This is interesting.
A You Tube film by NASA dated 1966.
Its about our Triang SpaceX friend the Lunar Orbiter. A fascinating space vessel.
The toy itself looks wonderful. I certainly never had one but you may have.
I can't think of any other toy based on the Lunar Orbiter or even a kit for that matter.
Modelling luminary Matt Irvine described in his book how he painted his Spacex toy.
The Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project [LOIRP] had some wonderful small models made for their subscribers in 2013. They'd have made great Christmas gifts! This LOIRP image could have come straight out of the Tri-ang SpaceX factory!
The Lunar Orbiter is infectious. There are tons of drawings, paintings, gum cards and stamps featuring it.
I once had a go at a small model myself as well as pictured on my friend Paul Vreede's excellent Triang Spacex website.
and I wrote a short story about the lunar orbiter and Batman no less: the Shadow on the Moon!
You can make your own pro card model of the Orbiter too! Check this out at jleslie48
if you want to know the whole story behind the one and only Lunar Orbiter toy then read the various relevant pages on Paul Vreede's definitive Triang Spacex Toys.
Have you a Lunar Orbiter?
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