Hong Kong "Satallite Patrol" with Mini Submarine

[space.trucks]

Not my collection -- I recall the one-man sub vehicle being mentioned before, can't find the thread. As of this posting the item is still for sale, out of my price range so I just grabbed some pix. You'd know where to look for it.

 

 

I would bet good money those are not marked MPC spacemen. The face of the Geiger Counter Guy is wrong and one of the rifle dude's feet should be off the ground. Copies.

 

 

I have two of the subs, absolutely identical, tough to see but the operator is wearing a diving mask. I've wondered if it's a simplification (with some changes) on this thing here.

 

http://www.triangspacextoys.info/SpGAderv/LPHK/LPhkLgTy/LPSeaCrt/LPSeaCrt.html

 

But I do not believe it was LP Toys making these simplified versions. I'd think they would have used their own spacemen for a set like the Satellite Patrol thing, and they'd have their logo on the package.

 

The blue vehicle identical to the Satellite Patrol pack with unmistakable diver mask and aqualung.

 

A similar vehicle I found last month. Marked W.Germany. Came with four actual/marked 52mm MPC spacemen and a commando raft, all soft silver plastic. No packaging but it's was suggested they may have comprised an unauthorized 007/Thunderball playset.

 

 

 

 

 

[Krocket]

It's so funny that they put what is obviously a submarine scooter in a carded space set, but I'm not surprised. And if you look at the detail in the card's art, it appears it might have been originally meant for a toy space gun that fired one of those helicopter spinners.

 

Krocket

[tinluver2]

Another Hong Kong example