YET MORE FORGOTTEN TELLY AND CARTOONS

Another Lockdown's making me ponder much more than usual and even more cartoons and telly are surfacing through the house-bound fog! Howsabout.....

1. Wait till Your Father Gets Home: I can still hear the theme tune of this US toon but I've no idea what the plot was. Sort of reminds me the later Simpsons! Remember this old show?

2. Crystal Tips and Alistair: I recall this being animated in a shaky style as if they were simply moving bits of paper. Crystal's voice was sort of croaky I think. What was Alistair?

3. The Three Muskateers: Oh Wow, I adored this US cartoon. I assume it was Hanna Barbera, who probably influenced me much more than Disney as a kid. You too?

4. Mr. Ben: I think this tailor stepped through a mirror and became someone else, a bit like Stars in theor Eyes ..."Tonight Matthew!". Did Mr. Ben have adventures?

5. "We don't do duvets" was a catchphrase used in a launderette by one of two zany human characters in a live action show in the Eighties. They played guitar a lot and sometimes dressed as hippies. Any ideas?

6. Hong Kong Phooey: I loved anything to do with Kung Fu in the early Seventies and this was kickin! No idea if Phooey had an enemy and I always get this show mixed up with Inch High Private Eye! Any insights readers?

7. Woobinda: I reckon this was about flying vets but that's all I can recall, 'cos Daktari pops into my head as soon as I start to concentrate! I adored my die-cast Daktari Landrover and the toy figures! Do you know Woobinda?

8. Please Sir! When I think back the kids in this TV show seem really mature and savvy for High School kids. Were they much older actors? I think I was in love with some of the girls! The teacher, John Alderton? was a good actor and played a great part. Did you like Please Sir?

9. Timeslip: all I can see when I think of this kids' sci-fi show is a kid with specs on and a thick wolly polo neck. What was it about?

10. My daughter watched a kids' show in the early Nineties about a dog that was really a human. No idea what it was called but she loved it and its catchy theme tune. Any ideas?

DUX IN A ROW

 I've always been fascinated by that unique toy robot, the Dux Astroman. Made in West Germany its so unlike any other toy bot with its green body and domed head. I've never had one but can spot it a mile off in books and online. So I was pleasantly surprised to see its image being used on this record cover by the Astromen, Destroy All Astromen!

Have you got a Dux Astroman or have you heard this record readers? Your Astroman thoughts welcomed!

STOCKING UP

 

Looks like some golden age spaceships in this old Xmas stocking on an old Etsy listing.

Do you recognise the toys anyone?

SPAM STORM

Owing to a sudden and massive spam storm on the blog I have activated comment moderation for the time being. Hopefully the spammer will stop soon but at least no more will appear on the blog as I will zap them all.

EW'S CASTLE

Reader Electric Wave's home-made castle!

Wow!

What do you think readers?

CAPTION NEEDED!

 

I had to chuckle when this popped up on my ebay search for Golden Astronaut!

It needs a caption readers!

SIXTEEN 12 MICRO V.I.P. EAGLE

My final set of photos featuring the prototype Sixteen 12 Micro Eagle sets, this time showing the V.I.P. Eagle. Like the others in the set, it's 51/2" long, with detachable V.I.P. Pod, aluminium engine bells, and comes with a tiny in-scale Moonbase Alpha Moonbuggy. The light & sound 16/12 Moonbase Alpha Launch Pad is sold separately. As I've mentioned in my previous Micro Eagle posts, the models are 3D printed prototypes, so finer details,and out of line engine bells and leg pods etc. won't be an issue on the finished product.

Finally, a 'behind the scenes' shot.

A GALLERY OF ALL THE PROJECT SWORD TOY SPACE GLIDERS AND CLONES

Sometimes things come together.

Myself and fellow toy collector and blog supporter Arto have been collecting space gliders for years. It will have all started with a Project SWORD toy.

Now, years later, we have between us probably almost* every variant of the Project SWORD space glider around, so I've put together a gallery of my own toys, along with Arto's fabulous fleet, for your enjoyment.

Here's my Moonbase group:

Top row: 

Hoover Glider silver switch, Hoover Glider Blue switch, white 2001 glider, red 2001 glider

Bottom row:

Grey Mego Space Tract, Kevin D Hoover silver custom, Century 21 Grey, Century 21 Orange

Arto's fleet:

L to R:

Orange Mego Space Tract, Tarheel Grey, Durham Green, Century 21 Grey, Hoover orange.

The one I forgot to photograph of mine! Doh!

The cheapo Day-f-ran Space Glider, 2nd from the left without its canopy but with its flower sticker.

and to see it nicely cleaned and complete with its canopy, here's collector Ferryman's lovely Day-f-ran [minus the flower sticker].

There are box variations as well with Tarheel's space gliders and the completist would want to have those too I imagine, but I have stuck to the toys. There maybe some undercarraige colour variations too.

If you know of any variations then please let me know.

The * next to 'almost' at the start of this post refers to the ones that got away. Yes, there are still some toy space gliders, of this size, that neither Arto or myself have got, namely three other variants of the 2001 toy above: white Spirit of America, white NASA with flames and green Spirit of America. Have you got any of them readers? Pictures by email would be welcomed!

I hope you enjoyed these gliders and I'd like to thank Arto and Ferryman for sharing their beautiful toys with Moonbase.