Statue of Liberty Kit

Hi

               Found another interesting video on You Tube. This one is on the Lindberg Statue of Liberty kit. While that might not seem to be anything to do with Moonbase Central, the kit can be built as a money box, or bank, if you want to. Given that money boxes often appear, I thought it would be an unusual addition to the collection. There are very few kits that can be built this way, this being the only one I can think of.

Has anyone got anything like this?

Lindberg 1/225 Statue Of Liberty Vintage Model Kit Review - YouTube

Paul Adams from New Zealand

Corgi Bond Models

Hi

Corgi just sent me some advertising for their new James Bond models, and a link to a page that includes the entire current Corgi Bond range. Given that the subject of Bond models recently came up, I thought it might be of interest.

Is there anything you would buy?

Corgi James Bond 007

Paul Adams from New Zealand

SPOTTING A DITKO

 

I think I can spot Steve Ditko art.

I saw this comic cover online from 1958 and immediately clocked those thick legs, muscles and shadows. Ditko!

Can you spot a Ditko readers?

Have you got a favourite?

MULTIPLE TOYMAKERS' KAMPER AND HOT DOG KINGS

 One of the less well-known Century 21 toys is the Topo Gigio Camper. I've blogged it several times.

Since seeing it for the first time more American versions of the camper have turned up on online by Multiple Toymakers.

They are all Kings of some sort.

This week I found another, the marvellous Kamper King.

Its stablemate is this neat Hot Dog King.

The Ice Cream King and the Topo Gigio Camper can be seen using the labels below.

Anyone know these toys?

QUASAR ROBOT

 This thing intrigued me.

I saw it on Worthpoint and saved the pic.

Have you come across one readers?

Here's the long item description on Worthpoint from ages ago linking it to Klaatu!

This is a hard plastic toy robot bank, with a soft plastic / vinyl / rubber "bubble helmet" head. It is marked: "QUASAR INDUSTRIES, INC. 1975...R. DAKIN & CO...SAN FRANCISCO, CA...PRODUCT OF HONG KONG." This little fellow has QUITE an interesting history! (I encourage you to Google: "Qausar Robot" and read many of the fascinating articles!) It seems, that in the mid seventies, "Quasar Industries " implied that in the near future, they would be offering "domestic servant robots" that could cook, clean, baby-sit and do other household chores. The robots would be offered at a cost of $4,000. They released publicity photos of this fellow, dubbed "Klatu." (No doubt named after "Klaatu" from the 1950's Sci-Fi film: "The Day The Earth Stood Still" - although "GORT" would have been a more appropriate name!) Many of the old photos, that can be seen online, show "Klatu" vacuuming, cooking, walking the dog, dusting or acting as a butler. It seems that the prototype, used in the promotional photos at the time, was nowhere near functional, and of course the robots were never produced. One theory, was that this was a ploy to get "gullible investors" to sink funds into the company. Another theory, was that it was all a hoax, or perhaps a publicity stunt, or MAYBE the company REALLY thought they would be able to produce working "servant" robots. The toy / bank offered here was part of their publicity. It stands almost 7 inches tall. He has movable arms. The condition is VERY GOOD, with a bit of paint wear to his round head and a little residue, from a sticker, on his chest. The bottom stopper is still present, and it displays very nicely. Look him up, online - then come back and enter bid! This item is guaranteed to be old & original - made in the mid 1970's.

GEMINI: IN TWO MINDS

I watched Gemini Man last night. I like Will Smith and the idea of clones. It was OK but nothing to write home about.

Like the character he plays in Suicide Squad, The Gemini Man is a a crack shot. he never misses and can hit a target on a moving train from miles away! he's so perfect in fact that the clandestine agency he works for want more just like him. Send in the clones.

Alas the cloned Smith just looked off. The CGI was awry. There was something really unnatural about his mouth and it was a distraction. It reminded me of the terrible upper lip of Henry Cavill in Justice League, where DC had attempted to CGI out a tash he had to have for another film.

The Gemini idea has a long history on film. The Janus project springs to mind in Demolition Man, where Sly Stallone is brought back to fight his brother[?], a brutal criminal terrorising a gentrified future. I wonder if there were toys?

I'm sure you can think of more cop-agent clonings readers?

Old Toys 1930's Onwards

Here are some more TV commercials from the 1960s, this collection being devoted entirely to space toys. Wow.

HQ Classic Space Toys- Remco, Ideal, Mattel Billy Blastoff and more! - YouTube

This video is actually a collection of still photos of toys and boxes, from the 1930s onwards. Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, Robby the Robot, Dan Dare, and more general toys. The space helicopter is a little bizarre. No idea what the 1950s War of the Worlds box contained. Top class photographs.

What do you like?

Vintage Space Toys from the 1930s to 1960s HD - YouTube

Paul Adams from New Zealand

TINY COSMICS

 We were discussing the merits of small things the other day.

Have a look at these beautiful and tiny space creations I saw on Etsy.

How cool are they!