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Sunday, 10 February 2019

BOB'S BASEMENT

Mention of Bob Burns in the last post reminded me that I have this ace book, It Came From Bob's Basement. I got it years ago.

Ironically, its in my loft!

Have you got this book about Bob's amazing collection of monster props?

BOB'S TOY BOX MOON MODELS

Hey Woodsy

Happy New Year! Working on 1:6 sci fi subjects to sell on my new website still in development. This one is "moon" related.

And every kid that had a Major Matt Mason will recognize it. Its the 1962 Moonsuit featured in Life Magazine.

The pictures are of the raw 1:6 scale, 3D printed suit. I am developing a astronaut figure and support stand to go with it. I

It will also be painted, decaled, and will have running and beacon lights. I included a pic of the patch the astros will have on their jumpsuits as this predated Apollo.

More to come as I am doing numerous SciFi Spacemen and villains from Serials and films of the 1950s.

Last picture has another raw unfinished vehicle (Space taxi) with a spaceman in it. While the spaceman is not in the correct Space suit (still finishing the correct one up) used in the film. What film was the Space Taxi seen in??

Take care,

Bob Aucutt

Bobs Toy Box Studios

PS. Space Sled was from the movie "Conquest of Space" Pics attached. Spacesuit from that film is in build. We will have our website up soon once all the figures and accessories are photographed and uploaded.

Hollywood Sci Fi collector Bob Burns [pictured below] has been helping me with reference material from these old films. Bob A.

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Moonbase Junior, the Grandson, has been over since Friday lunch so blogging and especially replying to comments and emails has taken a back seat I'm afraid, as the little one requires mine and Grandma's undivided attention building garages, playing trains, singing songs and generally being childish!

I'll be back on the Base fully from late tonight.

SECRET SAM LOOVER?

I was checking Joe 90 pistols on the Super M reference site.

http://lester.demon.nl/superm/joe90/merc-gallery.html

I noticed that they list the Topper Deluxe Reading Secret Sam spy case as Sam's case ie. Sam Loover.

I've never come across Secret Sam being linked to Sam Loover before.

Is it an error?

What do you think?

Saturday, 9 February 2019

NATO STRIKE FORCE PLASTIC MINIATURE TOY JETS

I bought this Dare-Devil parachute set years ago on Ebay.

I just loved the little planes

I've often wondered if they came from a larger set.

Well, I may have found it.

This carded rack toy was on Ebay this year and I saved the image.

The NATO Strike Force by TF of Hong Kong.

It looks like my two types of jet are the Phantom [ long and thin] and the Vulcan [deltoid shape].

Have you got anything like this?

BRIGADIER GENERAL OR FIELD MARSHALL?

One of my traits as a nipper was to rank stuff.

I was obsessed with ranking.

Anything and everything could be ordered but my favourite targets were: the military, gunslingers, pirates, monsters and dinosaurs.

My typical gunslinger ranking might have looked like this based on the speed of the draw. I've guessed this one entirely but I would have looked these up as a kid and got it right:

1. Billy the Kid
2. Wild Bill Hickcock
3. Wyatt Earp
4. Calamity Jane
5. Buffalo Bill
6. Jesse James

A dinosaur ranking based on size might have been thus [using the names I knew as a kid]:

1. Brachiosaurus
2. Brontosaurus
3. Diplodocus
4. Mesosaur
5. Plesiosaurus
6. Stegosaurus

and finally, the list of the top brass in the armed forces. This was spurred on by my Action Man/ GI Joe platoon, who regularly performed daring feats deserving of more medals and of course my Project SWORD rank badges that came free with the toys.

Again I will have looked it up as a kid in the encyclopedias in my folks' house but I'm doing this from memory so apologies for the many errors!

1. Chief of the Armed Forces
2. General of the Army
3. First Sea Lord - Navy
4. Air Marshall - Air Force
5. Field Marshall - only in war, the top dog over them all
6. Never sure about the top brass of the Marines.
7. Is there anything higher than all of these beside the Queen/ President/First Minister?

I was also fascinated by different combinations of military ranks and possible overlaps [I've always had a thing about overlaps in anything!]. Some of my faves were:

1. Rear Admiral - is it the same as the Sea Lord? I could look it up but its fun not to!
2. Brigadier General - sounded very important!
3. Lieutenant General - have I made that up?
4. Corporal Major - again, did Woodsy Junior dream that one?
5. Major Colonel or is it Colonel Major? - only they know
6. Full Bird Colonel - heard this in Rambo when it first came out!

Were you a ranker readers?