MULTIPLE'S MISSION

I saw this on Ebay earlier in the year.

Its a neat Mission Apollo set by Multiple Toymakers.

It comes with a LEM, a flag and three astronauts.

I also have snaps of it in my old photo archive.

This set even has the same sort of orange price tag, this one saying Rockaway or Rookaway Sales.

The box rear described the timeline of the Moonlanding.

Anyone got this set?

It would have made a great little Chrissie prezzy on the end of the bed!

the top of a cake is reserved for astronauts

A few years back I got a small packet of LP style space toys in a Blue Shield bag like this one.

I loved this little baggie so I was intrigued when I saw this similar combo of capsule and astronauts on top of a scrumptious cake on Etsy.

The listing said they were 'sealed' so I contacted the UK seller DieWunderKammerUK to enquire further about the packaging.

The seller kindly sent me these pics and info about the toys' provenance: -

from someone who was selling off their old stock of cake decorating supplies.

Based on these and my overall passion for cute LP style bundles, although a little expensive for me I have invested in a baggie.

When it arrives I will post some pics of how it compares to the Blue Shield version of this motley crew.

In the meantime I shall eat some cake.

BLUE SHIELD LEM AND ASTRONAUTS

 

 

For a long long time I have been after a bag of Blue Shield astronauts and a LEM. Well, this month I was lucky enough to snaffle a set on Ebay US. American in origin, the set consists of a squadron of miniature yellow and grey astronauts a la SpaceX/ Golden Astronaut/ LP, together with a lovely white LEM complete with US flag. The astronauts are about a half inch tall and marked 'Hong Kong'.

 

 

The set is called 'Apollo Capsule' and was made in Hong Kong for Blue Shield aka Great Southern Corporation, Memphis, Tennessee, 38162. It cost all of 10 cents back in the dimestores of Sixties America! [I've forgotten to photograph the bag and header card! Doh!]

 

 

The little astronauts are the same size as the pair which came in a Canadian dimestore bag of astronauts and a helicopter. The whole family is pictured here. What do you think?

Anyone else got any miniature LP astronauts around the half inch mark? Are there even smaller ones out there?

Just How Small is the Blue Shield LEM?

The Blue Shield Apollo Capsule [ aka LEM ] is a toy that has always fascinated me as it looks miniscule. Alas it's not one that I own. I'm a great fan of miniature space toys and have recently mused with Wotan whether this particular toy, along with it's spacemen, would form a useful part of a miniaturised Project SWORD Moon Base Playset. But just how small is the Blue Shield Apollo Capsule? Can anyone help?