My Christmas Presents

My Birthday and Christmas presents this year were both very welcome and really brill.

Here they are grouped on an armchair as they would have been back when I was a kid.

A fleece, a handful of great books, fine modelling brushes and plastic glue, vintage toy stun gun (thanks Bill), toy rings including the Flash and an older Superman Kryptonite ring, a bundle of small vintage toys, a beautiful Ugly card (thanks Arto), a gorgeous wooden picture, spiced soap, Reece's peanut chocolates, a special home-made Hot Wheels box from my Grandson and a big uber-cool box of Micronauts parts from my daughter [I cant say Son-in-Law too as this year we did Secret Santa for adults for the first time with a budget of £50 each. My daughter got me as it turned out!]

Whilst mooching in Malton, I also treated myself a bottle of Southern Comfort on offer at Morrisons and to a Christmas Radio Times, a sort of tradition I have and the only time I buy one, At £5.99 its a gift in itself but its not the beautiful tome of woodcut illustrations it once was. Still, there's lots of Xmas ghosties, ghoulies and some sci-fi in the TV and radio listings., which I'll ring and watch/ listen to sometime. They're about the only things worth a festive hoot in there too IMHO!

Do you still get a Radio or TV Times UK readers or a TV magazine where you live in the world?

My friend Paul Vreede kindly sent me a fantastic box of Hot Wheels Rrrrumblers and a gaggle of original Star Wars toy figures customised by Paul in the 1980's. More on these later! 

Pics of your prezzies welcomed readers! 

Those Strange Days

And so that was Christmas. 

Our festive five day family reunion in a beautiful rented farmhouse is over and we have all gone out separate ways again.

Now we enter those strange days between Christmas and the New Year, the awkward intermission.

I was looking forward to getting back home and just relaxing with some new vintage toys Santa brought me, but it looks like Grandparenting is never done. Our daughter's been ill whilst we've all been away together in North Yorkshire and needs a break from the kids to fully recuperate.

I'll relax in 2025! 

What are you up to in the build up to New Year readers?

DALEKS BEWARE!

Those Daleks don't stand a chance at Christmas. Check out all these Siren Stans, clones and Astro Rays kids got back in the day!

Have you got one? Did you?

 

DEAD OF NIGHT: A WOMAN SOBBING

 

More shivers from the haunted BBC back in 1972.

Perfect for Christmas!

Lance's Christmas Picture

The Candlemaker

A seasonal nostalgic cartoon for Christmas.

BOXING DAY: REPRO BOXES AND MORE

Boxing Day, yes, its the day after Christmas and what have you done?

How is your Christmas going readers?

Talking of boxes, Its always fun to see what professional repro box makers have on offer. Here's a prolific firm, RETRO TOY REVIVALS, with a wide offer including these rare boxes and backings. There's even some Dr. Who!

I've never used this firm. Have you?

Have you bought a repro box or item readers? 

https://retrotoyrevivals.com/products/boxes-and-parts/rare-items/

Anyways, Happy Boxing Day Readers!

Let us know what you're up to!

DEAD OF NIGHT: RETURN FLIGHT

 

Old fashioned goosebumps for Boxing Day.

From the Beeb in 1972.