Size
(standing on legs, launcher horizontal)
Length
Width
(minus antennas)
Height
100 mm
80 mm
35 mm
3 15/16 in
3 3/16 in
1 3/8 in
Features
Satellite launches from spring-loaded launcher
Launcher can be raised and lowered
Legs and antennas swivel
Variations
Known
- LAMA, trademarked
Varnish on plated body ranges from deep pink (left) to reddish pink (above)
Prototypes & Mockups
The 1970 Multiple Toymakers catalogue shows a LAMA with a pronounced red colour, but this can be due to enhanced contrast in prepress.
Packaging
Origin
A paperback cover illustration by
Ed Valigursky, for Sinister Barrier by
Eric Frank Russel.
Registered Design/Design Patent
UK Registered Design
944749
29 April 1970
Toy Space Vehicle