Avon Calling!

Woodsy,

That '007' Spy Bath decanter was pretty cool - never knew there was such a product! 

It brought to mind the series of after shave decanters Avon sold back in the day. 

They came in a wide variety of shapes and I can remember having probably a dozen or so - it was one of my early collections. 

The photos were all culled from fleaBay but give you an indication of what these things were like. Remember them?

Cheers

Ed

USA

APOLLO 1: THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SPACE KIT VEHICLE EVER?

This Tamiya Apollo 1 kit I saw online has to be one of my favourite space concept vehicles. Its so darn slick and really quite beautiful in its design. I love the angular lines and the windscreen. Very Syd Mead.

Is this a kit you have had?

Kit pictures welcomed!

From the collection of Andrew Yanchus on Flickr

Kit Box Fantasy Art, Yet More!

Here is another video from Matteline 1967, on fantasy kit box art. Kits that should have been produced, but never were. This is No.6 in the series.

First up, models based on the various Airport disaster movies of the 1970s. These could all have been produced using existing airliner models (Boeing 707, 747, and Concorde), with new box art and decals.

Then a selection of SF subjects, including an imaginary Airfix Dogfight double. Then Aurora dinosaurs.

The video finishes up with a picture that Matteline 1967 did for Max of Max's Models, showing Max in his red Mustang car, with Honey the cat sitting on the bonnet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG06rhNEhlw&t=0s

Paul Adams from New Zealand

C A T W O M A N

 

Today at the May First Ruhrfestspiel festival.

I think this lady's a cat! 

What do you think?

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Then came the Workers' and Unions' band!

Bahnhofbuchhandlung

 On route to the German First of May bank holiday festival today where we are staying, whilst waiting for the free shuttle bus, we visited an old haunt, the train station book shop.

Always a litmus of the nation's tastes, It's enjoyable to browse the many magazines in particular. 

We've been visiting for decades and to be honest tastes haven't changed much. 

Here's a few snaps of the train mags and books (a national obsession), hobbies and comics sections.

See anything you like?

GLIDING TO SUMMER

 Funny what Google throws up randomly from my archive.

Here's a nice shot of my Tarheel green Space Glider last summer, idling on a table beneath the bush.

Roll on UK sunshine! It's currently rain and hail all the time!

TO THE TOP

 

May the first toy you get this month be a good one!

My First Breyer Horse

 I was so excited when I found this plastic Breyer Horse in the Diakonie. My first as an adult! Just 2.50 Euro! 

I did have some as a kid I'm sure.

I love the pose it has on its stand. The brown beast recalls my Action Man horse too and maybe the Aurora Black Fury kit.

Along with my Pferde I bagged a few plastic Matchbox-style German advertising trailer canopies and a trailer. 70 Cents the lot.

Alongside was a mint 1974 Rolamatics Weasel tank for 30 Cents.

Anything here you like?

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For a bit of fun, here's the Aurora Black Fury box art circa 1969 courtesy of eBay images. It's a lot like my new Breyer! Are they connected in some way?