Post an Image of a Favourite Monster or Sci-Fi Collectible!

[Lazarus]

There are a lot of cool skateboards.  I used to get the Transworld Catalogue just to look at decks and shirts because I liked the art.  I didn't actually skateboard.

[Hepcat]

My main ride these days:











The neighbours all cower in horror whenever I bring out my Rat Fink speedboard to terrorize young and old, pedestrians and motorists alike, on the slopes and hills crisscrossing my old hood!

[Hepcat]

Here are scans of five more of my Creepy magazines:

[marsattacks666]

Truly fantastic artwork.

[Monolith]

I got this gumball machine card before I actually got the buttons. It's an original. I like these little Elwar buttons. I have a set of the big Elwar buttons, too-- I love the painted artwork on those. Just wanted to show them off.

Famous Monster Buttons (Elwar 1960's) by donald deveau, on Flickr

[Mike Scott]

I got this gumball machine card before I actually got the buttons.

Very nice! Needs framing. 

[Monolith]

Very nice! Needs framing. 

Thanks. You're right, maybe I should frame them along with these. I've had these Frankenstein and  Dracula buttons since I was a kid, I think they were originally my older brothers because I don't remember actually buying them, but I've had them most of my life.

Monster Buttons (Elwar 1960's) by donald deveau, on Flickr

[Mike Scott]

You're right, maybe I should frame them along with these.

Or frame these separately with a copy of an old FM ad?

[Hepcat]

I got this gumball machine card before I actually got the buttons. It's an original.

Very cool! I love both gumball machines and gumball machine vending cards of any kind.

[marsattacks666]

I got this gumball machine card before I actually got the buttons. It's an original. I like these little Elwar buttons. I have a set of the big Elwar buttons, too-- I love the painted artwork on those. Just wanted to show them off.

Famous Monster Buttons (Elwar 1960's) by donald deveau, on Flickr

Awesome, Monolith. Thank you for sharing .

[Hepcat]

Roundabout the 1963 Xmas season Remco released a Supercar loosely resembling the Mike Mercury piloted Super Car from the popular Gerry Anderson produced TV show:



Here's one complete with the now scarce original Sears Roebuck shipping box:



Within a year or two Remco spiffed up the presentation of its Supercar with a fancier more colourful bubble box:

[Hepcat]

Perhaps not coincidentally, the Land of the Giants Space Sled Remco released in 1968 bore a striking resemblance to the Remco Super Car shown above:





I'd be grateful if somebody could explain that seeming coincidence to me.

[Mike Scott]

What are the 4 round things that go with each of those?

[Hepcat]

Those are the four Flight Path Selector programming discs. Attaching them under the rear deck behind the driver of the Remco Supercar/Space Sled would induce it to move in one of eight different patterns:




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAR01WwMEWE#

[Mike Scott]

Cool!