A Blue Space Glider Comes to Moonbase

I'm chuffed to bits as I've just bagged this snazzy blue 2001 NASA Space Glider for my fleet.

I first saw one about a year ago and now, I'm pleased to say, a good example is on its way to MoonBase from Austria as we sprach. 

Here's a picture of a similar blue one in a minty box. Mine's not as good but I'm thrilled nonetheless.

This means I'm now just three* short of a complete collection. As always when collecting anything the "missing" ones are the hardest to find and these are no exception!

With Spirit of America and flame livery, the elusive three all came in a box unlike the rest, a photo cover box depicting a sort of launch bay. 

Here they are: white, orange and green.

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* Technically I'm also missing a variation of the elusive Space Tract. Normally a grey MEGO model, the missing version is a very rare orange Hover Space Tract.

*If I'm being picky I'm also missing an American Tarheel version of the grey British Century 21 Space Glider, but they're essentially the same toy.

NASA 2001 SPACE GLIDER: NEW COLOUR FOUND

 Googling the other day I was gobsmacked.

The 2001 Space Glider box was normal enough.

As was the polystyrene box and the instructions.

But Whoah! What's that inside!

Its a YELLOW version of the toy!

Blimey!

Completely new to the blog!

What a beauty it is!

Have you got one?

What do you think?

Somewhere there's a green version too. Photo's of that needed for the blog too!

BLUE RIDER : THE SPACEX I NASA GLIDER LIFTING BODY

The Project SWORD Space Glider was one of my fave toys as a kid and the first I got 'back' as an adult in the early 1990's at an evening toy fair in Normanton. I never knew that SpaceX did there own version until the mid- Nineties. 

Looking at the above pictures I archived from an online auction it does look superb on its original blister card. It features the small round decal, which adorned many SpaceX toys but I'm not sure of its significance. You can see the Glider close up below courtesy of collector Barry Ford.

Anyone got a SpaceX I NASA Glider?

Barry Ford