FAB1 on the Tracks

It's enough to make me want to start up slot car racing!

What do you think readers?

https://youtube.com/shorts/VrK2rOkRX40?si=rfttL9WXD1DH-lkD 

PS. Is it FAB1 or FAB 1?

Cashing In on Cal-El

Newsflash! Superman copy found in mum's attic is most valuable comic ever at $9.12m

Just goes to show it's always worth checking the attic! 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8e9rp0knj6o 

How much?

Blimey!

Have you found anything interesting stashed away in your house readers?

Fanta Nasty?

 

It always amazes me how once-derided characters can make a come-back.

Here's Chucky, the homicidal doll from the notorious Child's Play movie, emblazoned on the front of a bottle of red Fanta.

Is it even appropriate? Child's Play isn't a kids film.

I wonder if the Good Guy dolls in the Chucky films were ever actually sold in toy shops at the time? There's tons now, customs and more! It might be hard to find an original.

From public pariah to fizzy pop cover, the world of marketing is indeed strange.

What do you think?

PS.

Having said all that I do think Chucky's face

 is remarkably similar to Andy from the Century 21 Candy and Andy comics and books! 

Holy Choke! The Batman Car Ad

This is the TV spot for The Batman Batmobile. 

All bat muscle, I think this is the big toy version for 12" figures. Or is it?

Fantastic and Terrific!

 Finding a Fantastic comic badge yesterday, I had a gander at which issue it came with as a free gift back in the day.

This is the badge I found.

And turns out this is the issue of Fantastic and Terrific it came with, #54. This one's on eBay. 

I did get Fantastic comic for a while as a kid but I don't recall the badge. Do you?

Keeping Trim

 

I've just said goodbye to this Mike Trim signed print I've sold. I've always liked it and kept it pristine but I can let it go after 15 years.

I bought it off Mike Trim himself at his stall at the excellent 2010 Fanderson con in Brighton. 

Mike was signing stuff and a few people had brought their copies of the War of the Worlds album which he did the cover art for.

I think I asked Mike to sign my Project SWORD Cape Kennedy Set box top, which I unstapled and flattened for the trip!

Hard to believe it's 15 years ago!

Do you have any signed stuff readers?

Scalextric SPV Designer Interview

This is an interesting short conversation from the designer of the Scalextric SPV

https://youtu.be/2gaTJXe28vU?si=c-MreqsyTRFyhJmH . 

Is it a model you have readers?

Ponty Packed

 Missus Moonbase and me have been out to Pontefract dropping off charity bags and mooching round them at the same time.

Ponty's turning out to be a good place for vintage toys and stuff with its well-stocked  charity shops, the Etsy shop and the Magistrates Court packed with goodies.

My only purchase was a bargain I thought, £3 for all these old badges. There's some good ones you'll no doubt remember: Sky Ray Moon Fleet, One with TV Times Tivvy, Man from Uncle Bubble Gum, Batman, P'Nut Spaceman (What's that?) and more. I was chuffed with Aztecs, which I adored as a kid; Bruce Lee and Fantastic, a comic I got as a nipper. 

Did you have any of these?

More stuff I saw were:

Trikes, bikes and a colossal crane lamp.

Triang pedal car

Soviet pedal car, also in blue too 

One of many Star Wars figures cabinets

Raleigh Chopper, £1200! Ouch! I had one as a kid. Did you?

Lots of action figures

90's Stingray Marineville

Big Trak and figures including Rock Lord and Dungeons and Dragons.

See anything you like?