OH BOY! ITS A LINCOLN MONSTER!

For those readers who enjoy monsters like me here's a great video by Plaid Stallions about Lincoln International Monster toys.

Its GRRRRReat!

https://youtu.be/QbOkNDBhrJU?feature=shared

UFO MODEL FROM ANDERSON ENTERTAINMENT

 Here’s a few photos of the recently released Anderson Entertainment UFO model, that was briefly displayed at the London Space:1999 convention last September.

The model is a good size, around 8” (200mm) across, and stands around 5” (125mm) in height. It reminds me of the old late eighties S.H.E.D. vac-form UFO kit.

The ‘paddle’ section is able to spin with the help of a flick of the wrist. For some reason I was under the impression it was actually motorized, just like the screen version, but I was obviously mistaken on that.

Although the model looks very appealing and at some point I’ll set up a proper diorama photo shoot, but I must confess the whole thing does look toy-like. The paddles and spinning veins are simply a silvery grey plastic rather than a reflective chrome, which did give the screen UFO it’s other-worldly ‘flying saucer’ characteristics.

The green top is made from a semi-transparent plastic, which looks okay but does help to maintain that toy-like look. Here's a comparison photo with the Product Enterprise UFO.

One nice touch is you turn the model over to reveal the base of a UFO escape pod.

For displaying purposes the model comes with a short clear hollow tube.

The model comes well packaged in it’s box, which folds out to show technical details of the UFO, and a certificate of authenticity. Curiously, instead of a UFO, the photo on the sides of the box shows a lone SHADO Interceptor flying across the Moon’s surface and a superimposed photo of a space- suited Ed Straker minus his helmet.

Overall, I like the model. It looks good, and the size is just right. I would have liked a chrome covering over the grey plastic, but it’s certainly not a deal breaker. The £125 price tag might put a few people off, but as we don’t get too much brand new UFO merchandise being produced nowadays, along with it’s limited run of the curiously numbered 2004, units it’ll probably still sell out!

Watch the skies!

EASING ROUND ELSECAR EMPORIUM

 With  the final remnants of Christmas flickering like a fading star in the January gloom the Missus and me wandered round the Elsecar Antiques two-floor emporium near Barnsley this week, which is always fun. Still lots of ice everywhere after the recent northern cold snap. Brrrr!

I was looking for JR21 novelty toys. I once found a loose red JR21 Landrover here. Not this time but I did see a lot of interesting stuff. See what you think.

An original life-size version of one of my favourite Action Man miniature toys as a kid, the German WWII Stick Grenade! Bit macabre really.

A Vader computer mouse!

I am your cursor!

Part works!

I don't recall this X-Files monster. Do you?

What is the Gooney Bird?

A new old idea; boxes of bones and feathers. Would you buy one?

The second UNCLE book I saw in a week, the last being the Girl.

I do like these Stewardesses.

And a Jaunting Cart. What is Jaunting?

Tons of die-cast.

Keymen! Now that rings bell! Miniature men! Do you remember them?

Some fine Action Man and Star Wars.

and just to tempt me, a really nice Green Hornet Back Beauty at the end!

See anything you like?

MAJOR MATT MASON AND HIS DAIRY QUEEN JET

 I've never eaten a Dairy Queen. I don't think they appeared in the UK, so the association of Major Matt Mason and Dairy Queen is new to me.

Here's an old advertising poster I saw on auction combining the Dairy Queen Jet and the Major.

Is this news to you?

Do you eat Dairy Queen?

SS KRESGE SEARS PLASTIC 20" PRE-SCHOOL ROCKET TOY

 This Pre-Scool 15 piece 20 inch blow moulded rocket is neat and one I haven't seen before, this example appearing on an old auction,

I do like the box art and the overall Saturn 5 - styled toy design and the big pink wheels and pull-string are a nice childish touch.

Even neater are the plastic bots and bobs found inside, coloured multi-faced shapes [what are they called?]

Do you like it?

An ITC Model Craft Company History Video by Max's Models

Hi Woodsy

Max from Max's Models has just put out a new company history video on ITC Model Craft, the Hobby Division of the Ideal Toy Corporation. This is his first company history video for some time.

Ideal produced kits from the 1950s, up until about 1963/64. Many of them extremely complicated and expensive working models.

After ITC retired from the kit business, the remaining models were sold off by the Ringo Toy Corporation, of either Maspeth or Jamaica, both of which are in the borough of Queens, New York City. Some of these Ringo kits were lacking certain vital components.

Some ITC kits were also sold in Britain by Kleeware. In more recent times, many of the old ITC kits have been re-issued by the American company Glencoe.

As this is a company history video, not all of the ITC kits get a mention, and some are only included at the end. 

Well worth a look.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8NEqbcMxUE

Paul Adams from New Zealand

Biscuits on the Base

I saw this old tin on Ebay last year. I kept the pics.

It depicts a fabulous space city on the lid and the sides.

The space base is really well conceived. Do you agree?

It was released by Elkes Biscuits of Staffs, England.

 Do you know them?

Groan Hornet

 Fixing up Junior' Green Hornet scrapper, before he colours it in in two weeks, has been as fiddly as Kato's cap.

The scanner and missile ejector mechanisms are groaningly temperamental and may yet spoil it for Junior. They do work now and then and when they do they fly! I just hope they work when he has a bash! 

Still, my part of the job is nearly done now.

I bought some plastic half-jewels for a squid and filed two down for the green headlights. Some of the Missus's red wire made the trim. 

I also re-chromed the grille.

Kato was missing so a small figure was cut to size, cap heat-flattened and painted.

A new windscreen was added using an old polypocket folder.

The Green Hornet was twisted inwards so some pliers dragged him round to the window again. He's lost his gun but that's life.

I just need to glue Kato in now if Bruce will let me! 

He did!