VAMPIRE VILLA

Hi Woodsy

More vampire-related models from German model railway companies, this time Vollmer, a maker of plastic building kits. Kit 43679 Villa Vampire. It comes with gravestones, an internal red light, and there is a smoke generator available separately.

From the site https://www.modellbahnshop-lippe.com/Landscape+%26+Decoration/houses/Vollmer-43679/gb/modell_36080.html

If you go to this site, and hover your cursor over the picture of the villa, the image changes to a diorama with an eerily red glow, and smoke. Very creepy. There are also giant spiders in the garden.

That is at least three German companies making HO scale vampire models: Noch, Preiser, and now Vollmer.

Yours Sincerely,

Paul Adams

New Zealand

A PIECE OF THE ACTION: WHEN THE GREEN HORNET AND KATO FIGHT BATMAN AND ROBIN!

Checking out the Batman Green Hornet crossover episode I found this short clip of the fight scene on You Tube. Who would have thought that Bruce Lee was in Batman! Hi-Ya! What do you think?

Belated Happy Birthday!

A belated Happy birthday guys! Many Many Many Thanx for all the wonderful posts! You started Sep 2008 and inspired me to start my blog Oct 2010! I wonder how many other collector's you have inspired along the way! 

Cheers 

Ed

Toys and Stuff Blog

DAZZLING ALBATROSS

Hi Woodsy

here is an Albatros shooting down a Sopwith Pup. 

I just built them after the 'dazzle' camouflage on ships from WW1 posts.

I painted from memory as I couldn't find the book I've had since the early 60's with photos of WW1 paint schemes aircraft carried. British aircraft were standard colours with the possible exception of the cowling, German aircraft were almost always individually marked.

Regards,

Terranova47

USA

PEOPLE WHO WERE MEGA FAMOUS WHEN I WAS A KID

Barry Sheene - the king of Seventies motorcycling. He was a long-haired leather clad hero of burning rubber. Sheene was the British equivalent of Evel Knevel. He died in 2003. Don't recall any Barry Sheene toys.

Uri Geller - spoon bender extraordinaire. Geller became an unlikely celebrity who was bending spoons and showing off his hair virtually everywhere in the Seventies. Uri is bending time and is still alive. He even got his own board game!

Tony Soper - OK Tony wasn't mega famous but he was a regional naturalist of some import. A TV birdwatcher, his lilting accent drew us budding birders into the reeds where he was watching a nice warbler. Tony is 91. It pays to watch birds.

Leslie Crowther - the anchor, along with Peter Glaze, of the famous TV show Crackerjack, which with Blue Peter and Thunderbirds, formed the Holy Trinity of Kids TV when I was a little telly watcher in the 60's. Crowther was hilarious and his laugh infectious. He died in 1996.

Shari Lewis - I was in love with this gorgeous American puppeteer. Lamb Chop was funny and cute too but I secretly wished that I was that sock. Shari died in 1998.

Morticia Addams/ Lily Munster - there wasn't much difference between these two scream queens as I liked them both. The Munsters and the Addams Family were must-see TV in our house. Lily/ Yonne De carlo died in 2007. Lily/ Carolyn Jones died in 1983.

Paul Nicholas - Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar, this cheeky blonde frizzed big smiler seemed to be everywhere at one time. Not really on my radar but I knew he was there. Eventually I was much more interested in his similarly-frizzy big-smile lookalike Peter Frampton the ace guitarist. The Germans had there frizzed big smiler too called Thomas Gottschalk in the 80's. I think they may all be the same person! Nicholas is 75.

Suzi Quattro - I really was in love with Suzi. When she first wielded her massive bass guitar on Top of the Pops I was smitten by her leather jackets, her faded jeans and that unusual and incredibly alluring upper lip. Can the Can and Devilgate Drive are the rock soundtrack of my youth and she didn't half put some umph into it. Suzi is 69 and is not married to me for some reason.

That's it for now. Who would you add readers?

BAT HORNET

Now that's what I call a car meet!

Could it get any better than that?

PANDORA

 Well, its official, the UK is in the grip of a Second Wave.

The virus is once more out of control. Out of the box again.

With our Government increasingly and eerily employing the icons and lingo of Science Fiction, like Rule of Six, Circuit Breaker and Second Wave, the situation seems almost incredible. Like characters in Wells' War of the Worlds, the reality of our circumstances seem too stark to fully accept.

I have just returned to work after 6 months furlough. Already the systems of the State are falling apart again. I fear I maybe back home again soon.

In the words of Theoden of Rohan,

"How did it come to this?"

STAY SHARP

I liked this Reliance pencil sharpener on Worthpoint.

he's a very proud looking astronaut as is the floral dress lady on the backing card. Its a strange combination.

Did you have any space related or fantasy related pencil sharpeners readers?