The Apollo Moon Exploring series have been a perennial favourite of mine alongside Spacex since the sixties. Amongst these simple toys there was always a staple inclusion in almost every boxed set, the little orange and white rocket. Almost every example is identical, apart from the more recent (and frankly ugly) long necked version and a rare blue and white instance I once saw on Ebay.
I have had countless examples of this little toy pass through my hands over the last 45 years and I still love it today. Consequently, when modeller Kevin Davies began creating the reimagined Spacex fleet, a thought crossed my mind... Just prior to our recent SWORDCAST interview, I sent Kevin a shot of the rocket and asked him if it was practical to scratch build one for me. When I arrived a few days later, to do the interview, there, sat on the table was this magnificent beast!
Shortly after, Kevin kindly shared some diorama shots of the model at the Spacex Flight Test Centre and its triumphant landing on the Moon!
So once more a huge thanks Kevin, I am officially over the Moon!
Another gorgeous KD Special - wow!
ReplyDeleteSmall note to Bill: if you check your Rocket Launching set by Delamare (with toys by LP) then you'll find one of those rockets with the extension (meaning it -was- a contemporary feature) and in olive and gold to boot.
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Paul
Yes, I remember the long-necked version in 1960s set I had.
ReplyDeleteGreat model, Kevin!
Now that is awesome! Kevin really does excellent work and takes terrific photos to show off his creations.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words folks. Glad you like your rocket Bill, about time I used that lampshade for something!
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