I have a soft spot for the Hungarian Holdrakete.
It was one of the first vintage toys I bought as a collector back in the early 1990's. I got mine at a toy fair. I adored the box.
The rocket's hidden uprighting device was a gem, triggered by the spring-loaded nose antenna, which did its stuff if it hit a wall.
Alas I sold mine in the heady Ebaying days of the Noughties.
Here it is in my early collection in the 1990's.
Did you or do you have a Holdrakete?
Some images from a Star Maidens post I did way back in 2018.
https://projectswordtoys.blogspot.com/2018/10/star-maidens.html
I didn't realise that there was a radio control SPV toy available. Here's a short video by Gadget Labo showcasing its looks and insides. There's a size comparison with the C21 SPV too I think. The radio controlled action is at the end.
Anyone got one?
A look back at the first of the Sixteen 12 'Episode' Eagle model, the 'Breakaway' Eagle Freighter ,which appeared in October, 2018, and if I remember correctly, sold out on the 16/12 website before the official release date.
Limited to just 1000 units, and based on the earlier Product Enterprise Winch Eagle, this upgraded model now featured aluminium engine bells and its own loading platform display plinth.
It also came with a nuclear silo cover and the now familiar Alpha Moon Buggy.
I should also mention the attractive packaging which to my mind, has an evocative nostalgic look about it.
Just seen on the News that NASA is sending a spacecraft to smash into an asteroid!
Its a test run in case its ever really needed.
Its the stuff of science fiction coming true!
Boy, I hope they get it right and keep that moonlet safe!
Do you think this NASA mission might re-ignite interest in space?
