Thunderingballs!

Hello Moonbasers, my pal Arnum is always mooching around Auction Halls and he's picked up some bargains over the years..

A case in point is this vintage James Bond board game. It's actually a very clever game, as it requires deductive reasoning as well as the element of chance.

As an agent, you have to collect clues that can reveal where the stolen atomic bombs are hidden.

The only thing missing from the game is booze and dames -so I set about fixing that!

I've added girl and drugged Martini hazard spaces and modified the rules accordingly.

I also reprinted the original Secret 007 Notebook page, to more closely resemble the paperwork seen in the film!

" Oh, the things I do for England! "

Looey

Oz Base

Holy Spawning! The McFarlane Batboat

 I was amazed yesterday to see a whole range of modern Batman toys spawned by wunderkind McFarlane Toys.

They'd just passed me by! 

The batboat looks so gothamly fantastic, as do all these top-notch caped creations.

Cor! I want them all! 

See what you think.

Kevin's Scratchbuilt Star Trek Tricorder

Hi,

Just finished a scratchbuild of the tricorder from the first Star Trek film.

The Human Adventure is just beginning 

(47 years ago!)

Kevin

Spring Fever

The latest round of 2026 Hot Wheels are appearing on the shelves and along with the standard die cast, I picked up one of the larger Pull Back Speeder series - the 1969 Ford Mustang.

A classic design, this one has been modded a little with side pipes and peek-a-boo intakes in the bonnet. Hot Wheels do tend to be a little heavy handed with the decals in recent years, and the Mustang was no exception. Both doors were painted a light blue and plastered with pointless tampo stickers. For me, the beauty in a classic American muscle is the sleek shape and silhouette, so caking it in stickers does nothing to add to the appeal. I covered both doors in black, having to leave the front wheel arches pale blue and to tolerate the rest of the little decals.

Next up are two standard HW models, ‘Flippin’ Fast’ in its latest colour variation (4th) and the ‘Polestar TRX’ truck. Flippin Fast is a double sided car, which can happily roll just as easily on either top or bottom, with a swivelling pilot in the middle.The large wheels engage the track and the thin body works from both aspects.

The Polestar looks a little like a modern take on the classic Deora, with a flat bed carrying two surfboards. Unlike its 1968 forebear, the boards are molded into the casting.

 

Apollo Force Japan

 From an old auction, this plastic rocket appears to be a relative of one I have.

Except, among other things,  this one lights up! It may even move?

The battery unit is at the rear.

A really neat design, it's made in Japan.

My own relative is the Apollo Rocket seen here on the far right in 2013 next to my Probe Force 2 and pink Tarheel Nova.

Have you anything like this?

PS.

The three Tarheel Novas in their window boxes.  For more click the Novas label below.

Going Nuts about Dianauts

After Woodsy's recent Spacelink post, I did a bit of research about Capsenauts and whether there was any link to Takara's Diaclone toy line...

It turns out, no. But I did learn the little figures with plastic fronts, arms and legs and diecast backs with magnetic feet, are called "Dianauts".

Here are a few from my collection. The original multicoloured crew of five, from the Great Robot Base, still in their blister pack.

The aforementioned Great Robot base.

My Battle Convoy robot with two Dianauts inside.

And last, a "tell 'em they're dreaming" eBay offering - at least it's free shipping!

Anyone else out there, with some of these lil' fellas, Moonbasers? 

 Looey 

Oz Base

Base Luna: Italian Moon Base Set

 This looks to be a fabulous Italian moon set.

Base Lunar.

Maybe made by Baravelli.

How super cool is that?

Is it a set you would have wanted as a kid?

A Face Only A Mother Could Love!

 Ed's comment about the robot car made me chuckle and as it's Mother's Day here in the UK it reminded me of two other faces.

This is Hammer's monster from the film The Reptile, 1966.

And here's the face of a creature from James Cameron's recent Avatar sequel.

The same mother? 

PS. I love the Reptile!