This is staggeringly good, the 1958 UFO carnival ride car by Belgian makers L'Autopede.
What do you think?
For more snaps go to Retro Station
https://retrostation.eu/product/lautopede-carnival-ufo-small-model/
This is staggeringly good, the 1958 UFO carnival ride car by Belgian makers L'Autopede.
What do you think?
For more snaps go to Retro Station
https://retrostation.eu/product/lautopede-carnival-ufo-small-model/
I'm pleased to show you our latest team effort readers, a custom Kung Fu Target Set finished.
Here it is booted and suited.
Bill created the fabulous graphics based on the original card by Multiple Toymakers released in 1975. It required some custom artistic licence on Bill's part on the 100 section, as the original was hidden from view and no loose card could be found online so it could be seen.
I had fun sorting out the toys and the blister; the horse and rider were from my bits box and needed a little tinkering; the toy revolver was from the local farmshop and got a lick of paint and a white grip; the target card clasps were plug fuse covers from the DIY box [the target cards were part of the backing card and had to be cut out originally in 1975].
As always the blister was tricky and in the end I used the original blister off the farmshop cowboy set I bought and cut it up to create two suitable shapes to glue down.
Here's a comparison with the the original toy; 1975 on the left and our 2025 custom on the right.
I forgot about the dart! Doh!
Image: Bill Everatt
As my town has been blessed, for the most part anyway, with some clear nights, I took the opportunity to take a few photos of the night sky in my back garden.
Although my lenses aren't ideal and don't have very low f stops, meaning they don't take full advantage of the limited available light, I did manage to get a few decent shots in spite of the light pollution.
The Moon is in a waxing gibbous phase, which is great for showing up the shadows on the terminator line. A full Moon doesn't always produce the best photos as the reflected sunlight tends to wash out some of the surface detail. It's still pretty bright, though ,so the camera's ISO setting needs to be very low to get the exposure right.
Here's a photo I took of the Moon in waning gibbous phase. I did a little post-processing on this to enhance the detail of the Tycho Crater and its rays.
with this Citroën Karin
I'm currently on a diet with the Missus. It ain't easy and I'm dreaming about food. My favourite foods!
Here are my top ten fave foods - just a small fraction of what I'm dreaming about! Nothing healthy!
and I'd love to know which are yours readers!