Yes, Gernot, agreed. Apollo 11 was too late for this toy. Might have been more of the focus on Moon that culminated in the goal (1961) to achieve a landing on Moon within 10 years and early engineering steps that affected this design. (edited, lunik)

You are right on the money with that observation...I like the cut of your jib, sir!

If we're ranting it's the word retro for me, how can something be retro if its from the period surely its genuine, its like me saying I own a retro 1970s vw camper with original retro interior, makes the blood boil.

Absolutely, Zebedee! And while I'm venting, for good measure I'll throw in my irritation at the now common use of the word "vintage" (especially in eBay item descriptions) to mean, erroneously, something akin to "copying or imitating the look and style of an actual antique or collectibles but not the real McCoy" (read reproduction), rather than what it really means (wine references notwithstanding): Something that is actually old and collectible. As in, "I drive a vintage Rolls Royce," or "this is a vintage Rolling Stones concert tour t-shirt from 1973." A reproduction of an old robot is not vintage (unless maybe it's a really old reproduction -- which is very unlikely). There, I've said it. I'll cease and desist (at least for a little while).