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Friday, 17 March 2023

IN A GALAX FAR FAR AWAY

 

This impressive craft is a Galax by Testors, an amazing looking model plane, which I understand was gas powered, so is part of that mysterious branch of toy hobbydom, rocketry.


There's a strong hint of Stars Warsiness in the front cockpit unit would you agree?

Anyone had a Galax?

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6 comments:

  1. Paul Adams from New Zealand3/17/2023 9:13 am

    Pure Star Wars. If it has wings and a propeller, it is a model aeroplane, not a model rocket. These are usually powered by solid-fuel rocket motors, and are usually launched vertically - and that totally exhausts my knowledge of the subject.

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  2. KevinD3/17/2023 9:15 am

    I think it is a control line model. It flies, powered by a petrol engine. You stand, holding a wire and it flies around you, presumably beheading any and all who approach you! Terrifying.

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  3. Anonymous3/17/2023 10:38 am

    Looks like its based on the Galaxy Runner from 'Message from Space' https://fantastic-plastic.com/GALAXY%20RUNNER%20PAGE.htm

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    1. Anonymous3/17/2023 10:41 pm

      Good call! I think you are right re: Galaxy Runner!

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  4. WOODSY3/19/2023 9:47 pm

    Great info guys. Thanks!

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  5. Anonymous2/08/2024 9:47 pm

    I have this model in its original packaging from 1979, not flown. It is a line control model. You can see it in action on You Tube.

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