THE WILKO BATH

Shopping at Wilkos over the weekend I had to chuckle at something I saw.

Its their ultra-inexpensive - £2 - plastic see-through toiletries-tidy in the shape of a 12" doll-sized Victorian plastic bath.

I immediately thought how much my daughter would have loved that bath for her Sindies and Barbies in the eighties. The real doll bathroom showers and baths cost loads back then.

Then I thought how comical it would be to photograph an Action Man lounging in the bath after a good skirmish!

As with most comical ideas someone has already thought of it.

Here you go!

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The only Action Men that entered my bath as a nipper all had jobs: the Frogman [and his pet shark], the Deep Sea Diver and the Jungle Explorer River boat with its outboard motor.

Did you have Action Men in your bath?

Did it damage them?

MYSTERY LAND TRAIN AND THE JET PACK PILOT

This image is a screen shot from a documentary on UK TV last week called Jet Pack Dreamers: Own the Skies. I think the jet pack pilot shown is Bill Suitor.

I've snapped the shot because of the vintage land vehicle.

Wow!

What is that?

Anyone know?

RESCUE 6: IN THE PAINT SHOP

The undercoat is done. All the detail's yet to come.

INTRODUCING HALLOWEEN JACK

I've always liked Action figures. Still do.

I used to really enjoy collecting them and had a few reference books that helped a lot.

Some of the figures I never saw anywhere else except in these guide books. I certainly never found them loose at boot sales, despite looking through tons of boxes in the 90's.

One such character was Halloween Jack. I adored the name and the werewolf guise. He was released by Toy Biz in the 90's and was part of the X-men universe. He was the monster form of the scientist Jordan Boone and helped Meanstreak in his bid to take over Las Vegas!

I really like the Wolfman look. Wolfman Jack!

Have you any action figures?

ON THE WORKBENCH

Another SpaceX toy I haven't got!

Nearly ready to paint.

WHAT ARE YOU UP TO TODAY?

I'll probably tidy the garden ready for Moonbase Junior next week. He loves collecting the fallen apples and putting them in his buggy trailer!

What do you think you'll be doing today?

COMAN BOYS: SPANISH SPACE MEN

I love this TV ad!

Check out all those cool vehicles Comansi put out!

The wheeled rover reminds me of the ANT, guest vehicle in the Project SWORD Annual.

What do you think?

A LOST TOY SHOP I'D LOVE TO VISIT AGAIN

I had a blast from the past this week.

I visited Wakefield city centre and saw the location of an old toy shop I used to visit as a thirty something.

Here it is, the top half of Westmoreland House.

Alas the toy shop is no more. I went in the early to mid 1990's so I've no idea when it packed up. It was in fact more like a arge showroom of toys stacked up rather than your average toy shop. Everything was for sale though. 

This view is no more either as now all of this building is part of the huge Trinity Walk shopping mall.

One of the toys stacked up in boxes was the Thundercop.

Basically it was a knockoff Thunderbird 2 from China.

Even so, I wish I'd bought a few!

Similarly these Space Alien Hunters by Trendmasters were stacked up. I've no idea why I didn't get a single one never mind one of each, I was a collector and toy 'dealer' then after all!

I'd love to go back in time to this shop as well as a few others and spend some money on these cool toys!

Are there shops you'd like to go back to readers?