Ja Ru 54mm Astronaut Pose #3 - Gray SP

Here's the third post in our Ja Ru astronaut mini-series. This one confuses me a bit. Mind you I haven't been researching astronaut suits - just taking photos of toys and posting them - but why does he have a walkie-talkie? Weren't the comm devices built into the suits?? Interesting. Enjoy! Opa Fritz

Jakks #71960(CAN) Power City Trains - Batman (2014) Pt 1

This past year or two has seen more Batman-related toys come into the collection than I've seen in some time. I don't know how I came across this Power City Trains set (I think someone mentioned it in one of the fb groups) but anywho I'm glad to have latched onto one. Prior to this I'd never heard of the 'Power City Trains' series by Jakks and once it arrived I was thinking "Where have you been all my life?" 😄 The set itself was made for distribution to Canada and includes everything you need to start your own miniature Gotham City: Batman, building's, a train, accessories, in loosely 1/64-ish scale - perfect for all those Hot Wheels Batmobiles. Speaking of which, the set does not come with a Batmobile so you need to provide your own. The train is undersized being a bit smaller than HO-scale (1/87 scale), but hey, overall, with a little work and the addition of roads, more buildings, and accessories, this could be turned into an awesome Gotham City diorama.

Today we'll look at the set box and instruction manual. Enjoy! Opa Fritz

Ja Ru 54mm Astronaut Pose #2 - Gray SP

Here's the second of four Ja Ru (China) astronaut poses. I like the grabber he's holding. I always called them 'the third hand' and I've got one out in The Cave! Anywho - Enjoy! Opa Fritz

Mattel 2023 #HVJ40-HXD63 Hot Wheels 1/64 Scale Diecast 1941 Batmobile

Prior to this, the last Batmobile's posted here on the blog were several Jada 1/43 scale issues I bought during the lockdown when they were available at Target stores and those got posted in July 2023. Fast forward to a couple of months ago when these were mentioned by Paul A. on the Moonbase Central blog. Paul, who lives in New Zealand, sent in photos of his latest acquisition and I'm thinking, "When the heck did Mattel make this?" 😃 Paul explained how they made two versions of this car last year, an expensive one with figures for Comic Con and this lower priced version sans figures. After looking up the prices for the Comic Con version (ca$100 - $120) I decided this was just fine at around $15 or so. I like '30s and '40s style cars anyway as well as those originally drawn for Batman back in the day - before he got all fancy and hi-tech - so this was a natural. A car like this would fit in perfectly with the next Batman post coming tomorrow! (ohhh the suspense 😄). Enjoy! Opa Fritz