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From: cocklin@gondor.UUCP (Eric J. Cocklin)
Newsgroups: net.games.trivia
Subject: Re: Mattel Spacemen.
Message-ID: <1704@gondor.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 29-May-85 00:22:26 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 29 00:22:26 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 31-May-85 02:40:09 EDT
Reply-To: cocklin@gondor.UUCP (Eric J. Cocklin)
Organization: Pennsylvania State Univ.
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[Yes, we have no Wombats...]

In article <888@sdcsvax.UUCP> :
>In the very late 60's or early 70's Mattel had a line of spacemen (each
>sold separately) and a whole bunch of gadgets to go along with them (e.g.,
>a space station, etc).  These men were about 6 inches high, and were molded
>plastic/rubber, sort of like a gumby.  Each wore a differently colored
>space suit.
>
...
> From the virtual mind of Allyn Fratkin           allyn@UCSD.ARPA

If I remember correctly the "stuff" (plastic/rubber/whatever) was molded
around a wire frame for support so you could make them pose.  I never tried,
but I'll bet they could have been used for stop-motion photography
(if you had the equipment and were tired of home movies featuring Aunt Bertha).

After enough bending, mine eventually crumbled at the joints (which is why I
know there was a wire frame to them).

Know any place that still sells them ?  (time for my 2nd childhood).

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