MY MYSTERY MONSTER MASK

 One of the many mystery items I've bought this last twelve months was this small plastic horror mask. It remain unidentified, if you have any ideas readers.

Its a sort of blue, squidgy, gooey monster face

The mouth is open and drooling.

Inside the mask is a small plastic brace or fastener of some kind. Did it fasten onto something?

Any clue?

DESPERATE IN LEYBURN

 We're now back home from our Yorkshire Dales break and missing the beautiful landscape already.

Having not bought a an old toy for nearly a week I was desperate, so when I found something like in a charity shop in Leyburn I bought anything!

I was really pleased to be honest, as I love knockoff Action Man figures and there was one just waiting for me! Its the Combat Soldier Fighting Man by Padgett Brothers; so cheap the rifle isn't big enough and his pants are half-mast but I love this little fella!

Does anyone know it?

A particularly rubbery head.

I also picked up an Alice in Wonderland film cell, although I don't recognise the picture. Who's that with Alice?

and to finish I got an Avon Cosmetics Zoo Animal snail hole punch but I don't know why.

I also saw these goodies in an antique shop window, but it was closed. See anything you like?

Some kits in there too.

ED'S ELDON JUNIOR FIRE CHIEF SET

Woodsy,

Here's a short follow-up to Bill Ev's snorkel post. I know this isn't a snorkel but as a kid this Eldon Junior Chief set with its hook-&-ladder truck and pumper were among my most awesome toys. The set picture was culled off of fleaBay. The pumper photos are mine.

The pumper photos are old as I sold it off years ago. Trying to get one of these Junior Chief sets with all the bits-&-pieces was just more than I really wanted to pursue, and my truck was missing parts anyway. However, the set still remains as a very fond childhood memory.

From Vegas Fire Station

Ed

Down in the Valley

Dales views today. Sadly no toys.

My new vintage horror novel.

Unknown armoured car.

Dear Defenders. Is it a Land rover?

Cow barn. I want one.

That armoured car again, side on.

 

ED's SPACEX EARTH LAUNCH PAD SET

Woodsy and Fellow Moonbasers,

It has been an exciting year out in The Cave as I rummaged through boxes and discovered things I bought years ago and totally forgot about. It started with a Williams O-gauge diesel switcher lettered for the Wisconsin Central. Then I found a K-Line switcher in Santa Fe livery, and then a Lionel MPC era switcher in SOO Line markings. They were all in unmarked cardboard boxes I had put to the side - and promptly forgot about! If memory serves me right, these were all lockdown purchases from a few years back.

In that vein, I was out there again the other day and was looking in a plain cardboard shipping box thinking it was empty. Nay, nay! Inside the plain carboard box, was another box wrapped in bubble wrap. Inside the bubble wrap was a Spacex set box!

What the...!!??

A Spacex box? It was the Spacex Earth Launch Pad Set  #1176/20

Big box Spacex sets are harder to find than unicorn horns over here and I couldn't believe it. The box itself is hella rough but more or less intact. I opened the box to find three bubble-wrapped 'packages', inside of which were all the bubble-wrapped set components nested inside the insert. 

There remained yet other surprises. The large paper playmat was there and intact, and there were additional, non Tri-ang components included. You'll be able to just make them out in the last photo. As yesterday was a busy day, this is as far as I got with my photo shoot. Today was my big shopping day for the month (groceries and sundries) and I'm already pooped, so it's unlikely anything will get done. 

Overall I am stoked! It may yet be another day or two before I get out there to take more photos but y'all will be the first to know.

I unwrapped the toys and placed what I had into the insert. As it was, the set was in overall good condition. The MLP is complete as were the Forklift 7, the Tractor T5, and the Hawk. Both Helicopter P3's were casualties though with both missing rotors and one missing the rear wheels.

 Unfortunately, the tote bin which has my Tri-ang space toys is kind of buried at the moment so I can't look to see if I have any spare parts.

Ed

Vegas Base

Woodsy and Fellow Moonbasers,

The next step will be to set up all the toys on the playmat and see what it looks like.

FLY ME TO THE MOON......

Doctor Doolittle's Lunar Moth has been nibbling the front page of this instruction manual, but the 1950's style airbrush illustrations are just too nice not to share with you!

As the Scalemates web page says, this kit was released in 1959 as the Helios, but I picked up the 1968 Solaris re-issue in the early 70's at Sydney's Hobbyco (probably at a discounted price!)

I must admit I prefer the original artwork to the pop art Moon Zero Two version I had, which makes it all feel like a bit of a joke. Anyway, revel (I mean Revell) at the interior details. working features and cool shuttle booster with retractable under cart!

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/revell-h1851-200-atomic-space-explorer-solaris--194081

What do you think?

Looey

OZ Base

Up and Down Dale

We're currently holidaying in Swaledale in the glorious Yorkshire Dales. Not many old toys about but here's a few snaps anyway.

The ever-present cow barns, of which there are thousands.

A Dan Dare display in a museum. He gets around! 

Said Museum.

The brooding hills.

An old Royal Mail van.

Not sure of the make or age.

I loved these Dales patches to iron on. They reminded me of own iron on patches back in the 70's. I had loads. The stickers for pushbikes too, foil decals that stuck on for show. Did you have those readers?