Thursday, March 13, 2014

Mattel's Man in Space


Major Matt Mason, Sgt. Storm, Doug Davis, Jeff Long and all of their cool equipment were the Boys' Barbies when I was a kid. These are photos gathered from the Net. All I have left now are 3 of the vehicles seen in the above pic and the Firebolt Space Cannon two pics below.













5 comments:

  1. I had a lot of the Major Matt Mason stuff when I was a kid. I had three or four of the astronauts, Captain Laser, Scorpio, and a few of the vehicles. I actually still have Major Matt and Sgt. Storm, albeit in somewhat worn condition.

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  2. This is THE toy. I got one of the Matt Mason figures in that handy carrying case they had with rocket sled and environment suit. I played with this on the hillside behind my house for hours until and after the wires in Matt's arms and legs had long snapped. The Appalachian rockfaces proved a most worthy moonscape.

    Thanks for the memory!

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  3. I'm lucky enough to own three Matt Masons (one with the original, smaller head), three Callistos, and one each of Storm and Davis - plus a few pieces of equipment. A great toy, but not very durable, unfortunately. The paint rubbed off within hours and the wire snapped within days, but the playtime possibilities seemed endless.

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  4. Cool toy I had the 6th photo of Matt on that flat craft.
    I remember playing w/ it so much the wire popped out of his elbow. Sort of like my many Gumby replacements.
    But I still have Major Matt Mason Little Big Book.

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  5. He is one of my Holy Grail toys. I just love the concept so much. How many other old toys do you have. What shape are they in?

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