That is cooler than cool! I had the “slow” version of this concept, the Cragstan “Moon City” set, wherein the Apollo capsule crawled slowly up and around two groovy moon-city pylons. But this set is much cooler! SFZ
I had a version too Zigg. These Carrera branded toys are big in Germany, esp. Race cars and tracks. I see loose cars all the time at car boots here. Not seen the space set,!
Prepare for trans-lunar injection! Complete with figure of 8 trajectory... I love the running speed of that CSM!
As an aside, I bought a board game on special in the 70's. It was Japanese and I thought it might be by Epoch, but no joy from Mr Google. It was called Operation Moonbase? And featured two tinplate hemispheres on the play board, one printed up as the Earth and the other as the Moon. I seem to think there were also two fixed plastic space station number spinners. The playing pieces were four identical three component landers, vaguely similar to Moon Zero 2. There was a magnet in the lower stage of each lander that could grip the tinplate planets. It had a nice large brush painting of a grinning silver suited astronaut with a red helmet on the front of the box.
Fabulous 60s space toy. Love the way the capsule tilts, as if leaning into the turn, as it goes around the Moon. Would have loved it, but probably too expensive for us as a family, at that time.
That is cooler than cool! I had the “slow” version of this concept, the Cragstan “Moon City” set, wherein the Apollo capsule crawled slowly up and around two groovy moon-city pylons. But this set is much cooler! SFZ
ReplyDeleteI had a version too Zigg. These Carrera branded toys are big in Germany, esp. Race cars and tracks. I see loose cars all the time at car boots here. Not seen the space set,!
DeletePrepare for trans-lunar injection!
ReplyDeleteComplete with figure of 8 trajectory...
I love the running speed of that CSM!
As an aside, I bought a board game on special in the 70's. It was Japanese and I thought it might be by Epoch, but no joy from Mr Google. It was called Operation Moonbase? And featured two tinplate hemispheres on the play board, one printed up as the Earth and the other as the Moon. I seem to think there were also two fixed plastic space station number spinners. The playing pieces were four identical three component landers, vaguely similar to Moon Zero 2. There was a magnet in the lower stage of each lander that could grip the tinplate planets.
It had a nice large brush painting of a grinning silver suited astronaut with a red helmet on the front of the box.
Does this ring any bells, Moonbasers?
No bells here. Bill? Bells?
DeleteThose Carrera Jet sets were wonderful, and it is nice to see one in action. Alas, I never had a slot-car set, so I missed out.
ReplyDeleteIt is pretty darn cool Paul!
DeleteFabulous 60s space toy.
ReplyDeleteLove the way the capsule tilts, as if leaning into the turn, as it goes around the Moon.
Would have loved it, but probably too expensive for us as a family, at that time.
Yep, the tiltings ace I agree Mish. Reminds me of Gripidee Gravidee which I may have had.
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