Another Small Step

Some toys are just so unique, they are iconic. One such space toy is the Cherilea Space Pod. The body was originally used as a very limited run of Dr Who Mechanoids, to go with the Swoppet Dalek they made, but for some reason, they did not continue with the line and retooled the moulds slightly to make a small space capsule.

The pod usually came as a set of two, with three or four Swoppet Spacemen. I had a set back in the late sixties, but due to their swappable nature, they were gradually lost. Since then, I have found a couple more, almost complete. I just need a pair of ladders to make two full versions.

This week, I found a whole body and a lower body, along with a spaceman on ebay. The half body will hopefully get a new 3d printed upper hull, but the full sphere has been simply customised with some Lego retrorockets and new legs made out of sprue!

Its a little bit wobbly, but the lunar surface is unstable anyway!