
You know how there are those certain playthings that you're really sentimental over? This is one of mine. Perhaps a missile firing robot isn't a typical winsome image, but this guy is for me. There isn't a lot of info on Zanbot 3 on the internet, but it was a Japanese anime series from the late 70's. When sniffing around to learn more about these toys I've gotten the impression that they may be worth a few bucks (if you've got any info, please post it in the comments section), but these are among the few things I will never, ever sell.
It's not because I'm a crazy fan of the program (entitled "Invincible Super Man Zanbot 3" to be precise) - in fact I've never seen it. Since the late 70's I've have two of the three "space base" toys, and they combine into two-thirds of a mega-vehicle. Hopefully we'll be okay if we ever have to fight with two-thirds of Voltron.
Also great is that each space-base actually shoots a missile. Zanbot came out before the 1979 ruling that forbad toys that shot missiles small enough to choke a child. So it looks like I had my robo-fun just in time, but that's still not why I'm hanging on to Zanbot.



The Bolex H16 is one of the most popular 16mm movie cameras ever made. The original H16 was introduced in 1935 and the modern spring-operated SBM model can still be purchased new. Bolex cameras remain extremely popular among film students and experimental filmmakers, because they're capable of capturing images that put sterile "High-Def" camcorders to shame. It's even possible to convert vintage cameras to shoot modern widescreen Super 16mm format.
My realtor pitch isn't going exactly well here...

Dating back to 1977, the aftershave in the heads of these presidents still smells pretty good. I don't know how much of the original essence has evaporated, but I could see still using this sweet smelling stuff after one of my typical abortive attempts at shaving.
