Once again checking Vectis' old sales I found two neat listings for the LP Space Rocket. The bottom box is the more usual one. The Star Adventurer is the other really smart box, which came with LP astronauts and aliens.
Do you have any of these toys?
No, but I noticed that both toys have a bent piece of wire at the rear, on top. Looking at the box illustrations, it seems there should be a revolving radar scanner attached to this. Given that it is missing on both, it must be an easily lost part.
ReplyDeleteYoure right Paul. Well spotted. I think its a plastic X aerial that looks like a jack from the game of jacks. They are fragile and loose. I have some on some similar toys and have had to replace a couple.
DeleteWell spotted indeed, Paul! Actually the crank-shaped metallic piece is - unlike on the later Star Adventurer version - for a little chromed astronaut floating above the rocket. I find that feature one of the most exciting ones among all LP toys, as having that astronaut there gives a sense of weightlessness to the rocket as well.
ReplyDeleteIs the astronaut similar to the classic LP astronauts Arto? Like a SpaceX one?
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