Tuesday 18 September 2018

Outer Space Men (Various)

Some very cool modern toys based on some very cool 60's toys.  Good explanation and description here:  http://glyos.wikia.com/wiki/Outer_Space_Men  And here if you have some loose change: https://theouterspacemen.com/


 
 
Steve

Thursday 6 September 2018

Pathfinders to Mars (1960)

The second sequel to Target Luna and following on from Pathfinders in Space, Pathfinders to Mars contained the following episodes in its 6 week run; The Imposter, Sabotage in Space, The Hostage Lichens!, Zero Hour on the Red Planet and Falling into the Sun





Steve

Pathfinders in Space (1960)

Pathfinders in Space was the first of three sequels to the TV serial Target Luna shown earlier in the same year on British television via the ATV network.  The 7 episodes were entitled; Convoy to the Moon, Spaceship from Nowhere, Luna Bridgehead, The Man in the Moon, The World of Lost Toys, Disaster on the Moon and Rescue in SpaceThe plot involved Professor Norman Wedgewood and his team planning a second rocket mission to the Moon. More importantly for this blog, the spacesuits looked like this....





Steve

Wednesday 5 September 2018

Peter Jones Cover Gallery (0000)

There is so much of Peter Jones artwork that I love, especially his work on the Larry Niven books, but for the purposes of this blog, here's some with spacemen in them







Steve

Man and the Moon - Disney (1955)

Man and the Moon is an episode of Disneyland which originally aired on December 28, 1955. It was directed by Disney animator Ward Kimball.







Steve

Man in Space - Walt Disney (1955)

Man in Space is an episode of the American television series Disneyland which originally aired on March 9, 1955. It was directed by Disney animator Ward Kimball.



 
 
Steve