Anyone remember a plastic NASA Apollo type rocket?

[EmergencyIan]

I hadn't thought of this in years, but I remember that it was in stages and plastic. I believe it said NASA on it and that it was aSaturn type of rocket from the Apollo missions. I remember there being a little capsule. I don't remember for sure if it "blasted-off" of the rest of the rocket. I don't believe it was an expensive or spectacular toy. I just know I got a lot of play time out of it.

I don't expect anyone to remember it, but if you do let me know.


- Ian

[spotter]

I had one and loved it but the lander always popped off the nose cone too early

[Mikey]

That sounds so familiar ......

[EmergencyIan]

I'm glad at least a copule of you guys seem to remember it. Like I mentioned, I hadn't even thought of it in years, but for some reason I though of it this evening and figured I'd see if anyone else had any recollection of it. I tried to find one on ebay, but no luck, yet.

The memories of it are fuzzy, so I'd like to see one again to help jog my memories.

- Ian

[Mikey]

If it's the same one i'm remembering I had, was each section moulded in a different colour - ie Red, White and Blue ?

.. and the astronauts were moulded in white and in an eternal sitting position ?

The whole thing -- all sections connected together measured about 2-1/2 feet.

[EmergencyIan]

I remember something about the astronauts being similar to that and now that you mention it, I remember the sections being different colors. What say you, Spotter (or anyone else)?

As far as the size of it goes, I don't know. When you're a little kid everything seems a lot bigger.


- Ian

[Mikey]

I just had another flashback ......

Did the command modual click onto the rocket with a spring device ... and after it's connected, you can pop it off with the push of a button ?

[jwyblejr]

Sounds like one I had. Can't remember all it had either. I also had a Skylab type ship from Avon I think.

[nvmbrsdoom5]

I had one that sounds very similar to what you guys are describing. It was pretty inexpensive, I think it came on a big blister card when I got it. I believe I got mine around 1980?

[BendyZaius]

I had one of these, I remember it well. It had white and red sections of the rocket that stacked on top of each other, engines on the bottom stage, and included a capsule that snapped on top and 'fired' using a spring mechanism as someone said. It came with three small army-men type astronauts. Mine came from Woolworths around 76-77 I would say. A very cool toy and sometimes doubled as the "doomsday bomb" in my Mego apes adventures. I have never run into one again in all my toy show and flea market travels.

[Wee67]

When I saw the title of this post I thought that could be any one of a million toys. When you described, however, I instantaneously knew the one to which you were refering. I hadn't thought about it for a long, long time, but I remember loving that bad boy. Thanks for the flashback!

[EmergencyIan]

Wow, it's funny how many of you remember it, as well. I'm glad you do though. I remembered something about the 'lander/capsule' firing-off...well, I wasn't sure if it was a memory or my imagination.

BendyZaius mentioned getting this at Woolworths. I'm not sure where mine came from. I figure it was purchased at one of three places: Aryway, Woolco or KMart.

Maybe one day I (We) will at least see some good pictures of it again. Thanks guys for helping to fill in some of the blanks on what I thought was most likely an obscure toy!

- Ian

[wayne foundation 07]

I'm thinking alot of us had the same toys growing up.I remeber having one.The nose cone was spring loaded and by pushing the 2 lever type bottons just under the cone would shoot it off.The rocket has long since been lost but I still have the 2 plastic space guys.They are red molded plastic standing.Most of our toys when new came from Woolworths or GC Murphys and would have got it in the late '70s.

[UnderdogDJLSW]

I seem to remember seeing those at Kresge's back in the early 70's. I never did own one though.

[nvmbrsdoom5]

BendyZaius mentioned getting this at Woolworths. I'm not sure where mine came from. I figure it was purchased at one of three places: Aryway, Woolco or KMart.

- Ian

I'm almost certain that I got mine from K-Mart, now that you mention it.