Box ticking a couple of catalogues with what many of us kids considered the epitome of die-cast vehicle toys, the Gerry Anderson stuff! And it's funny how it coincides with the advent of mass-use colour TV, they never bothered with Fireball XL5 or Supercar, but once we were enjoying 'Supermarionation' in pantechnicolourfullness, the licences were worth the investment!
The 10th catalogue (1974 I think?), we never really saw Joe 90 or UFO, but we were great fans of Thunderbirds and Stingray and would catch the odd episode of Captain Scarlet, so we didn't want for the odd 'fix' but usually round a mate's house, we rarely had a telly, or not one that worked! Also, Mum made me watch Fireball before I was old enough to enjoy it, because she loved it, and would watch it while feeding me!
From the 12th Catalogue comes the previous year's (1975) new thing, the Eagle Transporters from Space 1999, loved that, I was a little bit in lust with the alien girl Maya who kept turning into a big-cat, or other things!
While the Eagle Transporter made it to the back cover as well, with a simplistic 'blue-print' graphic. That's got them in the Tag-list! Next?
2 comments:
Morning Hugh,
I was and am, A big fan of Space 1999 and remember saving the grand sum of £2.99 to buy the Dinky Eagle in 1975. I no longer have that, but I do Have a good collection of the Product Enterprises Eagles. And that was when they cost £39.99-now you'll pay a couple of hundred quid! (ah how prices rise...)
And I have to say, that while there's nothing wrong with Maya it was Dr Helena Russell that had a major effect on my teenage hormones...
Hehehehehe! It's always redheads over blondes for me, Steve, and Maya was 'punky' with the eyebrows, Dracula hairline, etc . . . .
H
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