I picked this lovely 1973 SpeedKing Marauder up today in a shop in Stamford, Lincolnshire. A very picturesque town and a superb car, which needs only a little sprucing up for its next test drive. Is it a car you had readers?
A mooch round Keighley brought us face to face with Darth Vader!
In another shop we saw these not too old badges. Action Man and Thunderbirds Are Go. The modern reincarnations. Not for me.
This brought back scenty memories. My older brothers always got Tabac or Pagan Man at Xmas, when they were young men. Did you wear cologne readers?
This is Talc! Just noticed.
The big toy firms like Marx and Ideal liked to dabble in little cars. Here's an Ideal one. A Trans Am?
And there's always a bus when you don't need one!
You got one of these plastic souvenirs?
This motley crew heard a new bike was in town, the scratch built Boneshaker.
Although I do plan to do a fuller review of the new Scalextric Fab 1 at some point, for now here’s a few teaser photos I took a while back when I first got it.
Like all the Scalextric slot cars it’s 1.32 scale, and is a lot bigger than I’d imagined.
It comes in a clear plastic display case, which folds back, revealing the model in all it’s Penelope pink glory. A word of warning, though. The aerials look a little fragile so take care not to catch them.
Inside the detailed cabin are seated figures of Parker and Lady Penelope.
