TOFFEE ROCKETS IN BLUE BIRD SKIES

This lovely little space tin was on the Base for years.

Found languishing at a car boot sale it was brought back, cleaned up and kept until a new Ebay home was found for it last winter.

A toffee tin I think, it captures perfectly the optimism of the space race: even that most treasured of bonds, a kid and a puppy, get in on the action and float around in the ether a bit courtesy of an umbrella!

I love how a simple fishbowl can turn anything and anyone into an astronaut!

Don't know the artist's name but it reminds me of Norman Rockwell a bit.

I think it was a Blue Bird toffee tin.

You remember toffee tins?

FAIRYLITE STINGRAY

One of my favourite classic Stingray toys. I had one as a youngster so its very nostalgic to me. This is one I picked up very cheaply a while back which was missing the ratemaster, and rear hydroplanes. I repaired it using retro parts from Graeme Walker at Toy Replicas.com.

Close inspection shows up the repair of course, but it still looks fairly reasonable on display, taking me right back to those far off childhood days.

This is how it looked prior to restoration. 

BLOODHOUND ON THE BASE

This little old model set is in my box of model parts.

A rather neat covered Land Rover and a Bloodhound missile and trailer I think. Is that right?

Not sure what the array is in front. A launcher?

BIG IMAI ZERO X

The Imai kit that bridges the gap between the Century 21 toy and the Aoshima die cast.

GERRY ANDERSON TV SHOWS IN SPAIN

OUR DAUGHTER'S TREASURE BOX

Our Daughter recently opened her old treasure box from childhood.

Thirty years old now, its a sort of time capsule.

Inside were a shark's tooth, a puffin beak, an ammonite and some toys from the late 80's:

an egg dracula, a Barbie scales, a dolphin and more!

There was also a Forever Friends watch, a swatch, some hard plastic babies and dummies and a character from German TV.

There was also this felt covered Pete'd dragon figure and a Pingu!

A real trip down memory lane for our daughter!

Did your kids have a treasure box?

Did you?

TOHO SUBSMASH

A few old photos of the Revoltech and Bandai Atragon and Bandai's Alpha and Black Shark submarines from the Toho film, Latitude Zero.

IMAI MAC'S CAR

A few old photos of my smaller Imai Mac's Car. It did need a few modifications on the turbines and the cabin, but by and large it's not a bad model kit.  The later die cast Vivid version owes a lot to it.