tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post7495362203779879715..comments2023-10-03T06:18:27.828-05:00Comments on The Aardvark's PLUMBLINE: Best. Space toy. EVER!The Aardvarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11425052822588090155noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-37602291628285111412012-12-01T14:51:45.227-06:002012-12-01T14:51:45.227-06:00Green cheese camouflage?Green cheese camouflage?The Aardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425052822588090155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-46093155336161765172012-11-27T12:57:09.596-06:002012-11-27T12:57:09.596-06:00@Aardvark. Good call on the Dinky miniatures. I&...@Aardvark. Good call on the Dinky miniatures. I've never been able to figure out where they came up with green for the "Space: 1999" Eagle.Michael Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808166630399508232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-82039626491670014452012-11-26T20:53:20.985-06:002012-11-26T20:53:20.985-06:00@Aardvark ... Is that something like "wicked ...@Aardvark ... Is that something like "wicked sick"?Jayhttp://www.jaysteevee.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-49565478189592770812012-11-26T02:05:15.801-06:002012-11-26T02:05:15.801-06:00Gee, Jay. You must be old.
"Sick" is no...Gee, Jay. You must be old.<br /><br />"Sick" is now a compliment. Really.<br />I guess if I say "Jay, you make me sick.", you should actually feel GOOD about it!<br /><br />@Michael - I have one of the Vivid ones from ten or so years ago.<br /><br />I just do not understand how so many Dinky products were SO off-model, color-wise.<br />The Aardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425052822588090155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-70423723382980944792012-11-25T18:18:20.632-06:002012-11-25T18:18:20.632-06:00"How do you make a blog look this sick!?"..."How do you make a blog look this sick!?"<br /><br />Sick? I think the spammer meant slick.<br /><br />Instant Payday Loans ... Hmmmmmm.Jayhttp://www.jaysteevee.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-20118186072440388282012-11-24T09:49:16.693-06:002012-11-24T09:49:16.693-06:00@Aardvark --- You're talking about the old Din...@Aardvark --- You're talking about the old Dinky SPV, aren't you? Those Dinky miniatures gave me my first look at "Captain Scarlet" and "Joe 90".<br /><br />The Gilbert 007 playset was fun. I got to mix and match figures and situations from the first four Bond films (having to make up a lot of dialogue because, at the age of 10, "Thunderball" was at that Michael Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808166630399508232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-43454616033312186802012-11-23T12:18:58.190-06:002012-11-23T12:18:58.190-06:00Guilty Pleasure alert: I REALLY enjoyed "Neve...Guilty Pleasure alert: I REALLY enjoyed "Never Say Never Again". A lot. What diminished my enjoyment somewhat was that the villain's yacht was called the "Flying Saucer".<br /><br />"Disco Volante" is eminently more sexiful a name, Bond-san.<br /><br />I envy you your 007 set. Missed out on that completely!<br />The Aardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425052822588090155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-61428994085690513982012-11-23T11:43:53.135-06:002012-11-23T11:43:53.135-06:00If I had just known then what I know now. One Chr...If I had just known then what I know now. One Christmas I was the proud recipient of the entire Gilbert 007 playset (complete with laser beam table, Disco Volante, etc.). <br /><br />If I still had that set today, and in good condition, I could easily settle some bills around here.Michael Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808166630399508232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-73520635700560791942012-11-23T10:43:12.686-06:002012-11-23T10:43:12.686-06:00HA! Anti-Mom Defence!
One of the BIG reasons I wa...HA! Anti-Mom Defence!<br /><br />One of the BIG reasons I was so happy with the Reagan Years is that toys that shot things made a comeback, as well as "violent" cartoons like GI Joe.<br /><br />Ahhhhhh...The Aardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425052822588090155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-69070982095843660742012-11-23T07:57:28.286-06:002012-11-23T07:57:28.286-06:00@Aardvark --- "I have no idea the ultimate al...@Aardvark --- "I have no idea the ultimate altitude of its flight. I DO know that the ceiling got in the way of it".<br /><br />Just like my Mom almost got in the way of a missile launched from my Ideal Robot Commando. <br /><br />Ah for the days when spring-launched toys had some "oomph" to them.<br /><br /><br />Michael Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808166630399508232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-55437949425071750012012-11-22T23:11:18.952-06:002012-11-22T23:11:18.952-06:00Oh my, yes!
The X-500 I got when I was three or ...Oh my, yes! <br /><br />The X-500 I got when I was three or four. (Age appropriate? Who cares? I had fun!) The rocket was mounted on a spring with industrial oomph, which propelled it with great vigor. I have no idea the ultimate altitude of its flight. I DO know that the ceiling got in the way of it.<br /> The Aardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425052822588090155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-62063152531802343292012-11-22T16:48:19.305-06:002012-11-22T16:48:19.305-06:00Aw man, everyone but me got all the cool toys. I ...Aw man, everyone but me got all the cool toys. I wanted both that and a Deluxe Reading Jimmy Jet.<br /><br />(Earlier I had mentioned the Sears Wishbook. For a stroll down what I consider to be the Golden Age of Christmas catalogs, check out http://www.wishbookweb.com/ ).Michael Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808166630399508232noreply@blogger.com