Another popular vehicle in the Lost in Space TV series is The
Chariot, an all-terrain plexi-glass covered vehicle that can transport the
Robinson Family anywhere on the planet.
The prop, which incidentally still exists, is built on the
chassis of a 1965 Thiokol Snow Cat.
The little model in my photos is another Johnny Lightning
1998 release, and is around 60mm long, around 30mm wide and around 40mm high.
Even for its size it’s packed with detail. Inside there are
six bucket seats and the forward mounted radar scanner /radio control box.
There also the roof mounted solar panels and the domed gun hatch, as well as spotlights and radar dishes.
The tracks are static; however the model does have set of
wheels underneath if you feel the urge to push it along.
Next time – The Space Pod
A favorite of mine.I have a small cache of Johnny Lightning"Frighteing Lightnings" and I saw the chariot on clearance at a department store so I added it to my collection.Such a fantastic design,dammit, I thought this would be the family car by now! And we should be living on the moon!Well Ill just have to settle for Virtual reality glasses instead...sigh.
ReplyDeleteYeah, things just didn't turn out the way we imagined it would, Brian. At least the TV shows we loved as kids are still remembered, and we still get the occasional piece of merchandise.
ReplyDeleteI tried Virtual reality glasses at a Space 1999 Convention. Quite a weird experience driving a Buggy across the surface of the moon and watching Eagle Freighters land and take off, great fun though.