MONSTER HUNTER MOVIE

This Milla Jovovovich vehicle caught my eye. The word monster does that. 

I suppose it was OK. The main big creature looked like a Kaiju, which I liked and it's diving into sand, then encircling large boulders was clearly lifted from Tremors.

There were giant spiders too. Nasty ones. Not bad filming really 

I didn't see all of it. I wondered if it had been a computer game. Milla has made a career of hunting large resident bugs and beasties, with a brief interlude into super-being being with Bruce Willis. This flick fits right in.

Have you seen Monster Hunter?

MANTA BANTER

 As a kid I adored Manta Rays. It was part of that whole 007 skin diver frogman craze I think, mixed in with some Jacques Cousteau! Oh, how I loved his TV show!

Anyways, here's some footage of a Manta. Not by me! By New Atlantis WILD. Do you like Rays?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfgJx-ShRGI

EXCALIBUR'S GERRY ANDERSON AUCTIONS

Browsing Gerry Anderson I came across Excalibur Auctions and their lots relating to the great man. They include the auctioned collection of Simon Archer, Gerry's young biographer who was tragically killed driving to the Anderson's home in 1993, the same year that Thunderbirds had a huge second success on UK TV.

There are some amazing items in the many lots including Simon's fantastic personal collection of photographs, negatives and memorabilia auctioned in 2022. Have a look. What do you think?

https://www.excaliburauctions.com/auction/search/?st=gerry%20anderson&sto=0&sf=%5B%5D&w=False&pn=1&mc=11

THAT'S ALL FOLKS!

 That's the lot readers, all the Predators are packed up and ready for off. 

Hope you enjoyed this toothy week's special.

Back to normal tomorrow!

Hansons Auctioneers

LONE STAR TARZAN: BLING OF THE JUNGLE

 Years ago I blogged the elusive Lone Star Tarzan set, a small carded blog legend.

First seen on the cover of a 1995 Plastic Warrior magazine decades ago the scarce rack toy has fascinated me ever since.

Well recently I found this colour picture of the set, the very first time I've seen it in colour. Alas I failed to note down where I saw it but here goes. I assume it was an old auction.

Feast your eyes!

Googling further for Lone Star Tarzans I came up with this holster and pistol set on the very same card, which is a little strange. Anyone know this holster set?

There's also a Lone Star badge with the same letter Tarzan lettering.

Can anyone shed any light on Lone Star's Tarzan output?

PrEDators: Playmates - #66008 Creatures of Skull Island: Nasty Critters!

Woodsy,

This last set from Playmates was exclusively nasty critters along with a few hapless victims - no King Kong figure in this one.

From Skull Island Vegas Bureau

Ed

GIANT PAWPRINTS IN THE PAINT

 I was a dinosaur nut as a kid. I wanted to be a paleontologist.

I'm not one but I am a bit of a fossil now!

My tender years were filled with dinosaur books depicting the fiercest predators that ever lived. I loved them all and read them voraciously and often dreamt about a T. Rex stomping up the street and peering at me through my bedroom window.

Here are a good few of the books I had as a kid.

Besides books I also loved these Polska stamps. Such iconic illustrations! My personal faves were the two giants Brontosaurus and Brachiosaurus stood in water.

I'll sign off this Jurassic jaunt with an auction listing I saw that made me smile. It's as if the dinos know they're being photographed! Ones even walking over the list of names. I love it! Ha ha. What where your favourite dino books and species?

LICENCE TO SPILL

 This Otley scrapper James Bond 007 Moon Buggy seemed a good Easter treat for Junior.

Half way through the restoration I'd patched the hole in the yellow ball with a silver stud and made a DIY radar. Some groundwork for the white paint too. I spilled a bit.

The finished article. Everything re-painted, a driver in the cockpit, a cockpit grip, wheels cleaned with lighter fluid and an F on the body, Junior's initial.

On the advice of Wotan I added some lego arms to complete the look. Its been fun James.

Hope you like it. Hope Junior likes it!