SPRING HAS SPRUNG!

Here's a short story I wrote last Winter to celebrate the coming sun's return in the UK!

If you have the time, enjoy.

THE GARGOYLE'S DISPLEASURE: The Tower on the Hill

Be warned: my other short stories are definately NOT for those of a sensitive, squeamish or easily-offended disposition!

Ed's Rover: Marx on the Moon

Woodsy,

Here we have a Marx Miniature Moon Rover from the 1960s-'70s wandering around (looking for a McDonald's?). The rover is missing its clear plastic dome, but the astronaut is fully suited so why would it actually need a dome?

From Vegas Base

Ed

Arto's Sears Super Sonic Jetliner

Re. your blog post on the subject, I sent you these photos of my orange Sears Super Sonic Jetliner back in 2022. 

It came up here in Finland, in great working condition and with a survivor original box. It is an imposing, sizeable toy in its 62 cm long box.

Sad news, the Suomenlinna Toy Museum which featured my space toy exhibition back in 2017 has closed down after 40 years. Still reeling from the shock.

https://www.hs.fi/helsinki/art-2000011053511.html

Arto

Helsinki Base

Lone Star's 'White Hunter' Figure

Woodsy

Referring back to the 'White Hunter' figure by Lone Star in your Tarzan post last month, here is the figure as it first appeared as part of the ANZAC set of figures.

These have stood the test of time better than the paratroopers many of whom are now brittle and shatter easily.

The Lone Star diecasts as you see are in good form.

Terranova47

USA

CHAD VALLEY PROJECTORS: ANYONE?

This one is Dr. Who [courtesy of Jon Knutsen]

Do you remember Chad Valley projectors?

Will's Flashy flickers

Hi, My flashy flickers with a list of extra films.

 Will O

UK

Did You Have a Flashy Flickers?

Did you have a flashy flickers readers, the Marx movie rifle?

I had one and loved pointing the projector onto a pale wall to see those flickering stories that came on little spools in separate boxes.

I can't recall what the stories were. Can you readers?

Kevin's Mr. Carraway Scratchbuilt Figure

Hi,

Done another one! The Camberwick Green fishmonger, Mr. Carraway.

Cheers,

Kevin

UK