Posts Tagged toys
Japanese Retrofuture
Posted by Danielle in Children's Items, Collectibles, Picspam on October 25, 2011
A Space Wheel from the "Battle of the Planets" (1978)
Japanese retro-futurism? Hai douzo (yes please!) Two lovely toy illustrations from Battle of the Planets.
Images courtesy of Dark Roasted Blend.
Another beautiful ship from "Battle of the Planets", made by Entex Toys
Crochet Shuttle
Posted by Danielle in Crafts & Hobbies on January 20, 2011
Image © Ms Premise-Conclusion
Discovered this terrific amigurumi Space Shuttle via @RadioKate — buy the pattern on Etsy!
Image © Ms Premise-Conclusion
USAF Gemini Spaceship
Posted by Danielle in Children's Items on November 2, 2010
I found this at the Early Space Exploration exhibit at Kennedy Space Center yesterday — a tin-type battery-powered toy from 1966. Fun stuff!
LEGO Blastoff
Posted by Danielle in Collectibles on July 1, 2010
As if 1,204 pieces of pure LEGO space goodness weren’t enough reason to immediately run out and buy the LEGO Shuttle Adventure set, AVAILABLE NOW… they’re also giving away an exclusive, space-LEGO-y magnet to go with:
Also, there’s free shipping. [more excited about the magnet] Space LEGOs, you are the same age as me. Yes, this greatly increases my desire for the magnet. I admit it.
Show and Tell
Posted by Danielle in Children's Items on February 5, 2010
So I saw this rereleased 1965 Astronaut Barbie over at Out of the Cradle last month. She’s pretty chic, very Sixties. Nice hair.
But I have to show you MY Astronaut Barbie because, well, I think she’s just SO MUCH BETTER:
Astronaut Barbie -- We girls can do anything! (1985)
Oh yeah… NINETEEN EIGHTY-FIVE, BABY!
I love my Astronaut Barbie — she has awesome puffy sleeves (“straight out of Dynasty!”, says my best friend), a hot pink mini-skirt for dates after a long day of exploring space, an enormous fishbowl helmet, and amazing knee-high hot pink boots! (And an amusing “personal computer” with windup scrolling screen.)
Moon Marbles
Posted by Danielle in Children's Items, Collectibles on January 14, 2010
A friend directed me to the Moon Marble Company, where they create a terrific “Universe” set:
The Universe Mib Box holds 48 of the 5/8 inch diameter marbles. This box contains 12 styles of marbles from the Vacor Factory in Guadalahara, MX including; Stardust, Comet, Meteor, Asteroid, Milkyway, Galaxy, Jupiter, Neptune, Earth, Mars, Venus, and Sun.
Definitely worth a look-see!
Space Station Chick-fil-A
Posted by Danielle in Children's Items, Collectibles on December 12, 2008
I found this via Out of the Cradle (also reviewed at collectSPACE) and totally, completely want the set of toys. Darnit. This makes me miss Chick-fil-A, A LOT. Plus, the toys are adorable!
Wooden Shuttle Puzzle
Posted by Danielle in Children's Items on September 15, 2008
In this age of plastic and… more plastic? I just love wooden things. This puzzle is child-safe, non-toxic, hand-crafted and lovely to look at.
LEGO Space
Posted by Danielle in Children's Items, Collectibles on July 15, 2008
I loved the Space series of LEGOs. Pictured above is the set I lusted after and never got — the Monorail Transport System. [le sigh] I did, however, own the Cosmic Laser Launcher, pictured below! I still own all of my LEGO Space sets; they helped me dream big when I was still little, and I look forward to passing them on! Link = the most awesomest LEGO Space resource OF ALL TIME. (Yes, I’m nerding out here.)
Lunar Landing Pod Tin Toy Art Print
Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture on July 7, 2008
New art in an old style, via Etsy:
John W. Golden’s rendition of Golden Age Sci-fi Rocket Tin Toy box art. This is a reproduction of a digital image created by John W. Golden.
“I didn’t want to reproduce actual artwork or use an actual tin toy robot as the basis, because I wanted the freedom to interpret this my way. The series has been a lot of fun, because I had to come up with a fictional toy company, fictional robots, etc.”
Image is 8″x 12″, unmatted, and is reproduced on Enhanced Matte Paper using Archival inks.
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