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Friday, 15 August 2025

Crimson Crusader: Red Batmobile

Here's a toy Batmobile I saw on auction a while back

It reminds me a little of the big black Mego version from the Seventies.

This red one isn't one I know. You?

No Way Home

Being without Disney+ currently means I have to forego the main Marvel superhero movies and settle for Spider-Man films on other channels.

Spider-Man is a teenager, invented to annoy Sixty-odd year olds like me, but needs must. I miss my Marvel heroes like Iron Man and Thor so much I'll take a bit of webbing.

This week I braved Spider-Man No Way Home. It was a test of my nerves in the face of so much adolescent angst and chaos. I only just survived, largely saved by two cameo actors, the chap that plays Dr. Strange, who I find interesting and the very first young actor who played Spider-Man 15 years ago, the best of the crop of three webslingers since then.

No Way Home isn't something I can rave about but it gave me just enough Stan to reboot my flagging Lee.

I'll try the sequel or prequel next.

Do you like the Spider-Man movies?

ZEROID COMMANDER ZOGG'S ACTION SET

Some photos of the Zeroid Commander Action Set which featured Zogg.

Zogg's accessories are activated by his arms, which carry a current from his battery.

This is the Sensor Station. Zogg.s battery power is supposed to spin the radar array. To be honest, I've never got it to work properly.

The Sonic Alarm.

The complete action set accessories

BOX CLEVER

I've always liked the box art on the Zeroid action sets, giving us a colourful glimpse of their home on the Planet Zero.

Here's a look some of those sets, including the red Missile Defence Pad, and the later S.T.A.R. Team, Star Hawk box art.

Oil Giant

I was only talking to Junior about the Greek giant Talos the other day - you know, Jason and the Argonauts and all that creaking brass - when this image of an old Lardoline oil can popped into my sales searches.

Now who's that giant then? Talos? He was full of a hot ichor oil! It came out of his ankle!

Thursday, 14 August 2025

Will's Old Model Kits

Hi Woodsy. Still clearing mum's house.

Found some of my old kits in the attic, must have made them when I was about 11 or 12.

Top right is my own creation. The rest Aurora, with the Airfix eagle being a bit later.

Will O

SPACE:1999 LOLLY ICE ADVERT

Kevin D mentioned the old Lyons Maid Space:1999 picture cards on my previous post which came with the Space:1999 lolly Ice.

There was only 25 cards in the set, so it wasn't to hard to find them all.

Each card was a simply painted scene based on publicity photos. The card backs uses the early Space:1999 typeface.

There was even a short advert for them on TV, which was apparently drawn by Frank Bellamy, who, for legal reasons was instructed not to include any Space: 1999 related imagery !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zk9Rd2bTVo

Y0U CAN'T LICK 'EM

As my annual seaside holiday isn't far off, I'm reminded of the old Gerry and Sylvia Anderson related lolly ice ads we used to see outside beach stalls.

One or two have survived over the years, like Zoom and FAB, but sadly the Anderson connection is long gone.