Yesterday I posted about the SpaceX Toys Earth Launch Pad Set. Paul V has kindly sent me a super cool picture of his set correctly laid out on the play mat which came with it. So without further ado:
Lovely. I see now that the arrows were probably meant for the small vehicles to taxi over and not the MLP. But hey, when your'e playing well what does it matter! Do you think the wavy lines are water or hillsides Paul?
Well, also having a small collection of WW2 military maps, I'm inclined to look at those wavy lines as contour lines denoting height of hills and such. For water I'd've expected them to be blue.
Guys, I'm inclined to believe the squiggly lines are water. Take a gander at images of the Mid-Atalantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Flight Facility in Virgina (an alternate NASA launch site) and you'll see just close to the shore some of those launch towers are.
Interesting, Ed. Had a look, but I don't think Wallops inspired that ground plan. With the prominent perimeter track (which Wallops doesn't have), I think it's more likely to be based on a WW2 bomber base, of which there were plenty in England. Best -- Paul
Perhaps a re-imagined base? That arrangement is similar to the EOR (end of runway) on air bases and utilized by Marx on their 'Tactical Air Command' playset mat
I imagine somebody had or got -some- idea about air bases before drawing up that playmat, but it still looks pretty generic. Can't find a good pic of the Marx mat (folded out) you mention, but perhaps the same holds for that. Sets I found are described as being from 1977, which is years later than the Spacex set. But perhaps those could be reissues of earlier sets? (Don't know much about Marx I'm afraid) Best -- Paul
Lovely. I see now that the arrows were probably meant for the small vehicles to taxi over and not the MLP. But hey, when your'e playing well what does it matter! Do you think the wavy lines are water or hillsides Paul?
ReplyDeleteWell, also having a small collection of WW2 military maps, I'm inclined to look at those wavy lines as contour lines denoting height of hills and such. For water I'd've expected them to be blue.
ReplyDeleteBest -- Paul
Excellent Paul! That shouldn't be too hard to replicate on a small diorama base.
ReplyDeleteGuys, I'm inclined to believe the squiggly lines are water. Take a gander at images of the Mid-Atalantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Flight Facility in Virgina (an alternate NASA launch site) and you'll see just close to the shore some of those launch towers are.
ReplyDeleteInteresting, Ed. Had a look, but I don't think Wallops inspired that ground plan. With the prominent perimeter track (which Wallops doesn't have), I think it's more likely to be based on a WW2 bomber base, of which there were plenty in England.
ReplyDeleteBest -- Paul
Perhaps a re-imagined base? That arrangement is similar to the EOR (end of runway) on air bases and utilized by Marx on their 'Tactical Air Command' playset mat
ReplyDeleteI imagine somebody had or got -some- idea about air bases before drawing up that playmat, but it still looks pretty generic. Can't find a good pic of the Marx mat (folded out) you mention, but perhaps the same holds for that. Sets I found are described as being from 1977, which is years later than the Spacex set. But perhaps those could be reissues of earlier sets? (Don't know much about Marx I'm afraid)
ReplyDeleteBest -- Paul