2022 saw interesting ups and downs coming from all angles of the license holders of Space. In the hearts and minds of fans fond for Space: 1999 was very apparent in 2022 and there have been some companies to capitalize on our nostalgia with amazing merch. Since 2013’s merch surge of the Blam! Comics…
Ring Around The Moon Episode Random Thoughts
Has there been any blog discussion on this little story? Oh, most likely, but “this episode” made for interesting impact to the the Alphans, Fans and promotional materials. Ring Around The Moon was one of those episodes that really felt more Avant Garde and very different. Brought the mood rather dark and gloomy. Of course,…
The Tiny Alpha Eagles With Wheels And Other Oddities
Here is a nice little presentation of “what were they thinking?” about miscolored/mis-engineered toy Eagles “back in the day”. Did you know that the first best commercially available accurate (well, sort of) was produced in 2003 by Konami? Everything prior was not really that close, miscolored, wheels added, copied from other toy manufactures, miniaturized and…
Another Space: 1999 Eagle kit from MPC? Absolutely!!!
I’ve heard all too often that you cannot have too many Eagles. Well, guess what? It’s happening again. Another amazing Eagle kit from Round2/MPC division. Actually, we are getting two new kits very soon. Another spectacular addition to the 1/72 scale line will be the Lab Pod w/ Spine Booster Eagle kit (from the episode…
Space: 1999 Reminiscing the GAF View-Master Set
The Space: 1999 View-Master Reel sets were a big deal back in the 60’s thru the 80’s and, yes, there was a number of variant releases on both sides of the pond. From the Catacombs: “The View-Master system for viewing 3D color images was invented in 1939 by William Gruber for US company Sawyers, which…