example of an early hovercraft (which seems to be made of scrap parts!), is a Corgi one.

Take care,

Kevin D

Cheshire Base