Harpooned! The Woodsy Wotan Lone Star James Bond Custom Toy Harpoon

 To me this is Wotan Bill's best card graphics so far, the Lone Star James Bond Harpoon toy.

The long picture, taken from auction images, is just superb and is easily three feet in length.

My attempt at a toy harpoon gun I made last month doesn't look half bad on such a fantastic backing card.

The original Lone Star toy came in a box but we've opted for a backing card so my toy version could be attached.

A joint effort and tons of fun.

Hope you like it readers.

KEVIN'S HOODED SWAN LANDING

Not photographed it for a while, so here is a shot of my Hooded Swan scratchbuild landing on an alien world.

Kevin

UK

LADY P's FAB 3

 I think we've mentioned it before here on MC that FAB 3 was the name of Lady Penelope's Helijet.

It was also the name of her racehorse in a comic run.

Here's David Tremont's fabulous model made for Thunderbirds anniversary.

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/o29BVz

BOWLS ROYCE: THE 1967 SUGAR SMACKS FAB1

Check this marvel out, the Sugar Smacks FAB1 on a great cereals premium site, Cereal Offers.

I'm not sure I've seen this FAB1 before.

What do you think?

 https://cerealoffers.com/Kelloggs/Sugar_Smacks/1960s/Lady_Penelope_Fab_1_Vehicle/lady_penelope_fab_1_vehicle.html

There are more Gerry Anderson premiums on the site too:

https://cerealoffers.com/Kelloggs/Sugar_Smacks/sugar_smacks.html

HAWK EYE

 This is an interesting clip by Monta-Man TV showing the Bullycan Portaaviones or Aircraft Carrier toy.

Keep your eye out for the green SpaceX Hawk clones on the flight deck.

Have you got anything like this?

Quatermass History Video

Hi Woodsy

I just found this on You Tube, a 23-minute history of Quatermass. 

From the original TV serials by Nigel Kneale, to the later Hammer film versions, and the paperback books.

At the end of the video a View-Master package for The Quatermass Xperiment is shown, but I doubt this is real. I could not find any sales listings for such a set, and it seems like a very unusual subject for a View-Master reel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAijLPntwqU&t=32s

Do you like Quatermass?

Paul Adams from New Zealand

Doll, Card and Blister: My Home-Made Star Maiden's Final Look

 Armed with my baguette blister box I've finally finished my home-made Star Maiden Guard doll on card.

Here's she is complete with new glued-down blister cover.

This decent 12 inch blister does real justice to Wotan Bill's fab repro card art and my home-made doll and clothes.

Its been fun!

Hope you like the final article.

BLISTERING SUCCESS, SORT OF!

Blisters are tricksy things. Finding blisters for toys. Transparently obvious I know but a clear path to victory is eluding me!

I have had one success with a Star Maiden doll blister. Short of buying a brand new doll in a plastic box [which I did look for in discount shops] I first bought a box of Xmas baubles. This required printed labelling being removed with lighter fuel and a light scourer. Alas, methinks he scoured too much and it was compromised. Besides, it needed cutting and gluing to make it fit, never great for that perfect blister.

So, thinking out of the box, I searched for subway packaging - you know, the foot long butties - and found a company, Advanced Disposables, that did clear baguette butty boxes. 

The box cost 5p for a single sample and postage was £3.55. I received tracking info every day from Royal Mail until it arrived; the service was startlingly impeccable so the box makers must pay handsomely for that!

Here is the baguette box, a hinged affair from which the top is perfectly clear and can be cut off to create a fabulous 12 inch cover for a doll or figure. I was thrilled!

However, finding a decent blister for my 7 inch Victim project is another sandwich altogether. Currently she resides in a Sushi box, but being trimmed and glued, it just doesn't cut the mustard for a backing card as good as Wotan Bill produces.

Finding myself in Poundland I stumbled across blusher cheek brushes. Wow! The boxes looked just the thing! The right petit size and depth, in a fever of elation I bought three for £6. At last, the Victim will be finished and could well get some pals!

Alas, on closer inspection at home it turns out what I thought were paper labels inside are actually printed onto the plastic in a thick central band. Tarnation! Scouring and lighter fluid will get it off but ruin its pristine clear looks.

Back to the drawing board with this one to find that goldilocks box that's just right!