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Just found an interesting time-waster of a site devoted to plastic spacemen toys, specifically the ones sold by Tri-ang in the early 70s under the SpaceX (UK) and Golden Astronaut (US) line
www.triangspacextoys.info
But where it gets really interesting is that at least one of the toys was based on the cancelled unmanned Prosepector lunar rover and the 'golden astronauts' were based on Mercury Astronauts and SR-71 pilots...
The origins of the Prospector Model...
www.triangspacextoys.info
And those 'Golden Astronauts', who still live on as cake decorations, now that their glory days in the toybox are over...
projectswordtoys.blogspot.com.au
When we were young, Spacex toys provided hours and days of fun. Space was a hot topic, with Man landing on the Moon and with great expectations of what was to come. With these imaginative and colourful toys, we could stage our own space adventures by launching from the play corner and colonising the dining room table.
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Triang Spacex / Golden Astronaut – cheap but wonderful space toys from 1968-71. Extensive site shows toys, packaging, history, adverts, toy copies and more!
But where it gets really interesting is that at least one of the toys was based on the cancelled unmanned Prosepector lunar rover and the 'golden astronauts' were based on Mercury Astronauts and SR-71 pilots...
The origins of the Prospector Model...
Prospector / Explorer origin | Triang Spacex & Golden Astronaut toys
Triang Spacex / Golden Astronaut – cheap but wonderful space toys from 1968-71. Extensive site shows toys, packaging, history, adverts, toy copies and more!
And those 'Golden Astronauts', who still live on as cake decorations, now that their glory days in the toybox are over...
Origins of Tri-ang SPACEX Figures by Paul Vreede
the blog about vintage and modern space toys