Brian's Tudor Rose Men in Space

Woodsy

Here's another unusual Tudor Rose space toy: Men in Space Flying Platform. 

It's one of those spinner launcher toys, but it has a delightful twist: two small hard plastic Tudor Rose figures standing inside a basket affair.

 I think the Americans first came up with the idea - you can see spacemen attached to spinners on a couple of early space guns. 

If my childhood experience is anything to go by, the spinner would have lasted just a couple of hours before it landed on a neighbour's roof.

There's a Batman version of this toy that goes for silly money.

Cheers

Brian H

Arto's Tudor Rose Space Cadet Boy Adventurer

Woodsy,

Re Brian H's Tudor Rose find

https://projectswordtoys.blogspot.com/2025/06/brian-hs-tudor-rose-find.html

I dug up this miniature figure which came years ago as a free gift alongside a grey unmarked X-400 (possibly Kleeware). Could not identify it at the time because there is no maker's mark on it. Attached a photo with the standard-size Tudor Rose spaceman for comparison.

As the sizes (48 mm and 72 mm) match with Brian's, it is safe to assume that the miniature figure is one of the Space Cadet Boy Adventurers.

Thanks to Brian for solving this mystery.

Arto

Helsinki Base

Brian H's Space Plastic Collection

Hi Woodsy

I know this subject is popular on Moonbase.

 Here's part of my space hard plastic collection comprising Tudor Rose, Kleeware, Pyro and other manufacturers. I was lucky enough to meet Lester Harrison back in the day and he was generous with his information.

For the sharp eyed there are a few undocumented pieces sitting there.

 I'm always keen to trade. My current passion is Dan Dare.

Brian H

Brian's Kleeware Supersonic Jets Space Set

Hello Woodsy

This is the toy that got me hooked on collecting space plastic. 

The Supersonic Jets Set.

 It's another example of the English reuse of American moulds, in this case Marx and Pyro. I was addicted to tin robots at the time but a hoarder's instinct made me put this to one side.

The set comprises three Marx copies, the #1 Double Gun Plane, #4 A Wing, and a Car of the Future. The fourth spaceship is the odd-man-out, a Pyro copy Rocket Car that's a bit more solid than the others. For researchers the label is priceless, proving that all four belong together despite their different origins. The set comes in a plain cardboard box with a paper label.

The plastic is thin - they feel lighter than Tudor Rose spaceships, and they're very brittle. There's a translucence about them, unlike the more opaque originals. Out of the box I can't see them surviving for long. There's no maker's mark on the box though each vehicle is marked with a tiny Made in England in a circle. 

I'm fairly sure it's by Kleeware, though I'd welcome thoughts.

Regards

Brian H

UK