My Earliest Collectables

Scoops fab post reminded me of my very first collectables I acquired circa 1990, pictured,  including that super Space Ace pop-up book. 

Such fantastic days they were, my first discoveries in the vintage toy world. 

Pictured too is my first re-found Project SWORD toy, the Space Glider, which cost me a whopping £20 back then! I was so chuffed to find it. It brought it all flooding back and lead to my SWORD checklist later.

Batman became a favourite thing to find too. I was so excited when I spent quite a bit on a mint sealed Corgi Juniors Batmobile in a blister, from TV Toy Zone, which you can see bottom centre in the lower pic.

Alas, I re-sold everything here except the Glider and SWORD annual! 

Anything here you had too?

Which were your earliest collectables readers? Pictures welcomed.

FIFTIES SPACE ACE POP-UP BOOK COVERS

 A couple of old pop-up book covers, both from the 1950's. The first  featuring one-off character, Ace Brave, was illustrated by artist, Ron Turner, the second featuring Dan Dare was illustrated by Desmond Walduck.

Ed's Adventure Annual Pyro and Archer Toys

Woodsy,

The recent posts by Arto and Scoop regarding the Adventure Annual (and others) were fun.

 I too have a copy of the Adventure Annual and some of the toy-inspired characters and spaceships I have in my collection. Pictured.

 However, now it looks as if I need to track down the Cheriliea figures!

From Vegas Base

Ed

Witch Words

 I saw these old games recently. Party Sky Flyers is new to me. Looks interesting though.

Word Making and Word Taking is a game I know, from a rather obscure source. It appears in The House that Dripped Blood anthology, the segment about the young witch played by that Sixties go-to Horror child actor, Chloe Franks. 

Do you know these games! 

FANDERSON FAB BOOK OF FREE GIFTS

 The latest FAB BOOK OF... from Fanderson has been released and is already winging it's way to members.

This one features photos and info on the free gifts and promotions that were given away in Anderson related comics during the sixties and early seventies.

The edition even comes with it's own free gift, a facsimile of the free Spectrum File booklet that came with  TV21 issue 155.

RADIO TIMES HORROR DOUBLE BILL

 While sorting out a few old comics I came across this old Radio Times  from 1980, which I actually kept from the time . 

Although I have only a passing interest in modern horror films , I do like some of the old fifties  and sixties classics, including  The Night of The Demon. So, as it had a great cover painted by Mark Thomas of a faux film poster, I thought  I'd hang on to it.

"It's in the trees!"

Hot Wheels Baby Ruth

Hi Woodsy,

I saw your recent post on the Baby Ruth chocolate bar.

 This is a very famous chocolate bar in America, and the Baby Ruth logo has appeared on at least three Hot Wheels models.

The bar was first made in 1920, by the Curtiss Candy Company of Chicago, so it is over a hundred years old. Officially, it is not related to the baseball player Babe Ruth, but it did appear while he was playing for the New York Yankees team.

Hot Wheels released their first Baby Ruth model in 1999, as part of Sugar Rush Series II – a set of four cars devoted to chocolate bars. This was a Dodge Concept Car.

Then came the Chevy Pro Stock Truck, a racing pick-up truck, in 2002. This was part of the Sweet Rides series.

In 2016 there was a '64 Ford Falcon Sprint, in one of the Hot Wheels premium lines. This had a metal body, metal baseplate, and Real Rider wheels.

Three photographs from Worthpoint

Paul Adams

New Zealand

Anyone got any Babe Ruth or baseball collectables?

DINKY JENSON FF

 Some photos of my Dinky Jenson FF die-cast toy, which would have appeared between 1970 -74.

It's quite a detailed toy, with jewelled headlights, numberplates, opening driver & passenger doors, an opening bonnet, and a fairly detailed interior with folding seats. The front wheels turn slightly too.

Although I don't have the plastic and card plinth it would have been secured on, here's an example photo from the web. (D B Collectables)

As a point of interest the FF was also available as part of  the short lived  Dinky Action Kit build-it - yourself sets.  A novel idea, and I can just imagine the mess that was created by putting the toy together and giving it a thick coat of dark blue  Humbrol enamel. I reckon buying the ready-made example was always going to be the better option!