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Friday, 15 September 2023

BIRTHDAY BURGER: DESTROY ALL MONSTERS

Hi Woodsy

Here is my Ken Films "Destroy all Monsters" Super 8 film box.

I also have this cartoon, Woody Woodpecker, not a Ken film, but Castle from New York [Frankenstein is advertised on the rear].

As an added bonus, here is a homemade Big Mac I just cobbled together. I think McDonalds is in trouble!

[put your orders in!]

Brian F

Monster( Burger) Base

NJ USA

Woodsy adds:

New collectors book available:

Castle Films https://www.amazon.co.uk/Castle-Films-Hobbyists-Scott-Macgillivray/dp/0595324916

For more on Ken Films check out Retro TV on You Tube https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=ILbbaTaSDMo

Have you got any cine films readers? Pictures welcomed.

Birthday B-Movie: Oh No! It's THEM Again! by Terranova47

They're back! Once again B-Movie aficionado and modeller Terranova presents a triumphant return of the ants terrorising the neighbourhood.

The sewer sequence in the bowels of L.A was cited as one of the best scenes in the film, so Terranova47 has recreated part of the film with his trusty arthropods and a squad of plastic grunts!

Although he feels the desert sequences are the best part of the film, the climactic sewer confrontation has loads of action, which he has faithfully captured here.

Right I'm off to hide the sugar! Forward give 'em hell men!!

Images courtesy of Terranova47

NYC

USA

Bloggiversary Special: Folding Space by Paul Vreede

https://www.triangspacextoys.info/xOT/rocket2fold.zip

From Blog supporter Paul Vreede, comes his super origami model of the infamous 'LP Brand' Rocket!

Often seen in the little window boxed space toy sets, the rocket is a very distinct design which has endured for decades. Paul has kindly adapted an earlier design that depicted the Star Wars X-Wing, to resemble our favourite rocket!

If you click the above link, it will download a printable template and some instructions for the rocket!

This is my own pathetic effort! I used a sheet of A3 paper and printed the square template on it at around 20 cm square, which folds down to about an 8cm tall rocket. I am by no means good with Origami, so it is a bit rubbish! I would recommend watching the YT video for the X-Wing folding on which it is based, which is very easy to follow.

OPERATION FINLANDIA: A BIRTHDAY DOSSIER

Earlier in the year Arto got hold of the Probe Force 3 forerunner, the Hover Rocket XL9.

Sadly it had no fins.

Wanting to see it complete for Arto I whipped up some plans based on known examples and sent them to someone who's fab work we know!

Modelling maestro Kevin took it from there and from nothing he created three lovely new red fins complete with riveting!

Here they are tested on Kev's own Probe Force 3.

and fin-ally here they are looking just great in situ on Arto's new Rocket XL9 ....

... in Helsinki Base,

Finland!

BLOGGIVERSARY SWORD NEWS: NOMURA PROBE FORCE 2 LOOKALIKE

These days its not often I see a new Project SWORD relative.

However, there is something of some interest to SWORDies like myself in the 1969 Nomura catalogue featured on the brilliant Alphadrome website.

http://alphadrome.net/forums/topic/18792-nomura-catalog-1969/

There are many fine and fascinating toys in this old catalogue. For fans of Tai Hing/T in a Circle toys you will see Japanese examples of the Moon Trek rocket and the Apollo -X drive-and-stand rocket.

It's on page 3 that my interest was really piqued. Mid left is the Astro Series Space Rocket. It appears to be one of four in this Astro Series, all appearing there on the page, some of which we have seen before. The size is a mystery [image is the property of Alphadrome]

Personally I've never seen the 'Space Rocket' before though. It looks like the Apollo Rocket I posted ten years ago . The Astro Series rocket could well be a smaller version of the Apollo Rocket, which is pictured below on the right.

For SWORDies the Astro Series Rocket also has a passing resemblance to the Project SWORD Probe Force 2, especially the thicker rear end.