tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post6807063386109812853..comments2024-03-17T09:16:18.726-04:00Comments on Plaid Stallions : Rambling and Reflections on '70s pop culture: Pod Stallions Episode 8: Anderson is FABPlaidstallionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922569505772725122noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26874882.post-68997212360926231812013-12-03T18:58:02.884-05:002013-12-03T18:58:02.884-05:00Great episode, fun & educational! I had a Spac...Great episode, fun & educational! I had a Space:1999 coloring book and my friends had the playsets, but I swear - growing up in Maryland in the 70’s, I do not recall ever seeing the show on TV! I hadn’t even heard of Joe 90 or UFO, however I do recall catching glimpses of Space 1999 and Thunderbirds while visiting my grandparents in Philadelphia. Of course, I enjoyed them, and to this day I plan on owning Mattel’s Eagle 1.<br /> I became more aware of Anderson thanks to Starlog Magazine, which leads me to a product you guys didn’t mention, the one thing that I actually associate with him most. Gerry became involved in a line of cutting-edge spaceship model kits in the mid-70’s. They were advertised heavily in Starlog. The first of the line was the StarCruiser 1. Not as clumsy or random as say, Kenner’s Millenium Falcon, this thing was sleek and interchangeable and just the epitome of 70’s sci-fi cool. In Starlog #21, Gerry’s “Space Report” details the genesis and design of the kit over a 2-page spread. I loved this thing and am always on the lookout for it and its follow-ups (of which I know there is a least one).<br /><br />PS – loved the story of meeting Gerry and Anthony Daniels in the same weekend! How lucky is that?! <br /><br />PSS – Love the opening music (AKA the ‘UFO’ movie theme) – was the soundtrack released officially?<br />VintageQuixoticnoreply@blogger.com