... UK channel 3 (aka ITV, Central, Carlton.. or whatever:) Mr. Bishop, I believe.. :) I'm so glad you mentioned this. This was on Scottish TV months ago and...
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Brinke
brinkeguthrie
Feb 4, 2005 12:32 am
Just found the Inteceptor/UFO on eBay, 'Buy it Now' for 34.99. Needless to say...immediate launch! Whoopeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!...
16486
Jeffrey Nelson
nafofu
Feb 4, 2005 1:11 am
Was the seller listing more than one? How about telling us his seller ID so we can get in on it? Jeff Brinke <brinkeguthrie@...> wrote: Just found the...
16487
Brinke
brinkeguthrie
Feb 4, 2005 4:57 am
So I am sitting here watching this episode on my PC, and I notice that one of the space trackers calls Ellis, "Leftenant." Then Waterman calls her...
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Brinke
brinkeguthrie
Feb 4, 2005 4:57 am
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&category=1042&item=6945697935&rd=1 Here's the link to the auction, copy and paste the whole thing. The auction...
16489
Jeffrey Nelson
nafofu
Feb 4, 2005 7:12 am
You're absolutely right. Ever since I got my UFO DVDs, that scene of Ellis in the tunnel looked somehow 'familiar' for some reason, but I couldn't quite...
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Jeffrey Nelson
nafofu
Feb 4, 2005 7:12 am
Nice score. Congrats! : ) Thanks for the link. Too bad he's not selling any more. Never seen one that cheap before. Probably never will again! Jeff ...
16491
Hemmings, R.K.
darkstarshado
Feb 4, 2005 12:29 pm
... Yeah, very 2001-esq! In the UK, how "lieutenant" is pronounced depends on which of the armed forces you are talking about. In the Royal Navy, it's...
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Anthony Taylor
anthonytaylo...
Feb 4, 2005 2:35 pm
What a deal, that's quite a few dollars below wholesale cost....
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Jordan Moller
eyewatch_24_7
Feb 4, 2005 5:55 pm
I still feel fortunate that I kept mine from when I was younger, and still have all 3 in good nick. Likewise Straker's car, too. As for the SHADO Mobile Unit...
16494
Jeffrey Nelson
nafofu
Feb 5, 2005 12:00 am
Hi Jordan, I have zero experience with any of the older UFO diecast. I'm curious as to what you have. I've seen Dinky Interceptors & Mobiles on Ebay. But...
16495
darkstarshado
Feb 5, 2005 12:11 am
... I'm seriously jealous. My 'SPECTRUM' S.P.V. (Captain Scarlet - Ed. Bishop as "Captain Blue") was a fantastic model, but did *far* too many 'dangerous'...
16496
Brinke
brinkeguthrie
Feb 5, 2005 12:21 am
Well, I am a kid of 45 who used to have the hideous looking green interceptor and sold it to a used toy store. ack!! but, for valentines day, instead of...
16497
Brinke
brinkeguthrie
Feb 5, 2005 5:43 am
WHen the pilots slide down those hatches, how do they get into the interceptors? same for Sky1....
16498
Jeffrey Nelson
nafofu
Feb 5, 2005 7:07 am
I could be wrong, but I think I remember someone from the commentaries (Gerry Anderson, maybe) on my US DVDs mentioning that the issue of the pilots getting...
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Jeffrey Nelson
nafofu
Feb 5, 2005 7:07 am
Until about a year ago, I had no idea that UFO toys had ever been made. I'm assuming they were mostly available in the UK, as I had never seen them before,...
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Jeffrey Nelson
nafofu
Feb 5, 2005 7:07 am
LUTERNANT? I've spent 46 years in the US, and don't recall anyone EVER pronouncing "lieutenant" as "luternant". We pronounce it as it looks. Even my friends...
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Jordan Moller
eyewatch_24_7
Feb 5, 2005 7:07 am
... As for the SHADO Mobile ... Actually, I took apart the missile launcher, to put it into another toy...and the rest of the Mobile Unit itself just sort of...
16502
Jordan Moller
eyewatch_24_7
Feb 5, 2005 7:07 am
... I've only ever seen the SkyDiver sub/interceptor as a model kit. I only ever saw diecast Interceptors, Straker's Car, and the Mobile Unit 2. Of plastic...
16503
Jordan Moller
eyewatch_24_7
Feb 5, 2005 7:07 am
... curious as to what you have. I'll get some photos up of them soon. I have yet to dig them out of storage. The odd thing is that the fuselage on all three...
16504
legg bryan
bslwrsf
Feb 5, 2005 7:11 am
I just want to say that it is great that there are other kids in thier 40's who love UFO. I wish I had know all of you existed when I was a younger kid. I...
16505
D Persica
dennispersica
Feb 5, 2005 10:47 am
... From: "Jeffrey Nelson" <1shado1@...> ... Remember, however, that the Sky pilot RISES into the cockpit on what must be a slow lift of some sort....
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legg bryan
bslwrsf
Feb 5, 2005 12:50 pm
Greetings right back at you. This is one of the best groups you can belong to. Wether you like the stories, tech, or just the beautiful women you are...
16507
James Gibbon
jg@...
Feb 5, 2005 1:33 pm
On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 22:01:01 -0800 (PST) ... That was the subject of my first post to the list a few years ago, and the consensus was that it was thought that...
16508
James Gibbon
jg@...
Feb 5, 2005 1:34 pm
On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 04:53:36 -0000 ... There is no real answer, but it's been a topic for diverting discussion on the list for a couple of years now :D I like...
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Kevin Lazenby
KevinLazenby8@...
Feb 5, 2005 1:40 pm
Moonbase would have to do the same as Skydiver; recycle the air. The Interceptor silo`s would need to be pressurised, for `ground crews` to gain access for...
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James Gibbon
jg@...
Feb 5, 2005 2:08 pm
On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 13:40:54 -00 ... Of course. But where to get the oxygen necessary to recycle the air? You can't recycle breathable air from 'used' air, you...
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sigourneysslave@...
sigourneysslave
Feb 5, 2005 3:33 pm
... This was not a mistake on the makers' part. Dinky made a very conscious decision to paint them green, rather than to reflect the colours of the ...
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Jeffrey Nelson
nafofu
Feb 5, 2005 3:33 pm
Egads, man! You're living in a cave! : ) You HAVE to check these out: http://fabgearusa.com/diecast_skydiver_from_ufo.html ...
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Jordan Moller
eyewatch_24_7
Feb 5, 2005 3:33 pm
... Maybe to UK ears, that's just how we sound when we say it, I suppose. But I've always been an Anglo-phile, due to ancestry and affinity, and have always...
