Moonbase Delta

My latest Kinder Egg aquisitions include this cool moonbase set, comprising an Energy, Radar, Weather and Solar pod. Like the Spacex moonbase, they connect together with a small corridor.

 Energy and Solar stations use half of the plastic 'egg' container to form the main hull, with accesories slotting into a series of grooves around the middle.

Weather and Radar Stations - technically, Kinder call these 'Planetary' bases, so we can forgive the anemometer on top of the weather pod! A lick of silver paint was required on some parts such as the radar dish and solar panels to tone down the dayglo coloured plastics, but the colour scheme is reminiscent of the Mysteron base on Mars!

Kinder toys are a huge range with no sign of the series slowing down. Current eggs have gone for more lucrative tie ins such as Minions, Barbie and Transformers, but European releases include much more interesting fare such as small vehicles and figures. The level of detail on some of the toys is amazing, making them suitable for use on standard model dioramas.

There's a great showing of space toys too,which are readily available on the secondary market, which means I don't have to consume huge amounts of sickly chocolate!