Kevin's Old Ships

I've been settling up another display cabinet and it has given me a chance to get stuff out of the loft that has not been on show for years. 

These are two model ships that I built well over 30 years ago. One is the Revell kit of HMS Victory, the other is a wooden kit of a fishing schooner.

Float on,

Kevin

UK

A SPACEX/ GOLDEN ASTRONAUT COLOURING BOOK?

Recalling Scoop's ace collection of colouring books last month, I was lamenting the fact that that Triang SpaceX/ Golden Astronaut never did one, a colouring book. I'd have loved it as a kid.

Thinking about it, there are quite a few SpaceX-style line drawings in other colouring books to probably create one!

The Man on the Moon colouring books contain quite a few - which Wotan Bill found - and I think there are more finds on the blog of SpaceX-style line drawings.

There's also new-fangled online trickery which allows you to convert pictures to line drawings. Here's a sketchy backing card one I did this morning.

If such a Triang SpaceX/ Golden Astronaut colouring book existed then it would need a cover. 

Any ideas? 

Your Concept drawings, lay-outs, mock-ups and photos and sketches welcomed readers!

SWINGING FOR TARZANS

 Passing the village of Greystoke last week as we wended across Cumbria to Keswick, I had yet to settle on my latest project.

Having decided, its to try to recreate a blog legend I first saw years ago on the cover of a Plastic Warrior Magazine, the fabled Lone Star Tarzan set, with its waving Tarzan figure.

I'll update the blog about this specific project as it swings into action.

Meanwhile here are some further sightings of vintage waving and other Tarzans hiding in the cyber jungle, all of which I would have loved as a young chimp back in the 60's!

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Jungle Set

Dschungel

Zoo animal set

Wentoys Safaratiere

Dulcop Tarzan

Dulcop Zoo

Fleetwood Tarzan Safari

Blue Box Safari Set - is that the same as the Fleetwood Landrover above?

Tarzan in the Valley of the Dinosaurs [image: Plaidstallions.com]

Original Tarzan Figuren with monkey alphabets by Bildschriftenverlag or BSV.

see also https://www.bsv-archiv.de/pages/sonstige-publikationen/tarzan-figurenset-blister.php

Ador Arte Tarzan bag from Argentina

Primitivos by JC of Spain

African Hunting for Wild Animals bags

The waving Tarzan repainted as The Phantom in his Jungle Play Set by Larami

and finally, a 12 inch Tarzan cheapo, which may well be a future knockoff chest beater of mine.

Which set do you like?

Do you like Tarzan in any of his media?

Has Tarzan had his day?

Have you any collectables?

Arto's Miniature TVs

Here's a small selection of miniature televisions in my collection. 

The flicker Mickey and the 1980's bank promotional flicker robots are sharpeners, the taller Mickey television has a rollable paper strip with various images.

The rest are View-Master type see-thru viewers.

Arto

Helsinki Base

Cuz I'm Bored

Woodsy,

I was bored and going through old files and came across this photo taken some years back: Modern BMC Sherman Tank vs. a Classic Toy Soldiers (CTS) Tiger II with Porsche Designed Turret

From Battleground Vegas

Ed

CENTURY 21 TOYS CONTINUOUS ACTION TRAVELLER

Always of interest to Century 21 Toys fans like me and many of you, this is their unusual Continuous Action Traveller.

A sort of tumbler car, of which there are many versions, this particular one is illustrated on the box and collectors need to be sure its the right one. This auction from which I kept the images last year appears to be correct, box and vehicle.

The box art even includes a Dyna Soar!

The branding logo is AA I think. So it would appear that Century 21 Toys put an AA toy in one of their boxes for release.

Is it a toy you have?

SICK BAY

 I like toy guns, I always have but this is really odd. Quite why a Doctor's set would need a handgun is beyond me!

No-one needs feel left out, they come in pink and blue!

For years 3 upwards.

Bizarre!

Landline Apocolypse

 I heard yesterday that they had switched off all landlines here in England.

Now I'll be honest, I'm not entirely sure what it means. 

I assume 'they' means BT.

We personally haven't had a house phone for about a year. No one phoned us on it, only marketing firms. We rely entirely on our mobiles. 

So anyone know what it means that they switched off all landlines?