May The 4th Be With You!

Woodsy,

I thought I'd get this out early in preparation for Star Wars Day.

From Rebel Base Vegas

Ed

Penelope Pitstop and the Monkees: Will's Books

Hi Woodsy,

A bit of nostalgia I picked up from the Coventry toy fair today.

Will O.

Anyone remember these?

Enjoying Lunar Parks

We've seen a lot of the Blue Box inspired spacecraft on MC over the decades but this Park's Lunar craft is the first red space shuttle with longer wings I reckon. That's new to me.

I love the card art of all three.

I quite like the new look of the shuttle too. Do you? 

Marx Batmobile Pedal Car American TV ad

 Here's the TV ad courtesy of You Tube!

The car has a spring motor! 

Who knew! 

https://youtu.be/fUvfEfKGX9w?feature=shared

Toy Wonder! The Marx Batmobile Pedal Car

I just love this 1966 Batmobile Pedal Car.

Released by Marx at the height of Batmania, I wonder how many budding junior Batmen actually got to ride the streets in one. It must have been expensive. 

Looking at the seat I guess the driver sat with their feet up and placed in the recesses at the side. But how did it move? There are no pedals. 

With lots of gizmos and gadgets like Adam West's original, it is it's own design and not a straight copy. 

I wonder why Marx didn't try to replicate the TV batmobile outright? Was it a licensing issue?

Anyways, here it is in all its glory as seen in a Pennsylvanian auction.

Do you want one? Did you have one?

 https://share.google/QTR3XaP9hDYEP2Cbh 

Big Boy Moon Wagon: Lean Back and Let 'er Roll!

 I e heard of the Radio Flyer but not this, the Moon Wagon by Big Boy.

I spotted it on auction. With rear wheelie wheels, it does look like fun!

I do t think I've ever seen one in the UK.

Is it an American space race icon? 

Rocket Money

 I saw this on auction a while back, a tin and plastic Chinese

Guided Missile Rocket.

I love the card art.

There's something Moonshippish about it too.

It's a new one on me. Probably went for a bit of money.

Do you like it? 

Prime Stripes

 I saw this neat Tonka truck and I immediately thought of the Gen1 Optimus Prime cab and trailer. 

Here's an Optimus trailer I made last year to go with my transformer cab.

The livery is similar.

Is it an American icon that striping? And the cab too?