ARTO'S DARTS

The only find of today was from an indoor flea market, this dart pistol target game by a HK manufacturer TH (all new to me!). 

Looks like a 60's set. Not too many vintage unused sets come up, so I was quite delighted with this little find. I just wish that the targets were gangsters instead of animals!

The set number is CTI 2543/B and the card measures 25 x 21 cm.

Waddaya think?

Arto

Helsinki Base

Anyone else got anything like this?

Sunday Pickins

Slim pickins down the boot sale today. The Missus had more luck getting outdoor toys for the Juniors this summer. Here's my meagre haul for £2.

The car is an Airfix E Type I think. The two Star Trekkers are from 2009. Chewwy is a bootleg. Anything you like?

Lab Monkey Number 9

Creative folk making new toys is a plastic phenomenon.

There's lots of fresh plastic births out there.

Here's one that caught my He-Man's eye!

There's so much going on!

The creator is one Lab Monkey Number 9.

Check out the menagerie. What do you think?

https://labmonkeynumber9.bigcartel.com/ 

[I am not related in any way by the way!]

ED'S NEW LP LUNAR EXLORATION BOXED SET

Woodsy and Fellow Moonbasers,

I am stoked to present this latest LP set I received last week (the second LP set in as many months): the LP #704 Lunar Exploration Set. 

It has three separate modules in one window display box and while most of the pieces are fairly easy to come by here, the OD vehicle and the yellow 'bus' are bears to acquire. 

The bus is my first one.

From Vegas Base

Ed

SPACE CASE

 

Pencil cases were and are a staple of space race celebration.

Something every kid had, pencils and pens were the upright heralds of a brighter, sleeker future [did it arrive?]

This old Italian case by Regis is a fabulous example and I love how the perspective of the capsule is captured in the design. I saw it on auction.

Did you have a pencil case readers?

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Arto has reminded me of his fab space pencil cases. Click on the label below, Arto's Pencil Cases!

SPACE JOCKEYS ANYONE?

 With ALIEN ROMULUS creeping up on us I can't help thinking about one of my favourite ALIEN characters, the derelict pilot, the space jockey.

What a guy!

Googling for skeleton space pilots I came up with these cool covers.  Can you think of any more space jockeys?

There's an interesting pictures essay here about the origin of Giger's Space Jockey. What do you think?

https://alienexplorations.blogspot.com/2009/02/paintings-that-inspired-space-jockey.html

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tinkering with an image of a micronometer I added a statue figure!

ED'S MYSTERY SPACEMAN: SOLVED!

Woodsy and Fellow Moonbasers,

During the past several months I've been out in The Cave photographing my spaceman collection. 

In there was this guy. After putting photos of him in the facebook (Meta) groups, the usual crew of experts came up with bupkis. One facebooker did mention that - stylistically - he appears to be Tudor Rose-ish. 

hmmmm Another one thought he may have been designed as a keychain, and after taking a second look at that big round chunk of plastic on the head, it appears as if it could be the remnants of a ring meant to hold either a keychain or perhaps the strings of a parachute! hmmmm. 

In any case, I have no clue who made him. Any guesses??

From Vegas Base

Ed

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SOLVED!

Woodsy and Fellow Moonbasers,

A 'Top Contributor' on one of the facebook groups was able to identify this figure. Apparently, he is in fact Lido. He's one of three space parachute figures listed separately from Lido's Humanoid series. He's not in any of the reference materials I have and is a bear to identify unless you're deeply immersed in the subject.

Unconfused in Vegas Base

Ed

COVER TO COVER

I took this snap in Swaledale and raised the reds in it.

I immediately thought of the album cover of one of my fave LP's, Black Sabbath's 1970 debut, Black Sabbath, the birthplace of heavy metal!

Now I wonder if Louisa Livingstone would pose in my photo?

 Have you got shots that look like album covers or box art?