A Good Friday for Taking Off!

Wonder Art Takani Style

Hello Moonbasers! 

I often read your comments and I'm tempted to answer off the top of my head without checking Mr Google for verification.

In a recent post I commented how the box art for Bandai's Robot Arm toy was by Yoshiyuki Takani while Mr Anonymous said it was Shoji Kawamori. Mr Google was no help at all so I went into my library and pulled out one of my favourite books. I noticed the price tag still on the back, but it was still one of the best A$106 purchases I've made!

Takani's style was loose and scratchy, but he was able to imbue even outlandish anime based scenes with a total reality.

Check out just a few of his greatest hits, I'm sure like me, you'll see images from your childhood!

Looey 

Oz Base

The Bullmark Die-Cast Godzilla

Courtesy of Brian F,

New Jersey Monster Base

Cor!

Eggsellent Friday

It's Good Friday and the Easter weekend beckons with chocolate and eggs.

What are you up to readers?

Ed's Masuya Moon Rocket

Woodsy,

As a bit of a celebration of the Artemis launch, here's my Masuya Moon Rocket in launch mode.

From Cape Las Vegas

Ed

 

New Spring Boots

It was the first Spring car boot of the local season yesterday and great fun.

I picked up a few cheap bits to keep me entertained including some Action Man items, some action figures including Kevin Costner, a transformer, a Matchbox carry case, two clamshell VHS and a couple of die-cast. The Missus found a gorgeous Sixties toy called Match Blocks.

Oh, and a nice red Corgi Rockets. Is it a Morgan? 

Anything here you like readers? 

Have you got a sale or a fair coming up?

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These three items remain unidentified. Two plastic figures and an old die-cast. Any ideas? 

Godspeed Artemis II

 Artemis II has lifted off.

And what a fantastic sight it was! 

Did you see it readers? 

Are you excited about NASA's new flight, which will take the four astronauts to the mysterious dark side of the moon?

🌒

In Search of Rodney

I've been browsing through my copy of In Search of Forever, a biographical gallery of Rodney Matthew's work.

I adored Rodney's work in the Seventies and had posters up in my flat. I still have the Giant Wasp.

A sort of alchemy between Roger Dean and Rick Griffin. Rodney was one of my favourite fantasy artists back in the day and it's been a thrill looking at his paintings again. 

Do you like his stuff?