Slush cast...

Another good example of speed / futurism of the 30ies is this Art Deco Chrysler Building on wheels... Streaks, all the way - and 2-tone paintjob...

I guess Rockfeller should have had one of these if they existed for real.

Speed Car nº 103, Craftoys, USA, 1930's

This shogun glows in the dark !

BB #107 Gundam Dai Koutei, Bandai, Japan, 1992  

Shogun robots...

I had really a fun time building these... (see Gunpla below).

Now, trying to remember which is which...

BB Shin Gouka Ryuusou Ryuusou Ryuub, Bandai,
Japan, 2010

Arms and armor display

BB #139 Victory Dai Shogun, Bandai, Japan, 1994

Shine baby, shine !

Lots of bling... really.

It's a bot ? or a peacock ?

Yellow...

Yes ! You can buy an new car in the future in any color you want...as long as it is yellow. (smile, Henry F.)

Fins - check.

High visibility - check.

OK - good to go !

Space car (large), Archer, USA, 1950's

Building robots - Gunpla

Brave Battle Warriors - 021, BANDAI, Japan, 2010

Holidays are there - and this means I have some time to assemble a number of these. GUNPLA means "Gundam Plastic Modelling". The fun here is that these models do not require any glue or paint. And throught the use of "polycaps" (= flexible joints / articulations), they can transform and are fully posable/ playabe at the end of the built. Lots of research and engineering went into these.

Workbench

Instructions ? In japanese...

Tools of the builder !

Check this site also for other incredible models: http://www.gaijin-gunpla.com/

Titanic in space !

That cannon should not be there !

I'm the king of the world !

At least you know they are steam-powered !
chimneys, people... chimneys !

Robot Boat,?, Argentina, 1960's?

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream. 

What were the toy-designers thinking ?
...and what were they smoking ?

Vader in brickland...

My brothers and sister know I am a geek and even though we don't see each other as often as I wished - they send me pics that feed my passion. These here below were taken in Billund (Danemark) at the original LEGOLAND. Thanks Benjamin !

Golden lion bot (or something like that)

Robot (?), ?, China, 1990's

... in other words I have no clue. If you now this robot please give me info. (before I start printing his face on milk cartons... lol)

It's summertime !

Sand bucket, Berchet,
France 1978-79 

The "Atlantis/Arcadia"

So ? Let's go to the beach - space pirate style ! Now all we need to do is decide which beach to go to...
En avant toutes !

Evel Knievel rocket car

Stuntman - a real obscure job only linked to the movie industry... That is, until this guy came around. He made a show out of it... and what a show ! In the 70ies, thousands of kids all over America watched this daredevil's stunts on TV. The fearless American Icon of a generation...

Evel Knievel Sky Cycle, Ideal, Hong Kong, 1976

Eat more peas !

Looks like a green man from Mars ? Nope - this is not your ordinary alien... Just a nice try to have kids eat more veggies !

Sprout, Green Giant Co. USA
1970's