Master modeller and Spacex afficianado Kevin D has just sent us some glorious shot of his newly acquired Surveyor 2 model. Closely based on the Project Sword Moon Crawler, as featured in the standalone annual, its a very nice model indeed.
Fantastic toy. I don't remember ever seeing the SpaceX in the shops, but as I was only 7 when these appeared I guess I would never have had a chance to wander round the toys in Woolies or other shops on a shopping trip. I have seen loads on ebay recently, some selling for vast sums.
Hi Timmy - they were always in Woolies in the late sixties, but the second series appeared just at the point when Triang were going under. As a result, series 2 are quite rare. Series 1 toys are just as exciting and readily available at reasonable cost, second hand.
I was a huge Spacex fan as a kid and never saw a single Spacex II toy in the plastic until I got my first last year. Trying to get a full set of Spacex II now but that is a tad ambitious!
Fantastic toy. I don't remember ever seeing the SpaceX in the shops, but as I was only 7 when these appeared I guess I would never have had a chance to wander round the toys in Woolies or other shops on a shopping trip. I have seen loads on ebay recently, some selling for vast sums.
ReplyDeleteHi Timmy - they were always in Woolies in the late sixties, but the second series appeared just at the point when Triang were going under. As a result, series 2 are quite rare. Series 1 toys are just as exciting and readily available at reasonable cost, second hand.
ReplyDeleteI was a huge Spacex fan as a kid and never saw a single Spacex II toy in the plastic until I got my first last year. Trying to get a full set of Spacex II now but that is a tad ambitious!
ReplyDeleteIve been tryin since 1970 and still no there yet!
DeleteI had most of series 1 as a nipper but no series 2 at all!
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