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John Byrne
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I have the feeling -- and I hesitate to say it, lest I jinx it! -- that this is
going to be one of my Smile Toys. Like Gort, or Robbie, or the
MasterReplicas Enterprise -- something that will make me smile every
time I look at it.
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Al Cook
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I would not be surprised. I really envy you for this one, JB.
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Gerry Turnbull
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 26 February 2009 at 11:31am | IP Logged | 4
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I had that! It was my first, and for many years only, model of FIREBALL.
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John Peter Britton
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| Posted: 26 February 2009 at 11:34am | IP Logged | 5
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That fireball parachute toy is worth about £400 in mint condition.
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Gerry Turnbull
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i had it too once upon a time
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John Byrne
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Mine ceased to be in "mint" condition the first time I flew it!
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Gerry Turnbull
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John Peter Britton
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That comic brings back fond memories for me i miss working there oh well!
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John Byrne
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One of the odder conceits that seems to have been retconned into the Gerry
Anderson stuff is that all those series, FIREBALL XL5, STINGRAY,
THUNDERBIRDS, CAPTAIN SCARLET, took place around the same time. That
just does not work for me.
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John Peter Britton
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Alan Fennel wrote the stories for the comic and the tv shows and did mix them at times with each other he was a nice gentleman miss him!
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Chad Carter
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I've started collecting all kinds of little robots in recent years. A woman who loves me bought me this, and it's in no way little:
 Wind it up and sparks fly out of the grill while it walks. About ten inches high.
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