(BOND) BABE Of The DAY - CATERINA MURINO...

Do you look just like the stunning

CATERINA MURINO?  Are you able

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the virile, handsome, manly young studs they

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HEY, KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT DALEKS?

Above is a MARX 'Bump'n'Go DALEK which sold on eBay recently.  You'll have noticed it's got a blue base and silver appendages.  Whenever I notice this version up for sale, it's usually described as being unable to accommodate modern 'C' type batteries in its battery compartment.

The two original Marx Daleks which I own have black bases and appendages, and new 'C' batteries fit into it with no problem at all.  (And no, they're not the DAPOL re-issues.)  Comparing pics of the blue-based battery compartment with that of a black-based one, there appears to be absolutely no discernible difference in size.

I'm wondering if the claim of new batteries not fitting is a convenient excuse to cover the Dalek not working, so that a seller can claim he couldn't check to see if it did or not as he was unable to get batteries to fit.  As the seller in that instance wouldn't be advertising it as a working model, that leaves the buyer with no comeback - sold as seen!

(Or could some sellers be so thick that they've tried to fit in the larger 'D' size batteries, not being aware that the smaller 'C' type still exists?  Unlikely, isn't it?) 

Later versions of this model had slimmer waistlines, but the two I have are the original thicker-waisted Daleks with the big, red-balled eyepiece.  Could the size of batteries have changed at some stage in the '60s, necessitating a larger compartment in the black-based Daleks, or are some sellers simply at it?  If you have one of these blue-based toys that works with new batteries, please let me know.

Oh, and did this toy come with instructions?  I've never seen any and there's none on the box.

Blue-base of silver Dalek.  Plastic is blue, not sprayed

Silver-base of black Dalek.  Plastic is silver, not sprayed

DAPOL version takes 2 x AAs, unlike MARX original