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Saturday, 11 January 2025

JAPANESE MINIATURE SPACE TOYS

Googling for Japanese miniatures like chocolate premiums is always fun ....

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especially when you see an old friend like this blue miniature project SWORD Scout 1!

Friday, 10 January 2025

BLOG EFFECT: The Ferryman Space Explorer

We've had a few Moonbase name-dropped toy titles on Ebay over the years. Things sort of like Wotan Moon Bus or the Moonbase Central Prospector.

Here's another one, a lovely X-series rocket toy named after erstwhile reader and contributor Ferryman!

I've always taken these titles as a thumbs-up for the blog. What do you think readers?

"Parts Or Restoration Vintage Ferryman 103 Friction Space Explorer Rocket Toy | eBay:

https://search.app/AwWejycAQbkM8Zem9 "

KEVIN'S DOMES

Hi,

In response to your question, here are models I've made that have clear domes.

Kevin

SPACE: 1999 COLOURING & PUZZLE BOOKS

Here is my collection so far of mySpace:1999 colouring books.

There was five published by World Distributors ( Manchester) in 1976 -76, and four published by American company Saalfield Publishing in 1975.

Although, I have all the World Distributors books, I’m missing a couple of the Saalfield books, the activity (Prof. Bergman on cover), and one of the colouring books (Eagle on cover).

Here are the five World Distributors (Manchester) books

Here are the four Saalfield Publishing books.

ANOTHER MOONSHOT

Another photo I took last night of the waxing gibbous Moon. The terminator line has moved a little further, revealing a bit more detail.

BOY WONDERS

My Grandson Junior wants to be a rock drummer like Neil Peart from Rush or a scientist like Stephen Hawking.

This winter we've discussed a few bits of science.

We wondered if Earth's mountain climbers would love to climb Olympus Mons on Mars and who might be the first to do it?

We also gawped at this amazing photograph online of a fly's brain and all its neurons. How fantastic! It looks like a peacock!

We also talked about the famous Brisbane pitch drip experiment, the oldest running experiment ever, in which pitch tar drips incredibly slowly over decades.

Junior wanted to do something like it in our kitchen, his own oil and water and food colouring upwards drip! Here's a few snaps I took of the start of the boy wonder's coloured oil in a glass of water experiment.

Enjoy!

Junior asked me which Marvel metal is rarer, Adamantium or Vibranium. I said I'd ask you! Anyone?

Thursday, 9 January 2025

Target Practice

I was impressed with this table full of toy Luger dart guns I saw online.

The red and white target reminds me of the elusive JR21 Dart Pistol.

Have you got a toy dart gun?

Flat Battery in Thackley

Well, we are finally away from our daughter's snowbound Thackley Hill, but it wasn't easy.

After abandoning the car on Tuesday half way up the hill, we returned today to find the battery flat.

Being members of the RAC we asked for assistance and five hours later (we went back to our daughter's!) a very amenable RAC chap arrived in the dark. Sadly the battery was shot and a new one was needed. The RAC mechanic fitted it, helped us dig out the tyres and reversed us into a much safer downward hill start position.

£150 paid and we were away! Yay!

A quick stop at McDonalds for some grown-up food and we're Moonbase bound!

Phew!

Have you ever had car battery problems readers?