MELTING POINT

I'm not sure what to make of this Macro War on You Tube. Its like an Airfix Chernobyl. 

I did melt a few figures as a kid but this video is uncomfortably hypnotic as you see toy soldiers melt en mass like this. 

Twenty million hits confirms it!

What do you think readers? Is it a new trend?

SHACK SHERMAN

Hello Woodsy,

Writing about the Tri-ang clockwork Sherman Tank reminded me that in the early 80's I bought this radio controlled Sherman at Radio Shack. It was sold by TANDY in the UK.

I just found the carton containing it and with fresh batteries off it went after 30 years of waiting for action. I remember playing with this when my daughter was little.

At the claimed scale of 1/24 it's too large for 1/32 toy soldiers but it does fill the childhood need for a tank operated from a distance.

Well for the last 30 years it was in a carton with some of my toy taxi collection, a Space Spinner from Issue 1 of 2000AD and two battery powered Scorpion Tanks.

Forgot to mention the Sherman was in the same carton as this tin money box! 

Regards, 

Terranova47 

USA 

SHERMAN SHARPENER

Hi Woodsy,

Following on from the recent item on the Tri-ang Minic Sherman Tank, here is another horrible Sherman. 

This is from my small collection of pencil sharpeners. 

It is diecast metal, with purple-brown plastic parts. It has been given an Antique Bronze finish, which is common among these sharpeners. The base is plastic, and is marked MADE IN HONG KONG. 

The track units are solid, so the model runs on four small plastic wheels. The commander is also plastic. The turret rotates, but the gun is fixed. The actual pencil sharpener is located at the rear.

There are so many problems with this model. 

The hull and turret are clearly based on the US M4 Sherman tank of WW2, but the suspension is clearly German. The hull sides extend over the tracks forming track guards, but there is no depth. There is no hull machine-gun. The gun mantlet is a strange shape. 

Then there is a strange box at the rear. But the upper hull is well detailed.

My example came loose, and was bought at a fair. 

Length 72 mm.

Paul Adams 

New Zealand

LADY PENELOPE'S TOY RING

I've never seen this comic free gift before, Lady Penelope's ring. I like it! You?

https://www.comicpriceguide.co.uk/uk_comic.php?tc=ladyp

COME OUT OR WE'LL SHOOT!

My favourite Giant Monster photo, Snailosaurus! 

Photo taken by Wotan.

GOJIRA'S STILL HUNGRY!

The King on the loose at Moonbase!

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!

Hi Woodsy

I loved the giant scorpion diorama by BrianF, under the blog labels Kaiju and Modelling. 

Although I never had any of these kits, I did have a go at making my own version a few years back using a large toy scorpion, and some ready-made N scale model railway buildings, vehicles, and foliage. 

It was not mounted on a permanent base, and was only assembled for some photographs, but it was fun to do. 

Here are a couple of shots of it.

Paul Adams

NZ

GODZILLA'S ON THE TRACKS!

Godzilla visits 'Northern Heights', does this count?

Terranova47

USA