It's been a LOOOooong weekend without my darling, but I have managed to stay out of TOO much trouble...

ON EBAY: A "MELD" playset from dp prods, Palm bay, FL . ... RENWAL cargo ship NOT CRACKED (so she'll float until grabbed from below!)  is a bit broken - see sharp edges - making bathtime more interesting. Rolls (with a slight list to starboard, Captain!) AND floats!  The monster 'pus is pinkish, hollow vinyl and came from Beneath a China sea . . . . painted details. nice shape.FLOATS. NOT a squeaker or squirter. An atomic submarine cruising the Pacific discovers a gargantuan octopus concealed in the ocean depths. By the time they figure out that the monster is the nasty by-product of a hydrogen bomb experiment gone awry, the creature is already well on its way to destroying San Francisco. The sea creature is yet another fantastic example of masterful stop-motion animation from the technique's master, Ray Harryhausen. Scenarios with your cereal premium baking powdered NAUTILUS (not included) are an extinct possibility. You KNOW the sad ending to this Ray Harryhausen classic: SEE SALE :IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA (1955) Vintage original 11 x 14” (28 x 35 cm.) lobby card, USA. Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue, Donald Curtis, Ian Keith, dir: Robert Gordon; Columbia. As was so prevalent during the 1950s, creatures of various types were always being affected by radiation. This time it is an octopus, which becomes gigantic by feeding off that which has been hurt by H-bomb testing. Rising from the sea, it terrorizes the California coast. The special effects, including the octopus, were the work of genius Ray Harryhausen. With a miniscule budget (the octopus could only afford 6 tentacles instead of 8), he presented some very impressive effects, including the octopus climb on the Golden Gate Bridge. Harryhausen has signed boldly at a later date. Born in 1920, he was so impressed by KING KONG when it was released in 1933 that he made it is his life’s ambition to figure out “how they did it.” He figured it out over a 60 year career and was presented with an honorary Academy Award. - EBay seller walterfilmusa (THANKS for the image from your 'signed lobby card' sale!) You supply your miniature Golden Gate Bridge, etc. too.  Cut and paste this in your EBay search box: Metal Marvel 3D Laser Cut San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge Model Unique Hobby Hours of fun! Posted initially with eBay Mobile Embellished in the comfort of my home, where SANDY is no more ...