MULVIDREN IN SPACE

I was intrigued by this capsule on the Bay.

Turns out its a Stuart Mulvidren Tablets advertising container from the US.

What are Mulvidren for?

BRITISH PATHE: SEARS ROCKET BASE 1966

Feast your eyes on this Sears Rocket Base at the 17th International Nurenburg Toy Fair 1966. It appears at 29 seconds with a pup barking at it.

The Sears Rocket Base was the forerunner of the Century 21 Toys Project SWORD Apollo Saturn rocket.

https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA2SQVZYBI990ARPHYFBIFHVWKJ-WEST-GERMANY-17TH-NURENBURG-INTERNATIONAL-TOY-FAIR/query/toy+fair

Anyone got one?

SPACE BLIMP OF CHRISTMAS TOY WANTED!

Has anyone got a Hong Kong plastic friction toy called Space Blimp of Christmas by LP that they are willing to part with? Reader Kid would be very interested.

The toy in question is pictured below. If you have one available then Kid would be very grateful. Either leave a comment or email me, Woodsy. My email address is at the bottom of the page: moonbasecentral........

Kinder Eggs-Ibit III

Some of the first models to catch my collecting eye.

1950's compact cars, as visualised by Kinder eggs.

Repurposing some of the figures and Heller building kits that my dad originally used for my Matchbox Motorway layout.

MR. RUSTY'S GANG

Took a snap of this little shelf corner 'cos there's a neat gathering of odd toys forming.

From left to right: home made photonic station, Hover LEM wheel, mystery torpedo, Keloggs Mr. Rusty [I think], Trader Joe [thanks Lance] and a 1977 Kenner Darth Vader in a bag with a plastic doll's house telephone [he likes to chat].

BULLYCAN AIRCRAFT CARRIER DEDALO

Checking my old email archive I came across a nugget of insight from blog friend Paul Vreede regrading my Spanish toy aircraft carrier.

Paul V says that looking at the pics there, he noticed a couple of Hawker Harriers hovering in the box top illustration. So he looked those up on wikipedia, curious to know when those first flew.

Where it turns out the Spanish navy also operated Sea Harriers (they called them Matadors) off their carrier called the Dédalo.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_aircraft_carrier_D%C3%A9dalo which explains the name just above the barcode in the pics [headers above].

Thanks Paul!

FREE: MR.BIG

Regular readers will know I'm a huge rock fan. Being a Seventies teenager my hair still wants to be long and my fingers air-guitar without warning!

The Seventies rock scene was prolific and there were thousands of hairy bands allover the world. One of my faves were Free.

Its hard to imagine now just how good Free were back then. Forget the radio musak of All Right Now, Free were so so much more. Four fabulous teenage rock musicians including the best young rock vocalist and best lead guitarist of their generation. 

They had the swagger of a much older band because they were great, perhaps the best blues rock band ever. They weren't heavy metal like Budgie or Sabbath but bluesy hard like Humble Pie or Cream. Young and destined they blew their own bravura groove before disbanding in 1973.

With just a handful of superb albums and a sliver of sharp singles, Free were as cool as blues cucumbers with the bravado of a band who knew they were brilliant. 40 years before Oasis, Blur, The Strokes and the Killers, Free were that classic young power quartet eating up the stage with mastery and volume.

If you ever needed proof just how special Free where then take a look at this You Tube footage of them playing Mr. Big at the Isle of Wight Festival, England, 1970. Remember, the average age of the band was just 19 or 20! Enjoy!

MORE LOCKDOWN HOUSEHOLD MOVIE STILLS

Hi Woodsie, My pal Arnum has really taken this challenge to heart and he's happy to share his pics with you all!

I'll send the pics now and the answers later (if you need them!)

Cheers, 

Looey

Oz

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