Ed's Deluxe Reading Rocket Base U.S.A.

Woodsy,

A couple of years ago I got this boxed Deluxe Reading Rocket Base U.S.A. set to go with my Operation X-500 (which still hasn't been photographed!).

My set has issues - lots of them - however, all the major components are there (minus one missile launcher): the beautiful colors on the box are gone, faded to nothingness; a previous owner put decals on the truck that are more appropriate for the service pit at a Formula 1 race; there are no figures; two of the missiles are missing and railings are broke.

Yet, in spite of all that, when this is assembled it still looks like a formidable toy.

Has anyone else got one?

I have yet to find an item number or set number as none is listed on the box or any instruction sheet I've seen on the Internet.

From Vegas Base

ED

Will's Topper Shop Display

Adding to Wotan's great post, here's Will Osborne's Topper Armoured Battalion shop display showing some battle damage!

WILL OSBORNE'S ROCKET BASE USA SHOP DISPLAY

This is my Topper Rocket Base USA shop display with the Blue Box small version in front. I'll send a picture of the actual toy. All the best. Will O.

the blog's first topper rockets post revisited

Before the Topper Rocket train drives off for the night I thought I'd re-blog a post I did using some Topper Rocket base toys way back in 2009, their first appearance on Moonbase Central when it was just 8 months old.

That Bronco fire truck in the third photo looks cool and I'd forgotten I had that for a while before I sold it on Ebay. Sadly I don't have a normal photo of it anymore.  It looks very Gerry Anderson!

No idea what that green cannon robot was in the penultimate shot. You?

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Inspired by Mike (Burrows)* amazing Spacex dioramas I've been messing about with a few space toys and my camera. The somewhat unspectacular results can be seen above.

1. Penance battles with Spacex
2. Penance inverted colours
3. Bronco Fire Tender colour inverted
4. Topper Rocket Base USA truck and Spacex colour inverted
5. Topper Rocket Base USA Truck and Spacex
6. Megarig Rocket Transporter and Topper Rocket
7. Megarig Moon Ranger and Robot
8. Megarig Scramble Bug and Topper people

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*this was before Mike was known as Scoop and was an author on the blog in his own right!

Addendum:

Inverted the colours on the Bronco fire truck pic and voila! here's what it really looked like!

anyone had one?