I'm trying to locate the HLD footage mentioned, here at the top of this forum thread, called Hypersonics from Lockheed. Its an old film from the 60's. The watermark says Footage Vault but I can't find the film anywhere.
If you have a spare five minutes maybe you can have a look somewhere you might know for this old Lockheed film.
Thanks in advance readers!
I like this modern set. Check out the video. Do you like it?
The housing module really recalls the similar modules in the fabled Moonbase Play Set of the Project SWORD range.
This modern Golden Bear set may work well with Golden Astronaut SpaceX toys! What do you reckon? Wrong scale?
I've been browsing Century 21 Merchandising on Ebay this year and found a couple of Monty Gum card images I'm intrigued by.
From 1970, these illustrated cards had nothing on the back.
This one, #17, is called Lift Off apparently, although there's no reference to that on the card. What I really like is the domed rocket depicted on it. Now that looks great. Anyone know what it is? The domes top really reminds me of the wondrous Photonic Space Station top from the Tri-ang SpaceX range of toys as seen here https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3Auyc6bC1ay1PfpqjzuU9u9nlBA0MToi0Y7BWf5Ks37ihsbC2IKG99dBrSZ97e-MDSS1JK98IqS-eE77ui22eXClJWWlLln9IaCmazz6HG76tOHEdimk14NMIL5oHLSakFj7jYmpH48p/s1600/photonic+boxed+2+15.JPG
Kong is on my mind at the mo.
I know some of you have seen Godzilla V Kong already and I'm gearing up to. It'll be strange to go into a cinema again. Part of me still doesn't want to, which is scary in itself. The last time was probably February 2020, although I've no idea what I saw now.
Are you going to the cinema soon?
In the meantime I found this old King King game in the attic. Its based on an earlier incarnation of the movie, the Jeff Bridges Jessica Lange 1976 version. The box art is the same as the cinema poster although the Empire State building has been ditched for the tallest buildings of the age. Despite the use of the Twin Towers, now a symbol of tragedy, I quite like it. Do you?
Thinking back to my Sixties and Seventies childhood many of the TV programmes I watched here in England seemed to have been on one after another in an endless stream of goodness and joy.
But this can't be right.
Certain things I know: The Magic Roundabout was always at the end of Kids TV weekdays before the grown-up stuff started like the News. Other possible finalists were Rhubarb and maybe even Jackanory. These all ended around 5.45 I think. Is that right?
Another deffo was Crackerjack, which we all know was on at 5 to 5. You got a pencil too!
Beyond these fixtures I'm stuck. When was an hour long show like Thunderbirds on? After the News? When was Scooby do on? Around 5pm. When did Kids TV start? 4pm?
What about stuff like Watch with Mother, Andy Pandy, the Woodentops and my favourite, Tales from the Riverbank? Were these on during the week? During the day?
Saturdays is safer ground. I know I saw programmes like the Banana Splits and the Double Deckers on Saturday morning. That means I saw Shazan, the Three Musketeers, Danger Island and the Impossibles on Saturdays too.
Sundays was a desert. Nothing for Kids as far as I recall. Is that correct readers?
What was kids TV scheduling like in your country when you were little?
Online Resources I have used in researching how Hatchett's Playground, Project SWORD and 2001 A Space Odyssey came together in London. You may want to dig a bit yourself.
https://garagehangover.com/hatchetts-playground/
