tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post8184122905444158282..comments2024-03-29T04:57:26.162-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: Collectible of the Week: Space:1999 Chest Pack Radio (Illco., 1976)John Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-63101956890769809402018-02-05T08:49:27.200-05:002018-02-05T08:49:27.200-05:00Does anyone know where I can buy one? Does anyone know where I can buy one? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00510371925735709049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-38528232678278738852011-05-27T06:32:31.751-04:002011-05-27T06:32:31.751-04:00Hi everyone, thanks for the great comments and mem...Hi everyone, thanks for the great comments and memories regarding this Space:1999 Chest Pack Radio collectible.<br /><br />SFF: I agree with your reflections on how much things have changed since the 1970s and the days of mail order. With E-bay, Amazon, the Internet, etc., we have instant gratification, almost, and the ability to purchase toys, models, books and other treasures we might never have encountered in another age. It really is remarkable.<br /><br />Neal P: Your comment gave me a good laugh (especially the bit about all those pre-teen Morse Code enthusiasts...). But you are absolutely right: for many who were kids in the sixties and seventies, imaginative toys such as these were the gateway to an appreciation and love of science fiction. Absolutely!<br /><br />Meredith: I've made it a life goal (!) to collect Space:1999 toys. The visualizations and narratives of the series still thrill me, and these toys are a vital piece of the puzzle!<br /><br />best to all,<br />JKMJohn Kenneth Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-13806723901787243522011-05-26T10:45:55.034-04:002011-05-26T10:45:55.034-04:00How fun! My parents weren't into buying many t...How fun! My parents weren't into buying many toys (we traveled too often as a military family), but I can remember dearly wanting things like this back in the 70s. I still find it amazing that there were and are so many others out there that love this stuff. <br /><br />~~MeredithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-57976163436663781112011-05-26T10:26:07.905-04:002011-05-26T10:26:07.905-04:00Wow! A Morse Code button for all those pre-teen Mo...Wow! A Morse Code button for all those pre-teen Morse Code enthusiasts! I was 11 years old when Space:1999 premiered, so I was too old for toys like this, but I certainly fantasized about being a few years younger and running around the neighborhood with one of these. I did, however, have the books, comics, models, and some of the action figures. This was the beginning of my science fiction geekdom.Neal Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17053148427058126745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-63159200334171712812011-05-26T08:16:15.291-04:002011-05-26T08:16:15.291-04:00Wow. Boy, that's a vintage piece. I've n...Wow. Boy, that's a vintage piece. I've not seen that one. But yes, my parents relented to my sci-fi toy discoveries.<br /><br />I was solely responsible for finding stuff and they were generally receptive. It couldn't have been too much.<br /><br />Gosh, I remember ordering stuff via the mail and cutting out forms out of comic books, enclosing checks and waiting and waiting for stuff to arrive. <br /><br />The idea of doing that today seems so, well, alien, with the advent of the internet. Today, more than ever, a mail order purchase really feels dangerous, like your order is going into some black hole never to be returned. : )<br /><br />Love your retro toy coverage.<br />Best,<br />sffSFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.com