Toy spacecraft
The Palitoy Company
Category
Dolls' accessories
Date
1980 (copyright date)
Materials
Plastic, cardboard and paper.
Measurements
Space Speeder - 360 mm (length), Box - 140 mm (width); 410 mm (height); 140 mm (depth), Instruction leaflet - 220 mm (length); 345 mm (width), Poster - 430 mm (length); 590 mm (width), Star wards - 182 mm (length); 75 mm (width), Cockpit sticker - 110 mm (length); 34 mm (width), Sticker - 230 mm (length); 100 mm (width)
Place of origin
Coalville
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National Trust Museum of Childhood (Accredited Museum)
NT 661014
Summary
A Palitoy Space Speeder (four spacecraft in one) for an Action Man in its original cardboard box. The plastic Space Speeder consists of the following: the main body of the craft has a navy blue undercariage and a grey top with navy blue engine tanks and front console; two grey plastic engine pods; two navy blue wings with black plastic wheels attached; a rear gun console; a wheel carriage; a grey plastic gun; two red plastic grenades; a grey plastic accessory; and two white plastic safety harnesses. The box is rectangular in shape and is made from corrugated cardboard and has colour illustrations and text. The box opens with a large flap at one end. On one side is a colour illustration of Action Man sitting on the Space Speeder with the text above reading 'Space Speeder powers through space, land or sea' and the 'Action Man Space Ranger' logo is to the left. To the bottom left is a description explaining how the spacecraft can be converted into a 'Land Cruiser', a 'Sea Mission Craft' and a 'Super Space Speeder'. On the bottom right is a description explaining how the craft glows in the dark, holds two Space Rangers and has a secret storage compartment. The 'Palitoy' logo appears below. The other side has the title and the Action man logo below which are four colour illustrations showing the four different craft with brief instructions below explaining how to convert the craft each time. Inside the box is a brown corrugated piece of cardboard into which the plastic Space Speeder is slotted. There is also a clear plastic bag which contains some of the smaller items. Inside the box are the following items: a black and white, A4, printed, instruction sheet with a cartoon entitled 'Solor force' on the back; a foldout colour poster, one side of which has colour illustrations of Action Man fighting in space or on land and the other side of which has a colour photograph showing a range of accessories and outfits that can be collected; a printed foldout 'Action Man Star Awards' card made from thin card which can be used to collect 'star' points in order to claim free gifts; a strip of glow in the dark colour cockpit sticker; and a strip of colour stickers for the side of the craft. Number of items is 21
Makers and roles
The Palitoy Company, maker