The Plancruiser Mystery

Woodsy,

One of the items in Museo Leikki exhibition is this uncut sheet to build a Plancruiser rocket ship, accompanied with some spacemen and alien life forms.

Published by Kuvataide in 1957, its name suggests that it is a Finnish issue of a foreign original, very likely a British one. However, searching the internet gives no results.

Any help in recognizing the origins of the Plancruiser would be greatly appreciated.

Arto

Helsinki Base

 

Will's One Little Step Stamp

Hi Woodsy

One of my customers gave me this today. 

A large Apollo stamp. (Pencil for scale ) 

Don’t know the age or country of origin. Anyone identify it?

Will O

Bam- Bo, the Estrela Rilla Bot

This is the Brazilian Bam-bo.

Another bot by Estrella. 

There's something ape-like about that face and the long arms. Old Bambo definitely has mecha-Kong vibes aplenty.

What do you think? A Ding a ling?

Rooting in Rothwell

 The Missus and I took a drive to Rothwell today, a small pleasant town near Leeds.

We went largely for the 8 charity shops in the centre but really enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere of the pedestrianised high street. The Spring sun helped too.

I'm being frugal at the mo with buying stuff so I came home with just two books on David Bowie. Oh and the Missus bought me a coat for summer, as well as her own odds and ends. 

Here are some things I passed on.

This looked like a female Boba Fett. Anyone know her?

Countdown Annuals.

I've got these already. You?

Take Your Pick board game, a new one on me.

Antroponova, a huge anthropology set, mint inside. It weighed a ton but looked really interesting, what with skulls and chemicals! 

Family Fortunes. Was this on TV in your country?

I thought this Grand National game was old but it's from 2000.

Vintage Beatles always excite me so when I saw Twist and Shout (did Lennon and McCartney not write it?) and I wanna Be your Man on the other side of this single I did, get excited.

Then I saw the Barron Knights! Doh!

Anything here you like?

Captain 21

 I've got these two snaps in my auction archive.

He's definitely Captain Scarlet.

Century 21 SPV? 

SPC?

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Why didn't they make a big plastic toy MSV? ☹️

Walt Disney Press Out Book 1970

 I picked up this lovely Disney Press Book last week at an outdoor sale, for the princely sum of £1. 

There are activity sheets, paint by numbers and superb pressure out colour shapes of Jungle Book and many more classic.

Published by Purnell in 1970.

Have you any press out books?

Arto's Mickey Mouse Stationery

Just to show you the 1930's Mickey Mouse stationery published by Kuvataide. 

I wonder why the title is left in English?

There are five different illustrations on the 16 sheets. Small blank envelopes are also included in the set. Single sheets have been known to exist, but I haven't found a full set mentioned in databases or elsewhere (which does not mean there would not be one somewhere).

Arto

Helsinki Base

Anyone else got anything like this?

Ed's Dino Model Sheet

Woodsy,

Here's a scan of one of the model sheets (aka used by cartoonist to draw the characters).

 Fred and Wilma had Dino and Baby Puss (shown in the credits but rarely in any episode) as pets and a couple of years later they had Pebbles.

 I've been blogging my set of 47 sheets for some time now:

Toys and Stuff: Hanna-Barbera Productions "The Flintstones" Model Sheets - Pt 8 Dino https://share.google/UTFbQ0L0HR4Ias4la

From Viva Rock Vegas

Ed

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For Kevin.

A Dakin Fred Flintstone.