I know its natural for our generation to collect the old toys we had but will today's youngsters do the same? As far as I can tell toys are on the wane and computer games have taken over. So will they collect old computer games and blog's devoted to them?
Are we the last generation to collect old toys? What do you think readers?
I dunno. I liked the look of this old plastic cheapo jeep and its simple card art so I saved the pic for MC.
Its a Park's Missile Interceptor and somehow captures the UFO vibe for me.
Park's hail from Linden, NJ. Do you know it?
There's a hint of the SpaceX Apollo Tracker too and maybe Major Matt Mason's Satellite Launcher.
These two occasions, which bubble up just before the Christmas season kicks in, have waxed and waned in popularity in my opinion. Halloween is on the rise and Bonfire Night is going out. I might be wrong though. What do you think?
Personally I do engage in the spirit of Halloween each year, at home, with a few monster toys and some spooky TV, but I don't bother with Bonfire Night in any way anymore. It was however huge when I was a kid and was a big deal for my family in early November.
Are these two events important to you readers?
Is there something else happening before Xmas in your neck of the woods?
I was intrigued by this plastic space station toy pictured on Alphadrome. Have you seen anything like it?
http://alphadrome.net/data/displayimage.php?album=8&pid=4830#top_display_media
I thought the alien cave worm - the Hammerpede - in Prometheus was scary.
https://www.facebook.com/Moving.Picture.Company/videos/489856598149924/
But that's nothing.
I am really scared after seeing this clip of the dreadful Bobbit Worm.
Good God! How many mouth parts has it got?
What do you think? Scarier than the Alien Hammerpede?
Is there anything worse?
Completely of its time I still love this Jensen Interceptor fitted out with office equipment! There's a typewriter, a shaver and a .... is that a phone?
For the tycoon in your life!
It would have made a great plastic toy!
What do you think readers?
I do not know if you have already seen this, but I have just discovered a BBC series on You Tube called A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss, from 2010, in three parts. It deals specifically with horror movies.
Each episode looks at a different era. Part 1 kicks off with the silent films of the 1920s, before moving on to the Golden Age of the early Universal sound films of the 1930s. This is not just the usual talking heads and film clips. There are such treasures as Lon Chaney Senior's make-up case, and a life-cast of his head, on which he could try out new make-up designs. Wow. There are also numerous interviews with surviving cast members from several of the early films.
A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (Part 1 of 3) Frankenstein Goes to Hollywood - YouTube
Part 2 moves to England, and British-made horror films, starting off with Hammer.
A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (Part 2 of 3) Home Counties Horror - YouTube
Part 3 moves back to America, and films set in the present, from Psycho and Night of the Living Dead, to the later slasher films.
A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (Part 3 of 3) The American Scream - YouTube
An interesting series, I watched the three-hour series on a single rainy Saturday.
Paul Adams from New Zealand
