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Sunday, 4 February 2024

KEV'S MOEBIUS FLYING SUB

Hi,

Some shots of my Moebius Flying Sub.

Dive, dive,

Kevin D

Saturday, 3 February 2024

Elementary My Dear Silhouette!

Hello Moonbasers! I'm enjoying your posts as always, but the recent FAB 1 discussion sent me down a while new Google rabbit hole!

The Dinkytvspace website featured one of the most exhaustive explorations of a toy and its variants I've ever seen!

Featured is a TV21 photo of FAB 1 prowling the mean streets of Meddings City.

A sign above one of the shop windows caught my eye and I just had to Google my hunch...

Have I cracked it, or am I drawing too long a bow?

Cheers,

Looey

OZ Base

FAB1 and FAB2! BRITISH PATHE THUNDERBIRDS 1965

I mean, Wow! FAB1 and FAB2 the boat! The original workshop of dreams!

https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/109502/

JAPAN SPACE TOYS, VANGUARDS & MORE

I saw this mostly Japanese bundle of old space plastic on auction and thought Wow! There's Vanguards - we used to see these a lot on the blog - and more in there, together with Flying Sub and a Spindrift mini-models.

Anything you like readers?

Friday, 2 February 2024

THE TROUBLE WITH DATES

At an Auckland collector's fair I picked up several kits, including a 1/72nd scale Monogram North American P-51B Mustang fighter. Judging just by the box, this appeared to be a 1960s-vintage kit, but when I looked more closely, it turned out to be a 1980s re-issue.

The copyright date on the side of the box is 1967, Monogram Models Inc., Morton Grove, Illinois, USA. The kit number, on the box end, is PA143.70 - the suffix to the number meaning a retail price of 70 cents.

It certainly looks like a vintage kit. But once I got it home, and looked inside the box, I found the instruction sheet has the copyright dates 1967 & 1988 at the bottom, and the model number is now 5005-0200. The style of the Monogram logo has also changed.

Older, classic, and desirable kits, die-casts, toys, and books are often re-issued in vintage-style packaging, matching that of the original issue. Usually there will be a modern copyright date, or bar code, which tells you the item is a re-issue rather than an original.

But not in this case. Buyer beware - but it was not too expensive, and I am still happy with the vintage artwork, so no harm done.

Paul Adams from New Zealand

MARS HANGAR NIGHT

Its the Martian Night on my home-made Mars Hangar and the fleet needs bringing in.

Is the modest crew up to the job before the spooky Mysterons wake?

The Hangar has gone offline!

THE 2023 SCALEXTRIC FAB1

This is just great! When I saw this I thought it was the JR21 FAB1 I had as a kid... but on a track!

Scalextric has done it again!

Waddaya reckon readers? FAB?

[Images and video: Scalextric and Anderson Entertainment]

BOND IN VEGAS: ED'S ASTON MARTIN

Woodsy & Gang

I got this Toy State Intl Ltd James Bond 007 Aston Martin DB5 around 2013-2014 as a birthday present from my youngest daughter. No scale is listed but it appears to be about 1/18 scale. The batteries still have enough juice in them to play the sounds back and this is maybe only the second time its been removed from the box.

From SIS Vegas Branch

Ed B.

Short video and pics.