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Tuesday, 13 September 2022

16/12 SWIFT FLYERS

Sixteen 12's pre-production Swift model. The finished version is currently due to be shipped at the end of October.

The die-cast model has been been upgraded since I took these photos, and now features a more authentic looking rear aluminium engine bell.

These flyers were created by Sixteen 12 using some of my photos.

STARLOG & STARBURST

I used to collect both these mags in the day.

SPACE:1999 VIEWMASTER

A while back I took some photos of the Space: 1999 ViewMaster slides which show selected 3D scenes from the episode, 'Wargames'.

THE PERSUADERS ANNUAL COVER 1973: CENTURY 21 MERCHANDISING

Cover And Copyright page to 'The Persuaders!' Annual 1973 kindly supplied by Bernard Dunne.

Monday, 12 September 2022

I'm having fleeting visions of a sweet I had as a kid in the Sixties. It was a sort of basic hollow plastic see-through rocket, which was filled with sherbet or kali. Something must have come off - maybe it split - to allow you to lick the sherbet. It could fit in your pocket.

Ring any bells?

THE SAMARITAN

Now Sly Stallone is one of those Hollywood actors you either love or hate.

I love Sly. His no-nonsense minimal-dialogue style is a tonic and you always know where you are with the big guy. OK he can go off-piste and play the victim too as in the brilliant Cop Land and be all emotional as in Rocky but its when he dishes out vengeance in his explosive you-better-get-out-the-way style where he really makes his mark.

I recently enjoyed his version of the seminal Michael Caine gangster flick Get Carter, so I had no trouble opting for his off-beat super hero vehicle The Samaritan on Netflix.

I actually thought it was a series for some reason, so I was pleasantly surprised when I realised it was a movie. They take less commitment than a full series and I had struggled watching some other online super hero series like Luke Cage and Daredevil, where the serialised format allows the directors far too much time to indulge the cast in that awful nicety, talking!

Sly doesn't say much in his action flicks and when he does it's something grunty and pithy and The Samaritan is no exception.

I won't spoil anything, just to say I really liked this movie. It recalled that unusual Bruce Willis super Hero picture, The Guardian, where an average working Joe has non-average skills!

I've now moved onto Liam Neeson for Netflix kicks, currently watching The Marksman. Liam seems to make a film every year, sometimes two, so I've a few to catch up on since 2020!

Do you like Sly and Liam?