IMPERIAL MONSTERS

Hi Woodsy.I recently enjoyed a three day weekend for Memorial Day in U.S.I found this trio of bootleg monsters at a toy show in my neighborhood. They seem to be based on the ubiquitous Imperial Godzilla figure of the 70s,and 2 of them have been altered to look like the Toho characters Rodan and Gigan! I couldn't resist!

-BrianF Monster Base NJ USA

A Gerry Anderson 'What If' Box Art Video

Matteline 1967 has done another You Tube video of fantasy box art for various Gerry Anderson kits that Airfix might have done.

Based mainly on Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, UFO, the Doppelganger film, and one-off projects. All in Airfix boxes, except for a Hornby Monorail train set. All good fun. Just a pity none of these were actually produced.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZmCQ94nx3g

Paul Adams from New Zealand

A BROOM WITH A SHOE

 

I picked up this old crone at the boot sale this morning for 50p

Back home I noticed her left foot and sandal was missing, so I whittled her a new one out of Fimo clay.

Next job is to give her a new broom and sort the missing patch on her apron.

When switched on she rocks and cackles with illuminated red eyes! 

Scary!

It'll be great for the Grandkids at Halloween!

REMEMBER CLUTCH CARGO?

Moonbase has mentioned the old Clutch Cargo cartoon series before. 

This was a very limited animation series from America. Made by Cambria Productions, 1959-60.

Their gimmick was a method of superimposing the mouth of a real actor speaking the lines, on to the drawn face of the cartoon character. That made it just about the creepiest thing on TV.

I saw the series in New Zealand, probably in the early 1970s. So, long after it was made.

This short You Tube documentary gives a history of the show, and how the super creepy moving-mouth effect was achieved. Very interesting.

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

Paul Adams from New Zealand

SILVER FOR MISH!

 

The Greek Polyplast New Flying Saucer.
Silver, pink and yellow!

What do you think?

PASS THE SAUCER PLEASE!

I've always like the JR21 New Flying Saucer.

Here's a couple of box variations I've seen online.

There are also versions of this toy by T in a Circle, Polyplast and Brohm.

Have you got one readers?

AERION MOONSHIP

I was reading this about a new Supersonic plane https://www.ge.com/news/taxonomy/term/5844 from 2019 and I thought, Wow! 

That new Aerion AS2 looks a lot like our friend the Century 21 Moonship from over 50 years ago! See what you think!

Now that's flying!

Image: GE

Image: Arto

Sherlock Holmes Book Nook Diorama

Book nooks are small dioramas, which will fit on a book shelf. They are very narrow, but fairly deep. Apart from making your own, there are now kits available. Wood seems to be the main material.

In this series of You Tube videos Brad hair looks at a kit called Library Prague. He turns it in to a crime scene for Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson to investigate. The figures used are 3D printed.

I had not seen these kits before, but had a look around the shops recently, and found some. Not the same as the one featured in this video, but similar. They include lighting.

Fairly expensive, but they look like fun.

Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag86Fhcmev8

Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JKYuPNoMvE

Part 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQJru61ZdIM

Part 4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgEvu-U1LiU

Part 5 - all finished. A highlight of this episode is a guest appearance by his cat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLpd3E1AstY

Paul Adams from New Zealand