SUPER MINI PLASTIC SPACESHIPS

I like these mini spaceships from Alibaba. There's a sort of SWORD vibe to them.

Do you like them?

WHAT'S IN YOUR FRIJJ?

When I was a kid I got home from school and drank a glass of flavoured milk. Usually strawberry or banana in those days, courtesy of Nesquick powder.

Nowadays I like Crusha milkshake syrup if I can get hold of it or more likely than not I drink a ready-made flavoured milkshake after work.

These range from Moo Milk to Frijj. I stare in wonder at tins of Chocomel but it's too dear.

Now when it comes to Frijj I'm having a milky debate with myself. Which is better tasting, their Chocolate Fudge Brownie flavour or the Cookie Dough flavour?

Bath fantastically delicious, my money is on Frijj chocolate fudge brownie. Yours?

Do you have something nice after work or after a hard day's retirement?

HELIJET PROP

 

I've blogged this before I think, a prop I just love and saw on a Ewbanks auction site. I saved the pics as its so darn cool. I forget exactly but I assume its from Terrahawks the TV show.

Do you like it?

POP AND MOVIE QUOTE QUIZ

Have a pop at these film and song quotes guys. Well, it is nearly the weekend! Maybe TWO ANSWERS EACH. Name the film or the song.

Try not to google unless you have to!

F = a film, the rest are songs.

1. Gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove.

2. We're in the pipe five by five - F

3. The sun's getting real low - F

4. Voodoo Veau, She'll put a spell on you.

5. I'm waiting for the angels of Avalon.

6. There was a time above... a time before... there were perfect things - F

7. Day after day they take my friends away

8. I can do this all day - F

9. If you get lonely on your Daddy's farm

10. Only Lionheart would have the temerity to rewrite Shakespeare! - F

11. The lunatic is on the grass

12. And now, how would you like your roast clots? Well done, medium, rare? - F

13. Its only castles burning

14. Tempestuous as the sea, and stronger than the foundations of the earth! All shall love me and despair! - F

15. I've been told that you've been bold with Harry Mark and John

16.  If I were you, I’d get in that f-----’ car and I’d get out of here man. I’d gather them goonies and get whatever you’ve got comin’ mate - F

17. Frank Zappa and the Mothers were at the best place around

18. Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms, and the autumn moon is bright. - F

19. He moves in space with minimum waste and maximum joy.

20. Off the record, on the QT, and very hush-hush - F

AVIONES COSMICOS ON YOU TUBE

Here's Spain's answer to SpaceX toys from a fan on You Tube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijOG35psvQs

RAMBO SUPERMAN!

I read today that Chris Reeve beat a few others to the job of being Superman in the movies, namely Sly Stallone, Robert Redford and Clint Eastwood.

Blimey!

Imagine a Sly Stallone Superman or Bob Bedford or Clint in the famous costume!

What do you think? How would it have been?

Light Entertainment

A few years ago, I came upon this lovely counter box of pocket torches or 'Sparkle Novelties' as Ever Ready named them. I vividly recall going into a bike and hobby shop in the sixties and seeing these on display in the shop and taking a shine to the rocket version. Despite droping several hints, it didn't appear in my christmas stocking that year!

Still, decades later, here they are. Some had been sold before the box had been put away in a stockroom, to make way for other glitzier fare, but the contents were, apart from a little dust, as good as new. Two types are included, a clown and a simple rocket and inside each is the instruction sheet and a plastic sleeve from an Ever Ready HP7 battery. HP7's were the forerunners of todays 'AA' size, so all the torches work perfectly with a new battery.

Pressing the red engine or the clowns feet, makes simple contact with the circuit and the pea bulb in the front lights up. Classic simple fun for an xmas morning.

Of course the grandaddy of 'torch' toys is the Merit Space Pilot gun, an elegant, deco styled pistol, with changing colour lights, sound buzzers and trigger action.

Kevin Davies recently picked one up at auction and decided to build himself a full size version of the pistol too!

Here we can see the original and kevins mighty upgraded version! Shine a light!
 

TELSALDA SWING WING

 

We've seen this before. Here's another Swing Wing Strike Fighter, this time released by Telsalda.

I've chosen to keep the landing gear pic from anold auction because its the same one as the Century 21 Project SWORD Scouts I seem to remember and a good replacement.

Its the same box art we've featured before too.

The one I have is by SL.

Have you got one?