Recently I picked up this set of cake decorations in the form of our friends Apollo Moon Exploring. The seller was a cake decorater. When I got the items I saw that they all had 'Made in China' stickers on their undersides as you can see below. The items looked brand new and the stickers added to this newness. Is it possible that they are still being made in China?
Extending the decorative function of these toys, I was fascinated to see these carded '6 Party Favors' pictured below appear on Ebay this month. Quite clearly the rockets and capsules from Apollo Moon Exploring, these were packaged and sold under the name Unique for 99c. Are there any more combinations out there?
One further incarnation of Apollo Moon are these carded sets of LP spacemen re-branded as Flash Gordon 8 Space Warriors, If your'e feeling flush you can bag a set on Ebay - 3 sets available by the looks of things. Marketed by King Features Syndicate. Anyone know? And just what is that tall purple thing pictured to the right of the card?
It's a Bunny Industries Pleasureship 3000, from the shipyards of the 2nd Rim...fancy you not recogniseing that!
ReplyDeleteFast and loose, only needs one pilot...was the er...sales pitch!
I think King Features didn't market them, they hold the copyright on Flash Gordon, I suspect.
ReplyDeleteBunny Pleasureship 3000? Only One Pilot? Job's already taken by onr Captain Hugh Hefner!
ReplyDeleteHi, new fan from the States...
ReplyDeleteIn the package of 'Unique' party favors, the Apollo modules look like one I'd owned in the 70s that came out of a grocery story toy dispenser, except mine was grey and had a black engine. Due to the coloration and decals, it appeared like a real fancy scale model. Wish I hadn't lost the piece that the engine snapped into, to stick in the back of the CSM.
Nice to hear from you PDXWiz, your'e dispenser modules sound great. Wonder if they are still around loose somewhere? I'll keep an eye out on Ebay. Just think, there's probably a full dispenser somewhere in the back of a warehouse just waiting to be discovered!
ReplyDeleteHello, PDXWiz. Welcome to the blog.
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