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Tuesday, 25 January 2022

PATCH BAD'UNS

My latest quartet of touch-ups were a lot of fun to fettle.

All Matchbox Superfast.

Jeep, Camper, Lotus Super 7 and Pick-up with lovely mint bikes courtesy of the ever kindly Wotan.

These bad boys can go in my display cabinet.

Do you like 'em?

I agree with the author of this description on Alphadrome, the box art of the Chee Hang Space Saucer is indeed reminiscent of the JR21 New Flying Saucer box art. Years ago when I first saw this toy online I had wondered if it was actually JR21. Do you like it?

http://alphadrome.net/data/displayimage.php?album=8&pid=3967#top_display_media

Monday, 24 January 2022

RICHARD'S RECYCLED DAY-FRAN GLIDER PROJECT

Hi Woodsy

On my Day-F-Ran Glider, where the round Wheel system was - I inserted a Cap off an old Shower Gel Bottle - perfect size !! - painted it Chrome Silver, so it looks just like a Big Lift Engine !!

I painted all the glider inside Silver, so the orange plastic looked good on the outside, blanked off the rear wheel wells with black plasticard painted & detailed the Pilot & Cockpit, added loads of decals & Striping to the body & had some PROJECT SWORD Stickers made off the web -

really pleased with the way it turned out !!

Hope you like it.

Richard

MAJOR MATT MASON: THE BAND!

I knew about a band called TV21 but finding out that there was a band called Major Matt Mason was all news to me!

Are there other rock bands named after toys, comics and TV shows?

Sunday, 23 January 2022

LEG VROOM: BATGIRL'S TV BIKE

Seeing MJ's Batgirl Bike it sent me off to look at the original.

Here it s from the Adam West TV series in all its purple pouting glory!

Va va Vroom!! Do you like the original?

MEGO BATMOBILE ON TV

Check out this wonderful original TV Ad for the Mego Batmobile. It's a whopper of a toy car! Have you got one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siVtJ7lPZvw

SUNDAY HAUL

The Missus and me had an enjoyable mooch around the local car boot this morning. All sorts of things for sale and best of all lots of bargains.

For interest I have noted down some of the prices we paid.

Might Max play head [empty] 20p, penny drop machine 50p, Quoits 50p, Monsumo case and figures 30p, 5 die-casts including 1974 Hot Wheels £1, 6 action figures including 1979 Boba Fett £3. Cap America helmet 50p.

For the gardening spirit in us these two old artefacts were irresistible. Old branch cutter and metal trough £1 each.

Next job is to identify everything properly.

Have you snaffled anything of late?

Technofix Lunar Expedition Toy

Here is a short You Tube video of a Technofix Luna Expedition toy. A small, tank-like exploration vehicle runs around the Lunar surface, passing under a large Lunar Lander. I wonder if this was modified from another toy ? It looks as though it might originally have been some sort of loading hopper for trucks or railway wagons ?

1970 Technofix Luna Expedition 331 V RV19233 - YouTube

Paul Adams from New Zealand