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Saturday 12 August 2023

IT IS ROCKET SCIENCE

This vintage book cover for Leinster's Space Tug is another use of the rocket-pack astronaut motif.

Possibly the most well-known of these rocket-pack paintings is the late great Bob McCall's.

Do you have a favourite rocket pack?

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19 comments:

  1. Paul Adams from New Zealand8/12/2023 12:06 am

    James Bond in Thunderball. That would have made a great Airfix kit.

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    1. WOODSY8/12/2023 12:05 pm

      Of course! I thought we'd all have jetpacks by now Paul!

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  2. Baron Greystone8/12/2023 2:05 am

    I had an action figure that had a little arrangement of pipes with a nozzle that was for use in space walks, but I can't remember which one it came with. Then of course there's this: https://www.lulu-berlu.com/upload/image/major-matt-mason---mattel---major-matt-mason-flight-pak--ref6300--loose-p-image-335647-grande.jpg

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    1. lewis p morley8/12/2023 8:55 am

      Ha! Beat me to it Baron! That groovy spinning Fluorescent pink spiral just screams "Based on actual space hardware"!

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    2. WOODSY8/12/2023 12:07 pm

      I wonder if you mean the Redbox astronaut Baron?

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    3. WOODSY8/12/2023 12:09 pm

      https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-99C9gs5b-1M/XDZ5DorQpXI/AAAAAAAA-EY/pGBhXcV50e4S62-0Xy6-LFVDmWN3mbgvwCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/TK%2B8-706168.jpg

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    4. Baron Greystone8/12/2023 4:15 pm

      That looks like the gadget, but I didn't have that set.

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    5. WOODSY8/12/2023 9:08 pm

      Wonder if yours was the Hasbro GI Joe Astronaut Baron?

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    6. Baron Greystone8/12/2023 9:12 pm

      I don't think I had it.

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  3. WOODSY8/12/2023 12:10 pm

    Looey, I once took apart the MMM spiral backpack to unjam the string. Talk about fiddley!

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    1. lewis p morley8/14/2023 5:39 am

      Ha! Me too! My "methodical" Grand Dad used to help me back in the day. I seem to think Wildtoy's MMM blog has instructions for rewiring that particular gizmo!

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  4. Tony k8/12/2023 6:38 pm

    I'd go for the early '70s vintage Action Man Space Explorer jetpack, Woodsy. A large orange and white unit, perfect for toy space exploration.

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    1. WOODSY8/12/2023 9:05 pm

      Yep, that's a classic Tone. Isn't there one with a helicopter unit on top as well?

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    2. Tony k8/13/2023 2:15 pm

      Yep, the ubiquitous Turbo-copter. Cost effective air travel for Action Man.

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  5. Anonymous8/12/2023 7:04 pm

    Didnt Gilbert make a jet pack gor their James Bond figures?

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  6. Paul Adams from New Zealand8/12/2023 8:31 pm

    Yes, in light blue. It was part of the Action Apparel accessory line. From photographs, it appears the main tank unit is the same as the scuba diver air tanks, with added jet nozzles.

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    1. WOODSY8/12/2023 9:07 pm

      Don't think I ever had any of those ace Gilbert 007 figures as a kid. Don't ring a bell but they do look cool. Jet packs, scuba diving, what a life James led!

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  7. MISH8/13/2023 1:04 am

    How about the Captain Scarlet jet pack seen in a couple of episodes, at least (is it a Spectrum one ?).

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  8. Hugh Walter8/13/2023 2:58 pm

    It's the unit on the back of the Bonux figure, itself a copy of a Spanish one I think?

    https://smallscaleworld.blogspot.com/2021/05/l-is-for-lhommes-de-lune.html

    My favourite is probably to be found in the pages of the Trigan Empire!

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