Tri-ang SpaceX Superset 1 No. 1175 - Pt 6 SPACE STATION SERIES Reconnaissance 2

The Reconnaissance 2 spaceship by Tri-ang was mostly likely a derivative design copied from the Air Force's XB-70 Valkyrie bomber from 1964. There are differences of course but the Tri-ang piece has the 'feel' of the Valkyrie. Be Blessed and Relish Life! Ed

Courtesy Wikipedia

Shown here with one of Tri-ang's figures, you can see just how small many of the spaceships were - definitely not to scale with the figures!

The engines are ganged underneath the fuselage just as they were with the Valkyrie

Bauer 'Exploring The Moon' Carded Set

Every year tends to favor a particular theme or two with a whole series of posts following that theme. Unfortunately, as a blogger I tend to get antsy and want to move on to other things after a while. I know when that point has been reached when finding photos of toys on my computer that were never edited or posted. Case in point: this  'Exploring The Moon' carded set I bought from Argentina back in 2020. At that time I was hot-&-heavy into the smaller sized space toys like Triang SpaceEx, Golden Astronaut, LP, etc. I might as well post this now as there's not enough of these small sized space toys out in The Cave to start another series.

I had received some interesting information from Paul Vreede (reference his awesome SpacEx website shown on the right sidebar: Triang SpacEx Toys) back in 2020.. It should be noted that there is no manufacturer listed on the card and the name 'Bauer' appears on the card stapled to the set.

Here's the info Paul was able to provide back then: 

"Just found Bauer Toys was incorporated July 1966 and dissolved March 1986. Since they were in Hong Kong I'd expect them to've been some kind of wholesaler/exporter. Where this particular card may have been a sample to a local importer or toy store (chain).

 The presence of the two Apollo astronauts puts that card as from after the first moon landing to my mind."

Enjoy! Opa Fritz

Pippin Triang SpacEx Series II: Surveyor 2

I have really not felt like blogging much lately but there's still so many small space toys toy cover. Okay, time to pull myself out of this slump. The SpaceX series is not dead quite yet here on Toys and Stuff as there is one lone toy in my SpaceX collection to cover. In 1970 Triang came out with a second series of SpaceX vehicles but it turned out to be a last gasp effort by a company which would soon declare bankruptcy. The SpaceX Central site has some fascinating history regarding that period in the company's history. Our little Surveyor 2 can be seen here on SpaceX Central. 

With a metal base to add weight and free rolling wheels, this was an effort to compete with Mattel Hot Wheels but it was too little, too late for Triang. These Series II toys are immensely HTF here Stateside and this is really the only one I've seen. My sample is missing the grappling arms and the radar array in the back. It measures 3 1/4" (8.25cm) L x 2 1/2" (6.35cm) W x 7/8" (2.22cm) H. Enjoy! Opa Fritz

Triang SpaceX Pleasure Cruiser 1

Well, with this Pleasure Cruiser post, we've reached the end of the line in so far as the photo essays for the Triang SpaceX Stage 1 vehicles, spaceships, launch pads, moon bases, and what-have-you are concerned. What we'll concentrate on in the next series of posts are all the figures that came with these. The origins for the Pleasure Cruiser are here at SpaceX Central. The dimensions are 3 3/8" L x 3" wingspan x 1 1/8" H. Enjoy! Opa Fritz

You may not recognize the color of this Pyro X-100 Space Scout. That's because it's a repaint! Probably the reason I got it so cheap many years back LOL

Triang SpaceX Space Patrol 1

Now here's a spaceship that looks like it was built for action. With its two-tiered cockpit, finned nacelles and rocket firing pods on either side of the fuselage, this is a cool looking ship. Its origins are at SpaceX Central and it measures 4 1/2" (11.43cm) L x 1 3/4" (4.44cm) wide x 1" (2.54cm) H. Enjoy! Opa Fritz