Anyone remember a plastic NASA Apollo type rocket?

[misterdroid]

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

I had that rocket. Oddly I was just thinking of it a few days ago. Mine came from K-mart. I particularly remember the day I bought it. Was spending birthday money. Also bought a can of Slime w/eyeballs in and a model kit of Bigfoot (creature, not truck).

[EmergencyIan]

I had that rocket. Oddly I was just thinking of it a few days ago. Mine came from K-mart. I particularly remember the day I bought it. Was spending birthday money. Also bought a can of Slime w/eyeballs in and a model kit of Bigfoot (creature, not truck).

Do you remember what the exact name of this rocket was?


- Ian

[kinostadt]

I had one too and loved it. it was called the Apollo Space Rocket. Cheaply made but cool.
Here's a pic of a packaged one.

[jwyblejr]

The one I had was gray now that I think more about it.

[EmergencyIan]

I had one too and loved it. it was called the Apollo Space Rocket. Cheaply made but cool.
Here's a pic of a packaged one.

http://i42.tinypic.com/spglg7.jpg

Wow, that's the one! Thank you for posting a picture of it. Where on earth did you find it (or was it out in space)?


- Ian

[nvmbrsdoom5]

It's cool that such a simple, cheap toy that many would've guessed long forgotten, in fact gave so many of us alot of fun and joyful memories

[jds1911a1]

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

ours was red and white from Woolwoorths

[EmergencyIan]

All right, after kinostadt was so good to provide a picture and the name of the rocket, I came across more pictures of it. Here they are:











And here is the link to the website page that I found the pictures on. It provides even more information. If this guy is correct, this toy was produced for at least a decade.

http://home.att.net/~g.ruboyianes/mpc.html

Merry Christmas!

- Ian

[kinostadt]

Wow, that's the one! Thank you for posting a picture of it. Where on earth did you find it (or was it out in space)?

- Ian

Whenever I come across an image of a cool old toy I either had, have, or want, I save it. It comes in handy for threads like this.

[spotter]

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

YEP Red white and blue and clicking module and that is it thanks for the flashback

[EmergencyIan]

From the webiste where I found the pictures:

"Capsule rear detail shows a Lunar Module
with landing gear retracted.
Older style molded in white plastic,
newer style in chrome color."

You know, I can't remember if the rear/botton of my Capsule had a "chrome" or was the plain white molded plastic. Do any of you remember having the chrome bottom on yours? It looks like the astronauts were molded in, at least, white and red.

- Ian