Marco and his monkey...

Marco clay figurine, ?, 1980

Let's make some noise !

Noisemaker, US metal Toy MFG.Co., USA, 1960's

Blood spattered glow-in-the-dark Alien

Just the toy that Kenner should have made but never did. I would really have loved to have these as a kid and battle it against my Star Wars figurines ! Even the tongue sticks out ! How cool is that ?

Blood Moon Alien, Super7, China, 2017

Evolution...

The cycling world, Starlux, 2019, China

These are definitely the first cyclist toy figurines I have with modern helmets on... Didn't they use to have the Tour de France with little caps on their heads in the past ?

Just like the promotional caravan now... it's gone... forget about it. No more Orangina-shaped cars following the cyclists anymore and distributing stickers and other freebies to the spectators...

detail - cup

Metropolis is safe...

Superman, Burger King, China, 2018

Cruisin'

Cruise Ship, ? (possibly Germany), 1970's

This toy might be the quintessential beach pull-along one could encounter on the shores of the North Sea in Belgium. in the 1970's. It represented a dying breed, the big Atlantic cruiseships. This one has a certain flair of a famous one, the SS United States...

Read more about it here.

A box full of UFO's !

Star Ships, Hokari, Japan, 1970's

A chopper with a punch ?

Hélicoptère, Punch (Jouef), France, 1950's

This toy may be based on the real Sikorsky S-51 helicopter ? The pannelled cannopy has the same greenhouse flair !

Sikorsky S51

Bebop - Ropetwawa

Because you know, even the Arcadia needs some computing... This is Captain Harlock's little friend.

Ropetwawa robot, 1978, Popy, Japan

Little Atlas

Atlas rocket, Masuya, Japan, 1950's

Monkey Business

This one is a strange toy indeed. A tin wind-up pickup with a (fez on his head-) little monkey sitting on his throne on the back wearing some type of a pole (flag ? banner ?).

The doors have decals saying "Circo Apollo, Questafera. Grande Spettacolo". I have seen a similar one with a seal / sea lion on the back, without the chair. 

Were there other animals as well ? Was this produced for a real circus as give-away or was this simply part of the assortment of INGAP (Padova - Italy) ?

Anyone having more information about this toy please let me know.

Circo Apollo Monkey Car, Ingap, Italy, 1950's

Little big surprise from my parents !

Space Commander Ship X-15, Yoshiya, Japan, 1963-1965

Um grand merci !

Grey on blue or black on black ?

Batman, Hasbro, China, 1999

Batman, Mattel, China, 2010's

Magic Ray Gun - illuminate your galaxy !

Who makes boxes like that ?

Magic Ray Gun, maker ?, Hong Kong, 1960's

Experimental aircraft - the Valkyrie

USAF XB-70 Valkyrie, Aurora (?), 1962 (?)

One of the prototypes of strategic bombers that made production and were later flown by Nasa to test a number of resistance issues. Read more about it here.