Re: V&A picture
Posted: 16 Mar 2016 12:07
wowsers!
This looks very familiarBlood for the Baron!
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https://bloodforthebaron.com/phpBB3/
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Re: V&A picture
Posted: 16 Mar 2016 20:00
This looks very familiarRe: V&A museum.
Posted: 16 Mar 2016 20:55
Danke Schön Herr Tshot! Up until recently there were no images on any of these templates, other data remains consistent.
But the V&A Palitoy Archive items usually seem to appear without the tags, seemed to be part of the mass Museum of Childhood donation, other items may have slightly different provenance.
Yeah, since the templates appeared there's been the Airfix + Hasbro tags in place for some items.Thundershot wrote:Strange thing, doing a search forthe V & A list the company as being Air-fix & the manufacturer as Hasbro.
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/search/?of ... ionsearch=
But the V&A Palitoy Archive items usually seem to appear without the tags, seemed to be part of the mass Museum of Childhood donation, other items may have slightly different provenance.
Re: V&A picture
Posted: 16 Mar 2016 20:59
some of the descriptions added to the templates subsequent to the addition of images are not written by professionals.Thundershot wrote:Just goes to show that even professionals can get it wrong:
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O4777 ... e-palitoy/
Re: V&A picture
Posted: 16 Mar 2016 21:38
V&A coming to Dundee! Wonder if they will bring these with them!!
Re: V&A picture
Posted: 17 Mar 2016 02:37
Fark, awesome is an understatement. Imagine that with a SPACE RANGER.
Re: V&A picture
Posted: 17 Mar 2016 08:46
Enemy Pirate Figure
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O4743 ... re-airfix/
"moulded plastic
khaki trouser, red jerkin, bare chest and arms, black peaked cap, blue tattoo on chest khaki back pack
black rifle
represents an oriental/Chinese man
in yellow sample box"
Once again no picture but from the description I'm guessing
?
This one I find interesting
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O4740 ... re-airfix/
Palitoy issued most of the early Joe's, in one form or another, but the Slugger Canon never made it to these shores..
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O4743 ... re-airfix/
"moulded plastic
khaki trouser, red jerkin, bare chest and arms, black peaked cap, blue tattoo on chest khaki back pack
black rifle
represents an oriental/Chinese man
in yellow sample box"
Once again no picture but from the description I'm guessing
?This one I find interesting
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O4740 ... re-airfix/
Palitoy issued most of the early Joe's, in one form or another, but the Slugger Canon never made it to these shores..
Re: V&A picture
Posted: 17 Mar 2016 17:40
The Musuem is a 15 minute bike ride from me.. I've been before to see the AF and I'm sure the HQ wasn't on display, states it's in case 7 so I'll go take a look this weekend!
Re: V&A picture
Posted: 19 Mar 2016 14:16
Wow.
This is pretty amazing stuff.
But yes, cringeworthy reading - as a lot of the descriptions are way off. I sometimes forget that our is a *ahem* niche interest.
Also, having worked in museums for many years, often the people entering information have absolutely no idea what they are describing - leading to bizarre and amusing descriptions. My own personal favourite - a box of Bronze Age pottery that had the phrase "God Only Knows" written in the 'description of contents' section.
Interestingly, the description of the Base, etc http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O4765 ... t-palitoy/ gives a whole pile of information about other props and mock-ups. The museum entry states TV adverts - but surely this was not the case (was there one with an Iranian Embassy?). They sound like the sort of thing used in the toy features in BAF - this sort of thing http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/toys/00 ... index.html or similar.
There is a lot more to see here!
This is pretty amazing stuff.
But yes, cringeworthy reading - as a lot of the descriptions are way off. I sometimes forget that our is a *ahem* niche interest.
Also, having worked in museums for many years, often the people entering information have absolutely no idea what they are describing - leading to bizarre and amusing descriptions. My own personal favourite - a box of Bronze Age pottery that had the phrase "God Only Knows" written in the 'description of contents' section.
Interestingly, the description of the Base, etc http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O4765 ... t-palitoy/ gives a whole pile of information about other props and mock-ups. The museum entry states TV adverts - but surely this was not the case (was there one with an Iranian Embassy?). They sound like the sort of thing used in the toy features in BAF - this sort of thing http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/toys/00 ... index.html or similar.
There is a lot more to see here!
Re: V&A picture
Posted: 19 Mar 2016 15:21
Interesting. Reading the first part of that description of the base immediately brought this image from the 1984 Action Man annual to mind. Looks like maybe they've transposed 2 descriptions together?
