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Sunday, 1 February 2026

NeMoWorks: Digging Out his old Scratch-built Zero X

This is great fun.

Here, NeMo returns home to dig out his early effort at making a model Zero X, covered in dust and nestled together with other old models on a garage shelf.

https://youtu.be/UBNzmt-5GAY?si=be5kq90I-3QLZNlu

Looking at NeMoWork's other You Tube homages to Zero X and Sky Ship 1 I would guess he's a film-maker.

Check it out.

Polistil Galaxy

I like the look of this radio controlled Galaxy by Polistil.

It looks distinctly Japanese-styled to me.

What do you think?

Saturday, 31 January 2026

Fallout's Bellringers

I'm thoroughly enjoying a rewatch Of Prime's superb sci-fi series Fallout.

Have you seen it?

It really has got everything I enjoy. The American Nineteen Fifties dream. The Apocalypse. Nuclear bunkers. Wastelands. Cowboys. Goody Two Shoes. Cyborgs, Ghouls and mutated monsters. The super-wholesome fifties American song book is fantastic too - did saccharin songs like that really appeal at the time?

Needless to say, albeit based on a video game, Fallout has a fabulous rich storyline. I'm inclined to say I like it more than Westworld!

Anyways, a couple of fun observations.

The Knight-carrying choppers of Fallout's Brotherhood of Steel .....

Recall the bulbous helicopters in the earlier animated New Captain Scarlet TV show, below.

(I've been to hundreds of car boots and never once found any New Captain Scarlet toys! Anyone own any?)

The Soviet satellite wreck in Fallout, location of the pivotal head scene, really made me think of ...

The dead astronaut and spacecraft on the poster for DeF-Con 4, an old film I'd like to see. Is it any good?

It's the shapes that look similar to the Soviet wreck.

Finally, in Fallout, the anti-hero stroke bad guy is The Ghoul seen here, played so brilliantly by Waler Coggins.

The Ghoul is a zombie cowboy, who was once a big star of Westerns.

He brings to mind the much earlier Tex Hex from the 80's cartoon Bravestarr. I love his buffalo rider. I just can't think what it's called. Anyone got Bravestarr stuff?

THE SPACE CADETS - CADET WALK (2017 cut)

https://youtu.be/zGsZe_uWNjA?si=WUFpknlHDxXFgyOD

another goodie!

South Coast Base

GALAGA

I picked this up in Norwich last December.

A Galaga mini arcade game.

I loved the Rick Griffinesque lettering and graphics.

All new to me.

With new batteries, it worked fine.

It said Bandai Namco 1981 on the side.

But then I spotted the tiny phone cable charging point at the bottom, which I couldn't get to a activate. Good job the batteries worked as a back up.

It's a very well made re-issue. Just unsure from when.

Not my cup of tea at all, I just can't concentrate on games, the arcades and space invader games passed me by as a Seventies youngster. Maybe I was the wrong generation? Have I missed out?