Blood for the Baron!

Probably an update is somewhat overdue on Ostfront matters.

And on the Home Front too.

Whilst looking for an opportunity to commemorate the sublime nature of Christmas 1984 was most pleasant to be reminded of the complicated and essentially fleeting appearance of the Battle Gear in all good toy stores in the run up to the main event. Took 20 years for ebay to bear appropriate fruit ...

… and a most belated Frohe Weihnachten to alles,
Herr Space Commander.

Gotta get back in the saddle… the geist is willing, but out of practice the körper is. Or is nichts.

Quickfire wrote: 24 Dec 2015 16:47

Hopper wrote:WE WANT SNOW!
WE WANT SNOW!
WE WANT SNOW!

SNOW IS WHY WE WIN.

… might be that time again …

… now that we have dispensed with all the carbonite oomscar and such …

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

DELTA TWO FOWER

THIS IS ALPHA SIX

RADIO CHECK

OVER

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:quick:

http://www.weekendnotes.com/im/008/03/christmas-snowman-beach-christmas-aussie-christmas.jpg

Turn it on, its farken hot.


Indeed, apocalyptically so in what remains of the Antipodes ...

Which reminds me, beyond finally turning the snow back on of course: frohe Weihnachten und ein gutes neues ...

Slightly off topic, but do any of you remember seeing the Battle Gear packs available at retail back in the day? I only saw them in the "YES IT'S TRUE!" Action Force/Star Wars promotional leaflet.

Indeed, but only about this time of year in the last weeks before Christmas 1984. Maybe was only in ...

Hopper wrote:Interesting stuff.
I think we should have another thread where we can upload all of the photos that we have of green stickered cards.
And try and get all the lost photos back
If someone wants to start, or I can when I get back tonight.

Indeed.

Presume this different shorter/smaller label, which is also a different green is an earlier type?

These are dated 1982 where as others are date 1984. Presume this smaller type sticker was used for the first wave only.

Heres a Ground Assault just sold on ebay (I got outbid!)

Would be a piece of ...

LDR wrote:Shame alot of the pictures are now missing

Nice thread though!

May still have some on an old external hard drive, will have to check c. December.