Ed's Alamo

Woodsy,

While I have a bunch of VHS tapes here in the hoard, I only have photos of two. I needed these to post on The Alamo Meta pages.

From The Vegas Hoard

Ed

Junior's Flanimals are Tops!

 I saw these stickers today at Junior's house and instantly thought they were Ugly Stickers or Nutty Initials like my brothers and me had in the early Seventies.

They were neither, they're Flanimals, whatever they are. The took me back though when Topps were really tops!

Remember Ugly Stickers and Nutty Initials readers?

I wonder if there were any toy versions of these? Maybe a board game or kit?

A VISIT TO THE PLANET ZERO AKA BIRKDALE

 I recently visited my friend and fellow Zeroid enthusiast, Andy Shaw, who spends some of his time making and selling robots, including full size Zeroids.

Here's Andy in between Zintar and Zobor, with yours's truly on the end.  The robots are pretty much carbon copies of their toy counter parts, and it's amazing how Andy's ingenuity and creativity comes up with how brilliant  the robots turn out. 

Andy, who lives not far from me, in Biirkdale, a district of Southport, creates his robots in his small  workshop in the garden.

His favourite is the bronze Zeroid , Zobor, which was actually the first Zeroid toy  he got as a youngster. 

That was naturally the first Zeroid he built,  which was soon followed by the Zintar, the Silver Explorer.

He  has plans to build, Zerak, the blue Zeroid, at some point in the future, although he does have other projects on the go including his popular range of 'Planet Robots' based on the tin plate walking toy, which draws it's inspiration from the Robbie the Robot first seen in the film, Forbidden Planet.

There's even the odd Dalek lurking in the workshop, soon to be shipped off to a waiting customer.

My thanks to Andy for inviting me to visit  and take a few photos of his local Planet Zero.

Toys Used In Thunderbirds

Matteline 1967 has done a whole series of You Tube videos on the models, kits, and toys, that served as the basis of the craft used in various Gerry Anderson productions, or provided detailing parts. 

In this video he looks at the plastic, tinplate, and die-cast toys that were used.

Some were used almost straight, with just a little re-painting and weathering, others were extensively modified. 

Very interesting. Do you agree?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlD912KKMhA

Paul Adams from New Zealand

Will's New TV21 stuff

Hi Woodsy.

My customer who is sorting his attic and keeps bringing me stuff in turned up with there bits of ephemera today!

One or two that I'd never seen before.

If you want some better pictures i.e. front and back , just let me know.

Will O

UK

Sixgun Justice: TV WESTERN GIMMICK GUNS

This website of western toy guns is fascinating. See what you think!

https://www.sixgunjustice.com/2020/01/western-tie-instv-western-gimmick-guns.html?m=1 

Seeing Stars

This is odd. I thought it was a toy but it looks like it's real! Proper motion detectors.

What threw me is the similarity to an actual toy I've seen on MC years ago, one of the many Star Attack variations.

Blimey.

Have you any Star Attack toys or Motion detectors readers?

You Know You're Getting Older When ......

 When you unwrap gifts slowly and save the wrapping paper for later!