Ed's Tin: F-104 Starfighter from 'ASC'

The F-104 is one of the Century Series of fighters and is among my all-time favorites (okay, I have about 50 'all time favorites' and? 🤣) and this version is quite large at 14"L with an 8" wingspan.

It has a friction motor, but unlike many toy airplanes of the era, lacks a sparking mechanism to give it that extra bit of flair.

The wings detach from the fuselage in the same manner as most tin toy aircraft of the era.

From Vegas Airfield

Ed

WILL'S B58

Loved Ed’s pictures of his voodoo . My favourite when I was young was the Marx B 58 Hustler. Screaming light up jets and all!

Will O.

UK

CAPTAIN SCARLET'S ULTRA HAND

Vintage Andersonalia never ceases to amaze me when it comes to Japan. Everything got the treatment including this grabber, the Ultra Hand!

Old Cap Scarlet isn't just indestructible, he's extendable too! Just what you need to grab your escaping balloon in space!

Have you any strange Anderson toys and collectables readers?

ARTO'S ATOMICS

To celebrate my first two original darts for the Tudor Rose Atomic Ray Pistol, I took this group shot of my arsenal by far. The green one and the black ones are 1950's Finnish clones by Deborex.

Enjoy!

Arto

Helsinki Base

Moonship at Moonbase

 This is my new Century 21 Moonship.

I found it in a cabinet of old stuff in an antiques shop.

I've blogged about the Moonship since the start of Moonbase. Click on the Moonship label below for more.

Have you got a Moonship?

DAN DARE'S FAB SALVAGE CRAFT

 This 2000 AD Annual 1980 was part of a large lot of books that came my way last month.

I was never a 2000 AD reader but I now appreciate the effort and following of the comic that emerged in the decaying end of the Seventies.

Browsing through I was attracted to the reds of Dan Dare.

When Bam! What is that ship!*?

There was more at the end too!

I don't know about you but I think the artist has possibly taken inspiration from two sources we know well.

FAB1

and the Triang SpaceX Salvage Craft

Merging them together you get something like this.

What do you think readers? 

A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM LOOEY

Merry Christmas,

Looey,

Oz Base

It could be Wurst: Weinermobile Driver Training

It's been quite a while since this showed up at Nellis. The pictures here are from 2008. And of course I have the toys! LOL

From Vegas Weiner Base

Ed

USA

Have you had a Hot Dog recently .. or should I say Weiner?