ED'S NEW ROTOR

Woodsy and Fellow Moonbaser's,

Many Thanx to US blog reader Lance for sending me this Spacex Helicopter rotor blade!

My Spacex Earth Launch Pad Set was missing two rotors and the catwalks that went from the gantry to the rocket. The set is now a bit more complete. If I had room for a 3D printer in my little Hovel in Da Hood, I would print this stuff out, but alas....

From Vegas Base

Ed

USA

ED's SPACEX EARTH LAUNCH PAD SET

Woodsy and Fellow Moonbasers,

It has been an exciting year out in The Cave as I rummaged through boxes and discovered things I bought years ago and totally forgot about. It started with a Williams O-gauge diesel switcher lettered for the Wisconsin Central. Then I found a K-Line switcher in Santa Fe livery, and then a Lionel MPC era switcher in SOO Line markings. They were all in unmarked cardboard boxes I had put to the side - and promptly forgot about! If memory serves me right, these were all lockdown purchases from a few years back.

In that vein, I was out there again the other day and was looking in a plain cardboard shipping box thinking it was empty. Nay, nay! Inside the plain carboard box, was another box wrapped in bubble wrap. Inside the bubble wrap was a Spacex set box!

What the...!!??

A Spacex box? It was the Spacex Earth Launch Pad Set  #1176/20

Big box Spacex sets are harder to find than unicorn horns over here and I couldn't believe it. The box itself is hella rough but more or less intact. I opened the box to find three bubble-wrapped 'packages', inside of which were all the bubble-wrapped set components nested inside the insert. 

There remained yet other surprises. The large paper playmat was there and intact, and there were additional, non Tri-ang components included. You'll be able to just make them out in the last photo. As yesterday was a busy day, this is as far as I got with my photo shoot. Today was my big shopping day for the month (groceries and sundries) and I'm already pooped, so it's unlikely anything will get done. 

Overall I am stoked! It may yet be another day or two before I get out there to take more photos but y'all will be the first to know.

I unwrapped the toys and placed what I had into the insert. As it was, the set was in overall good condition. The MLP is complete as were the Forklift 7, the Tractor T5, and the Hawk. Both Helicopter P3's were casualties though with both missing rotors and one missing the rear wheels.

 Unfortunately, the tote bin which has my Tri-ang space toys is kind of buried at the moment so I can't look to see if I have any spare parts.

Ed

Vegas Base

Woodsy and Fellow Moonbasers,

The next step will be to set up all the toys on the playmat and see what it looks like.

Kev's SpaceX Fleet

 Kevin's collection so far. Not much missing really.

Operation Soap Dish: The Spacex Moon Base: Completed!

 With the arrival of some HO figures, my model Moon Base HQ is done!

It's been a fun soapy ride!

Below is the REAL Tri-ang toy [not my model!] and the main reference picture I used for research; my friend Paul V's fabulous image on his superb Tri-ang SpaceX website.

Here's my own version; more of an impression than a copy.

Outside.

Inside.

.... and some detailed snaps of the whole base.

The rec room

The screening room

I like this final pic. Before the night shift arrives, the lone resident considering what to do tomorrow.

Good question!

Hope you enjoyed this moon base project readers. Thanks for watching.

ED'S GOLDEN ASTRONAUT TOYS

Even though I've been concentrating on my 3-rail O-gauge trains for some time now, that doesn't mean I'm not in the game when it comes to other collecting activity. I've just slowed down a bit is all!

Anywho, when this job lot came up for only $39.99, I jumped on it! As you well know, anything SpaceX/Golden Astronaut related is going for stupid sums nowadays and in today's market, this lot was a bargain. 

The Pleasure Cruiser is an empty hull (no doubt cannibalized to repair other cruisers) but the others are fairly intact. 

The Lift Loader is good to go as is, the Mobile Moon HQ could use its front disc (or not - who's to say it's not a variant?), and the Terrain Tiger needs a hook. 

 There is one figure and several odd spare parts. 

One of my goals this year is to cobble together a lunar/alien landscape for photographing my small-to-medium (aka 25mm-60mm sized figure range) toys. We shall see!

You like?

From Vegas Base

Ed

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Anyone else collect Golden Astronaut/ SpaceX toys?

KEV'S NEW LUNAR ORBITER

I got very lucky on Ebay. A lot of random and battered toys contained this! I had to fake the probes but I already had the badge to complete it. My second lunar orbiter in a short space of time, but carded and the other colour to my first one.

Over the moon,

Kevin

UK

KEVIN'S LUNAR ORBITER - BEFORE!

Here's my SpaceX Lunar Orbiter prior to its restoration.

Kevin D

UK

KEVIN'S TOY LUNAR ORBITER AND SPACEX FLEET SO FAR

Hi,

After over two years, I have managed to get another Spacex II toy for my collection. The Lunar Orbiter. 

A lovely toy. It was far from mint, but I did a bit of restoration and am happy with the result.

I now still need the Space Station, the Soyuz pair and the 3 that nobody seems to have! Here is a shot of my SpacexII collection so far.

Still not giving up!

Over the Moon,

Kevin

UK

BLISTER ATTACK

 

Here's another of the galaxy of plastic spacemen captured in rack packs.

This is by Toyco of Montreal. Super Space Action.

The card art rings a bell.

Here's similar if not the same alien antics on Toyco's bigger boxed Alien Attack set [pic courtesy of Worthpoint]

Did you have any Toyco toys?