I do remember this Star Trek Spock kite (in fact, very similar to Green Giant, lol) being passed down to me. I lost it the very first time I flew it. My bad, I let it take the full 500ft spindle but didn't know it was not tied to the handle. It went crazy fast up until I lost sight, never saw it again. That thing did have warp engines!

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Well, that's interesting! An ephemera made of paper and flimsy wooden sticks is something that would attract collectors. From the looks of it, kind of depicts print of a Mercury rocket. Not saying it's worth $50, but whatever's made of paper is not supposed to last long and is difficult to keep from yellowing, color fade, etc. So, yeah, it's going to be worth anything a collector is willing to pay for it!

Those boxed things were great flyers, not high flyers, but very stable! Fun stuff, I think I'll take a kite out this weekend! Will probably launch a few Estes rockets I must still have in some box

I attached a small flare, a battery and some wiring to launch my attacks. It's funny how fast a cheap plastic kite will melt! Obviously, nothing ever worked as planned!

Yup, I can attest to the fact that thing did not fly!! Damn cool thou, but would get deflated pretty fast.

One of my favorites! Two feet long, sturdy! It was incredible! The one I had as a kid, I unfortunately burned holes in it (and throu the carpet) while trying to do a homemade SciFi flick to enter some contest.

See, I had positioned the 'Eagle' vertically on transparent wires, and figured that melting plastic drops would film like they were photon torpedoes, or something like that.. melting plastic does look like a photon torpedo because it's actually on fire, lol. My mom was not impressed with the smell, the burned carpets, the specks of black melted plastic that floated in the air forever.. and I was so sad that I lost my prefered $19.99 toy.

An eternity of years later, I just had to buy back that toy! I believe I paid about $400-500 for it? Lol, I still have it, it's complete and with the box (attached picture aren't of mine, it's safely sealed in some box somewhere, waiting for future game room!)

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Lol, you said it! But even the small figurines, with helmet and equipment, run for $40-60 each! Space 1999 would make a killer pinball I would gladly pay $15k for! If you ever watch those episodes, some are cheesy as hell, but so much fun!

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Martin Landau: North by Northwest, Mission: Impossible, Ed Wood. Full stop!

Barbara Bain is still active teaching acting classes! Of course, herself and Mr. Landau were a couple in real life for such a long time. She played that cool, sexy Cinnamon Carter in Mission: Impossible!

..then she'd become truly 'dreamy' on screen! Lol, the studios actually did that a lot..

Nick Tate? Wow, one of my favorite Space 1999 character - Alan Carter. He was the Eagle's best pilot, always would come to the rescue somehow!

You'll be fine as long as you keep posting here and playing pins!

Lol, a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle baseball card as a mod.. hopefully a reprint!

I need to check this out, looks like the cheesy, B SciFi series/movies I would enjoy!

Buuut..emotional support fish?!! I hate humans, sometimes, lol
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I think I'm going to fly a few rockets this weekend. I still have a box with some of them almost intact, from when playing with the kids.. always loved the sound and smell of those Estes engines! But half the fun was retrieving them after..!

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Who's the better player?

Is that Willem Dafoe on the pic? What the..!!

I owned a Sony Walkman just like that one. You actually had to slide the case out so that an actual cassette would fit inside. Really, for the time, a marvel of engineering. The sound was incredible, I really was a cool kid with that thing!

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It's here!! Time to create a few cool (and recent!) memories

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Raisins pie my mom used to make.. yeah, I know, it's an acquired taste, but I never miss a chance to get some! Also convinced my gf to start making them a while back. She doesn't like it, so more for me! Win, win!

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Still having Jell-O, here, just took this out of the fridge. We also go for Jell-O Pistachio Instant Pudding Mix. Easy to make, never lasts long!

Jell-O is a treat my mom used to make when we were kids, we always have a few boxes in the pantry (cherry, lime, orange). Sometimes, would forget some in the fridge behind other food items - you would remove the top part and it was fine!

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