Dalek's to light up a party !

Dalek light, ? (made under BBC licence), China, 2012

Modern futurism from the past ?

Duelling water zapper, Wild & Wolf Holdings Ltd., China, 2015

Duelling water zapper, Wild & Wolf Holdings Ltd., China, 2015

Ray gun water squirter, Wild & Wolf Holdings Ltd., China, 2015

Ray gun water squirter, Wild & Wolf Holdings Ltd., China, 2015

Harlock standee

Harlock, cardboard background (?), Eikosha, Japan, 1970's

I don't really know what this is or what it's used for, but this nifty cardboard standee did cost 350 Yen back in the late seventies, Was it used to keep envelopes ? Or important papers ?

Detail

Futuristic bike with fin ?

Oh soo tiny... I'm 1.5cm long

But have a fat fender and a flat face...

What am I ? Who made me ? Please help me find my origins !

Mister bug-eyes

Sometimes bizarre - robots are... Or at least this guy... Nobody really knows the maker, but it has Hong Kong pedigree for sure. Batteries ? They go in the head. And weird of weird : it has a knob to make him grow (yes ! legs extend !)

Space Monster Robot, ?, Hong Kong, 1970's

Just buy a big fridge !

Just water... the Force... and freaking Hoth cold !

These are the pictures taken at the Star Wars ice sculpture festival in Liège - Belgium. 

Global warming ? Then this may be your ride in the future...

Arab camel corps, John Hill Co., UK. 1950's 

OK, technically, it is a dromedary (one hump people = North of Africa / 2 humps = Central Asia).
This one is great to play Lawrence of Arabia on the carpet.

Zap !

Space gun, Haji, Japan, 1960's

High visibility !

Astronaut, ?, 2000's ?

Because orange is the way to go to bee seen in space. Not convinced ? ask HAL... he'll back me up on this...

Who is your daddy ?

Darth Vader and Stormtrooper, General Mills (Kenner), 1978

At a day of the new movie coming out, here you have the original of the Siths... because really, they don't make them like that anymore...

And his favorite weapon, the very civilized lightsaber...

Men behind the mask - David Prowse is Vader !
(and he signed my lightsaber !)

Vader Lightsaber, Kenner (Hasbro), 1996

Building Gigantor

Tetsujin 28, model kit, Bandai, Japan, 1970's

Because sometimes, a model is just a nice way to put a new bot in the collection !

Great Artwork !

Ohhh the drama !

Superb...

Some freaking rare robots on the side...

Shell

... the motorized version had batteries in its feet !

Who is who in Bandai - land ?

Here are some other bots I found at the Feira da Ladra in Lisbon, and Mr. Carvalho was able to ID these for me ! Big Thanks !

Red Dragon thunder Megaziord
(Super Sentai Dairanger)
Bandai, China, 2000's 

Red Dragon thunder Megaziord

(bat.op) (Super Sentai Dairanger)

Bandai, China, 2000's 

Dekabike Robo
(Super Sentai Dekaranger)
Bandai, China, 2005

Can you make it disappear ? Oh James...

Corgi JR and Coibel models side by side

Of course ! A blue car in a blue ocean not to get spotted... Why did Q not think about this earlier ? His Spanish colleagues of the MI cinco (yes, the MI 5 in Spain) did. And they went the extra mile to use a British Lotus Esprit. (nobody wants to be seen driving in a Seat over there, not even their secret services...lol)

James Bond Lotus Esprit S1, Coibel, Spain, 1977

For the fun facts: Coibel did a number of James Bond guns and rifles at the time, and this car. Why did they paint it blue to start ? Nobody knows. But since it does not show any indication of copyrights, maybe it was just so they could not get sued by the studios....~

Read mote about the real car here.

Archer pull along car...

 I'ts big - 25cm / 10inch and extremely yellow... it's the Archer convertible !

Front

Back

Space Car, Archer, USA, 1950's

And fins... yes, why not ! GM did worse, right ? 

Dog of Flanders

Nello and Patrasche, ?, Spain, 1970's - 80's

A Dog of Flanders is an 1872 novel by English author Marie Louise de la Ramée published with her pseudonym "Ouida". It is about a Flemish boy named Nello and his dog, Patrasche. 

Strangely enough, it was never a cartoon that aired in Belgium, Flanders, or even the rest of the low countries. I first started hearing about it when researching Japanese TV series. Please read more about it here. The story, of English origin, has not been read widely in Belgium, but is becoming better known because of the tourists it attracts to Antwerp. There is a small statue of Nello and Patrasche at the Kapelstraat in the Antwerp suburb of Hoboken, and a commemorative plaque in front of the Antwerp Cathedral donated by Toyota. (yes, the car-maker !) The story is widely read in Japan, and has been adapted into several films and anime, so it is no wonder this figure is so popular over there !

 

The toy is a plastic version of a sight that was quite often seen in Flanders and the rest of Belgium up to the end of the 19th century : dog-pulled carriages (this toy version has milk bottles, marked "leche de vaca", so definitely Spanish)

Statue of Nello and Patrasche in front of the cathedral in Antwerp