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As a kid the main comic I got a lot of was called Sad Sack which was about US army. Most would have been bought in Army bases (NAAFI) overseas in late 60's / 70's as grew up moving from one to another. I kept them in pretty good condition and got them to Australia in 1997. Unfortunately my kids...

More a reflection on my feelings about Le Bron which are nothing to do with his basketball skills. Good news was USA beat China overall but it was close. Australia came 4th which is good for a small population. However I did note our ANZAC mates in New Zealand did pretty well and came 11th with...

Funnily enough just finished listening to Tucker Carlson interview with a guy called Geoff Shepard (junior lawyer on White House staff from 69-75) who has encyclopedic knowledge of the Nixon / Watergate matter. Written three books and just produced a documentary. For those interested in that...

Funny you should mention Yulo. My wife is from the Phillipines. We were in a shopping centre the other day when she popped into a shop whilst I sat down in front of a large TV screen showing the Olympics. Literally as she came out it was Yulo to perform so we watched until the end. Good to see...

Quite clearly Australia! 3rd on the medal table after US and China. However if based on population then Oz way on top. Think we also have the youngest gold medal winner at 14 for skateboarding. Any highlights for people. Hopefully Oz beating US in women's basketball and France beating the...

Not only that but there are apparently 300+ First Nations (average size would be well under 5,000). Even more fun is that Australian states are planning to enter into treaties with their First Nations. In Queensland this will be 100 +. Prior to the Treaties will be the truth telling and...

You are behind the times. Now correct term is apparently First Nations.

Agree on that point. It was odd. I wonder if that was because the cavalry officer was played by Sam Worthington an Aussie actor and he might have had input into the dialogue. Very much used in current Oz but dont recall the term being used in a Western before.

I have had this on display for quite a while. During recent visit by Andy of K&C he asked where the girls flag was. I had never realised I missed it in the box. Look carefully as easy to miss.

Watched this in cinema a few days after release. I am a Western / Costner fan and enjoyed it. Was disappointed to see it did not do well at box office. Dont understand why did not do well. Perhaps because did not like fact going to be in 4 parts and knew would eventually be able to watch on...

Weird how UK also had Saracen and Saladin armoured cars. I would guess that was done as a kind of tribute to them. Lucky there is still one country willing to fight as there has been good news about certain leaders who will no longer be able to cause trouble.

Seems the organisers have apologised.

Good fun entertainment. For those who do watch it make sure you watch until very end of the credits as one of the funniest parts appears then.

Like Kiwi I am not religious and did not watch the opening ceremony. However seen many media reports and surprised about apparent inclusion of a last supper scene with drag artists. In fact the first imagery I saw relating to the opening ceremony was at top of a Daily Mail article. The image was...

Unfortunately aircraft recognition is not one of my strong points !

Thanks Wayne. The last two images I nearly forgot. At front left is the Airborne guy giving the little girl the chocolate. When I pointed out that pair in my shop display to Andy he straight away asked where is the girls flag. Have displayed it for years without realising had not taken flag...

Highlight for the Americans in the 60's was the moon landing. But for the UK it was winning the 1966 World Cup !

Andy Neilson has just started his Australian tour which takes him to Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne. First stop was Brisbane. On his first day Andy, myself and a few other collectors visited Mark's new specially built "shed", 9 x 9 metres, to see his collection. Waynepoo has already...

That is very sad news. Al was a good contributor to the forum for many years and appreciated his knowledge and comments.

Oddball was one of my all time favourite characters and I have his picture and "negative waves" quote by shop counter. Have educated many about his brilliant tank commanding skills and innovations in tank warfare. Used to play with my plastic soldiers as a kid whilst listening to Kelly's Heroes...