WAR POST

 With sombre D-Day celebrations having taken place in Normandy yesterday I thought I'd dig out a few mementos from my late Mum and Dad, who both fought in World war II; Mum WAFs, Dad Navy.

Here's an old 1940's Christmas card.

To my Dad, I don't know who the sender is.

Here's another Xmas card possibly by the same sender. The motif on the front says Per Ardua Ad Astra. I assume its the RAF.

A similarly motifed card, this time with a photograph of an unknown plane.

A photograph of an unknown lady riding a military motorcycle of unknown make. I guess she was a friend of my Mum's in the WAF.

The taller chap was the husband of my Parents' old friend Peggy, who emigrated to the states after the War I think. I think this is an American airfield but I don't know the plane.

Post-War excitement blossomed with the Festival of Britain in 1951 in London. At the left hand side you can see the tall spear-like Skylon. I wonder what happened to that Fifties icon? Did you or your parents visit the Festival?

Leaving the Forties and Fifties behind here's me being fed something by my Dad at Butlins circa 1961 with Mum looking on and explaining something to me!

Everyone got white rolls. I still love them!

Around the same time, here's my older brother holding me up with his hands full, a packet of unknown sweets and an unknown toy soldier. I think my brother has a mouth full too!

BOXING CLEVER WITH LOOEY

Hi Woodsy, you were asking about storage and my stored papers... I'm in the process of packing them down into just one, easy to be nagged about box!

This big red box now contains all my personal life mementoes and robot packaging.

-pretty neat combo, huh?

See if you can spot inflatable WM Xabungle, RoboCon and Sentai Dynaman figures. Transformers boxes, Miniature VFX Storyboards from Spirits of the Air, Crocodile Dundee II scenes etc etc.

Maybe I could post a suitable monthly pin-up (sort of like Playboy for Toy Fans...)

Whaddya think? 

 Looey

OZ Base

MY MESSY CAVE 2019

Five years ago my cave looked like this, a mess!

Toys, books, games, even a pair of crutches!

Some of the SpaceX scratch builds I made are visible in the cabinet, all stored away in the attic now.

I'd also brought board games down from the attic because a collector was visiting to see if there any he wanted to buy.

I regret selling the rare Dekker Horror Make-Up, but it was a cheap car boot find and you can't hold onto everything can you!

Sadly, my new smaller cave is just as untidy! Its seems impossible for it to be any other way!

Are you an untidy collector readers are a neat one?

KEVIN'S SCRATCHBIULT WINDY MILLER

I Made a Windy Miller in scale with my larger figures, as opposed to the small one I made years ago.

Time for cider!

Kevin

UK

A L I E N R O M U L U S

 Like many of you I'm a life-long ALIEN fan, so I'm looking forward to the latest instalment, ROMULUS.

Here's the trailer.

Are you going to watch the film readers?

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