ACHILLES

«As a fire raging in some mountain glen after long drought - and the dense forest is in a blaze, while the wind carries great tongues of fire in every direction - even so furiously did Achilles rage, wielding his spear as though he were a god, and giving chase to those whom he would slay, till the dark earth ran with blood.»

 

                                                

                                                                                                       

Scene no 54: The fearsome son of Peleus on his chariot (Athena plastic toy soldiers), scatters the Trojans (Britains Herald plastic figures, all different poses of Trojans) among the plants (Athena plastic palm foliage).

The text: From The Iliad of Homer - Βοοκ ΧΧ.

PAPAGENO

The bird-catcher, that’s me,

always cheerful, hip hooray!

As a bird-catcher I’m known

to young and old throughout the land.

I know how to set about luring

and how to be good at piping.

That’s why I can be merry and cheerful,

for all the birds are surely mine.

 

                                      

 

 

Scene no 53: Papageno, the bird-catcher (Wilhelm Schweizer - Diessen, hand-painted pewter figure) walks down a forest path (Hand-painted pewter trees, made in Austria and Bavaria), carrying on his back a birdcage containing various birds.

The lyrics: From Act One of The Magic Flute, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder.                                                                                                                                                                                                

GEORGE BEST

Maradona GOOD,

Pelé BETTER,

GEORGE BEST

 

 

 

 

Scene no 52: In the center, George Best (Le Café Martin, gold plastic figure, no 10) among the common football players, referees and coaches (Airfix 1:32 scale Footballers, Sports series, all plastic figures in various different poses). The Champion trophies are optional! (Subbuteo, European Competitions Cup C 118 and European Cup C 204/ 61204).

EASTER BUNNY

«The sun warms everything,

pure and gentle,

once again it reveals to the world

April’s face,

the soul of man

is urged towards love

and joys are governed

by the boy-god.»

 

 

 

Scene no 51: The holy cook rabbit among the white lamb and the red rooster. Between and in front of them the sacred eggs of rebirth (all toys made in Greece from unknown manufacturers except the basket with the small plastic eggs, by Apergis Toys). Behind the rabbit, an Art Nouveau floral representation (Churchill’s Daffodils tin box, made in the United Kingdom). And on the top of the box a big, paper mache Easter Egg (Echt Erzgebirge, made in Germany).

The verses: From Carmina Burana – Omnia Sol Temperat. 

DARK CRUSADE

«Ruthless intelligence showed in the brutal face, framed by nape-length red hair and a beard like rust. A red silk scarf encircled his thick neck, and belted across the barrel chest, the hilt of a Carsultyal sword protruded over his right shoulder. The savage blue eyes held a note in their stare that promised sudden carnage should that huge left hand reach for the hilt.»

                      

 

                                 

 

Scene no 50: The immortal and amoral warrior Kane (plastic figure based on Frank Frazetta’s Dark Kingdom painting, Master Artist Series Frazetta action figures, 8 Ball Studios) advances over the dead (plastic skeletons, Biokonto, made in Greece).

The text: From the novel Dark Crusade, by Karl Edward Wagner.                                    

EASY RIDER

I like smoke and lightning;

Heavy metal thunder

Racing with the wind

And the feeling that I’m under

Yeah, darlin’ gonna make it happen

Take the world in a love embrace

Fire all your guns at once

And explode into space

 

Like a true nature’s child

We were born

Born to be wild

We can climb so high

I never wanna die

 

Born to be wild

Born to be wild

Scene no 49: The freewheeling motorbikes (Matchbox toys, Speed Kings Easy Rider K-47, Superfast Chopper No 38, The Stingeroo) pass in front of the lined up patrol cars (Matchbox toys, Police Cars, King size Mercury Commuter K-23, Ford Fairlane 55b, Ford Galaxie No 55/59, Speed Kings K-36/41 Bandolero) continuing their journey into the counterculture.

The verses: From the song Born to be Wild, by Steppenwolf.

THE ROBOTS

«A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.

A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.»

           

                  

                                   

 

Scene no 48: The Robots are here! (Horikawa battery operated, tin Toy Robots. Rotate-O-Matic action. Super Robot with box, Attacking Martian with Japanese home market box, and second generation Mr. Zerox. Lighted guns with sound – concealed behind opening doors for the first two robots).

The text: Three Laws of Robotics. From the story «Runaround», included in the 1950 collection «I, Robot», by Isaac Asimov.