Grail Tale: the Diaclone Black Corvette Stingray (Tracks) + LD Reissue Black Tracks

A good friend sent me this link about the story of the elusive and glorious Diaclone Black Corvette. Enjoy! 

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Cook Book: Bubble Gum Card Price Guide 1993

Recent talk of gum cards got me thinking about an old booklet I once bought.

It will have been the mid- '90's and it was about sets of gum cards by a chap called Henry Cook. It was my first real I introduction to how many sets collectors were interested in and their values. Not a thick book, it was released in 1993 and I read it cover to cover many times.

I would like say I bought it at the NEC's Memorabilia weekend but that's because one Henry Cook organized that too before it was taken over and went very sports- based.

Is it a book you know? Did you go to Memorabilia?

Shipley: the Vinyl Score!

 Our recent visit to Shipley did garner a bunch of fabulous TV and Film LP records, all in one particular charity shop and all £1.99 each except for the Beatles, which was £7.99.

A Yorkshire bargain I'd say! 

Here are pics of the same online. Have you got any of them? 

More Half-Recalled Sixties and Seventies TV

More Half-recalled TV from when I was a kid dragged up like partly-eaten waffles through the mists of time! Without googling can you expand? 

Kodiak: Canadian bear country Cop ranger?

Man Alive: adult news like Panorama? Yawn!

Nationwide: more News? Regional? Double Yawn! 

Highway: holy stuff with singing Harry Secombe? Not for me.

Songs of Praise: even more Sunday evening Holy Harry?

Morph: Vision On's Wallace?

Casey Jones: a happy steam train driver?

Astronut: cartoon alien with TV aerial who befriends an ordinary Joe?

Going for a Song: Arthur Negus antiques roadshow?

Dill Death Do Us Part: scouse git was said a lot. Pipe smoking politics. Cherie Blair's Dad?

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home: early safe American Dad?

Please Sir: Seventies classroom mayhem with lots of denim and lipstick?

Fenn Street Gang: Please Sir in the street?

Lotus Eaters: Greek ex-pat soap yarn?

Man at the Top: a big Truckin' boss?

The Baron: a cop show?

Man About House: Dick Turpin in a flat?

The Lovers: Godber with girls?

Film Review: Barry Norman's movie talk?

Clapperboard: Kids movie talk?

Screen Test: kids movie quiz?

Krypton Factor: assault course show in the cold North of England?

It's a Knockout: Krypton Factor and Eurovision mixed together somewhere Continental?

Flying Doctors: was this the same as Woobinda?

Galloping Gourmet: chef who grabbed an audience member to eat? 

Omnibus: arty farty stuff?

Arena: even more arty farty stuff?

Belle and Sebastian: french boy with his huge Dulux dog living in the snow?

Wag: about a dog that thinks it's human?

Can anyone add anything? Without googling! 

Terry's New Bandai (JR21) SPV

Hi Woodsy

I Finally managed to acquire a ‘Bandai’ large friction drive SPV.

As you are probably aware it is in fact identical to the JR21 version and has their diamond shaped trademark on its base. However unlike the JR21 version the words ‘Made in Hong Kong’ are absent.

This particular one has been well played with as Captain Scarlet’s right arm was broken off at the elbow and the main part of the top fin was not visible - both parts were found inside next to the friction motor. The top fin is now held in place by bluetack.

Captain Blue is missing and so is one of the four rear tracks plus one track wheel. Surprisingly the ejector seat and hatch are working fine.

The timing is unfortunate as a couple of weeks ago someone had the figures for sale on eBay so the hunt goes on for the missing parts.

All the best

Terry

Catching Up

I've been tied up with various family duties of late, which have taken me away from Moonbase. I'm home now and am slowly catching up with emails and comments.

If you have sent me something to post on MC I will get to it soon and schedule it in. It'll just take a while.

I apologize if I haven't replied yet. 

Thanks for your patience.

Woodsy

Space Age Toys Ship Now Seen

A good while back Arto and I were discussing the fabulous box art of the vintage "Space Age Toys" and a possible connection to the Ray Guard X-2 toy box art.

 https://projectswordtoys.blogspot.com/2020/04/ray-guard-space-age-toys-space-ship-ii.html?m=1

Well, thanks to the The Peter Hansen Collection of Comic Art, Vintage Toys and other collectables - Part 3 at Excalibur Auctions, we can now enjoy actual pictures of the plastic remote controlled

toy itself, which I think is the first time for MC.

And the interesting instructions with 'patent pending'.

What do you think readers? 

Out and About in Shipley

 Childminding in Shipley again, we had chance to nip round the charity shops.

Besides some fabulous LP records, which I brought home ( OO7, Close Encounters, Beatles), I also saw on the vintage side of things a lovely Fisher Price multi-storey garage like this

, a big Disney outdoor set, which I can't find a pic of and a London's Burning board game like this.

All a tenner each, but I passed.

Here's some more vintage stuff in one or two cabinets I saw. Pics aren't great. See anything you like?