MISFIT TANKS

https://steemit.com/history/@getonthetrain/historical-misfits-tanks-of-world-war-ii-or-later

I was sent this link from MJ at Southcoast Base about misfit vehicles on this site including the Object 760 I posted the other day.

MJ wonders if Gerry Anderson's teams of model makers and designers came across this or were influenced by it?

MJ believes this S-Tank is the world's fastest tank too. Look at that thing! 

KEV'S ZEROID FOOTBALL

Hi,

Managed to get this item from my past recently. Oddly, not from my childhood this time. I had one of these in my early twenties. I used to have it perched on the base of a Coke bottle. 

Now, in my late fifties, I have a studio scale, radio controlled replica perched on an original studio prop! (some small evidence of progress?). Interestingly, the ball is the right size!

Stroll on

Kevin

GOODNIGHT FROM THE SHIP

ORIGIN OF THE MOONSHIP?

Ever since I blogged Moonship Meltdown in 2008 I have been in love with the Moonship.

Whether it be this original Century 21 version...

or this light blue AHI clone, I have pondered where the design came from.

Well, 8 years later I may just have something!

This is the Learjet from the early 1960's.

and this is it with the tail and wings photoshopped out

compare it to the Moonship art the same angle....

What do you think readers?

A contemporary plastic friction toy was the Lear Jet by MEGO Corp. Compare its body and windscreen to that of the Moonship.

If you have several millions spare you could always buy your own real Learjet here!

MOONSHIP SUNDAY

CHINESE BOXING

Here's my ameteurish attempt at creating a box for the Chinese Moonship. Not perfect [had to use two pieces of paper so it's a poor match] but it does the job for the display cabinet! And it was fun!

SOVIET MOONSHIP

My eagle eyed chum and fellow SWORD fan Arto up there in Helsinki Base spotted this fascinating gem recently online on Ebay.

Its a tinplate MOONSHIP.

But this one is RUSSIAN!

Can anyone translate the Russian?

I assume its Soviet era. Correct?

I also assume that the paper note depicting a girl holding what appears to be a bear came out of the toy's box too. What is it?

This tin toy looks more or less the same as this Chinese version we've featured since the start of the blog. The only differences are the rear fins. The Chinese version has engine nacelles. The markings are different too.

The Russian box is different as well.

There are two versions of the Chinese box.

This one seen here flattened.

and this one, which was presumably anglicised for the English -speaking market

Have you got a toy Moonship?

MOONSHIP TOY REPAIR SHOP

If you can stand it there are 4 more parts on You Tube from 2014!