2001: A FELINE ODYSSEY

George the cat enjoying the Kubrick classic!

Novelty Torch and Radios

Here is a You Tube video featuring some novelty merchandise. 

A beer bottle that is actually a torch; a Heinz Tomato Ketchup bottle that is actually an AM radio; then a pair of model cars, a Cadillac convertible and a Ford Mustang, that are also radios.

Novelty Radios and a Schlitz Light - YouTube

Do you or did you have a novelty radio?

Does anyone get a radio for Christmas still?

Paul Adams from New Zealand

BOY OH BOY A LINCOLN INTERNATIONAL STINGRAY TOY!

 As an add on to my previous Fairylite Stingray post, here's a few old photos of my Lincoln International Stingray.

Not bad for two bob!

Here's the competition page from TV Century 21 to win your own emote control Stingray..

And finally, even though it's against my better judgement,  here's an old advert for the toy from YouTube.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IgHmB6B2Ow

FAIRYLITE STINGRAY

 This is probably my favourite Stingray toy. I had one as a youngster and considered  it a carbon copy of what I saw on screen, as did Troy Tempest - but then I was only 6!

Gerry Anderson Returns

 Good news for TV viewers in Britain, as the new terrestrial streaming channel ITV X is showing almost the entire catalogue of Anderson shows.

So far, the list includes Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Joe 90, Stingray, Supercar and Fireball. They are also showing the live action series of UFO, Space:1999 etc, but also several documentaries and the three new Thunderbirds episodes recently created. Tucked in amongst these goodies are one offs such as Day After Tomorrow, Space Police and the Investigator too.

Some of the material is free to view, but most is regarded as Premium and is accessed by a subscription of £5.99 a month, with a weeks free trial!

Television is Go!

I BLEW IT!

 

Cor! this deep sea diver brings back memories.

You blew the pipe to move the sub or the diver up and down in the sink or the bath.

Great fun, I may have had this very one one Christmas long ago.

You?

HAVE YOU GOT A SPARE £100K FOR A CENTURY 21 PROP?

This is the most expensive prop the Prop Gallery has for sale, a cool £99,995! It also happens to be from Gerry Anderson's output, namely the Crablogger base station in Thunderbirds and the ambulance in Captain Scarlet. 

Here's the Prop Gallery's listing, which is an interesting read.

https://www.thepropgallery.com/crablogger-base-control-ambulance-filming-miniature

I assume this vehicle was designed by Derek Meddings himself. Does anyone know?

I wonder who would buy this? Who could afford it? What a Christmas gift it would be!

SUPERTOYS LAST ALL SUMMER LONG

 I saw these Supertoys [of New York] EXPLORER III toy vehicles on auction a while back so I saved the images.

Being a sort of 80's type of SpaceX, the BHS Explorer 12 toy line has always found a warm welcome on Moonbase and these Woolworth specials have too.

Looking at the price stickers, they were clearly in a sale way back when and half price!

Mike Noble did the original BHS books artwork that went with the line. These Woolworth jobs look to be too simple to be Mike's work.

Did you have anything like this? Do you still? Does anyone collect them?