Eldon Scenics Photos: Moon Survey

Hi

I asked Max, from maxsmodels about the Eldon scenic kits, and he said that someone had sent him photos of the Moon Survey set, which had appeared in one of his Viewer's Builds videos. I looked through these and found the one he was referring to. It was the first in the series (now up to 13), dated 26th July 2020.

Max's Models viewer's builds - YouTube

This is an 18 minute slide show of still photos that people have sent him of their models. At 9:56 is a very clear photo of the Eldon 3-D Scenics Moon Survey box top. Then three close-up shots of the completed model. Very nice.

The set came with a brown wood-grain picture frame, moulded (vac-from ?) lunar surface, printed backscene with the Earth in clear view, two Astronauts, and a Moon Beetle robot with legs. It came with Testors brand paints, cement, thinners, and brush. Overall size 19 inches by 12 inches. These are the best photos I have seen of this set.

The Lunar set seems to have been released in late 1966, in time for Christmas. Therefore well before the real Apollo missions, so the spacesuits and equipment do not show what was actually used on the Moon, but an early vision of what they might look like. The Sea Lab set was available at about the same time, but I am not sure if the announced Prehistoric set was actually released, as I have not been able to find anything on it besides a mention in Eldon advertising.

Paul Adams from New Zealand