Spacex NUCLEAR FREIGHTER NF2 Spacex
GA NUCLEAR FREIGHTER GA

Description

Early versions with separately-moulded tails at right, later versions with moulded-in tails at left. Both colour combinations were available concurrently although the early lemon-yellow colour is exclusive to Spacex, later being changed to a darker more orangey shade. The early version was only briefly sold in the Golden Astronaut series before the moulds were changed to include the tails.

Size

Length
Wingspan
Height
(separate tails)
(moulded-in tails)

75 mm
66 mm

35 mm
31 mm

2 15/16 in
2 5/8 in

1 3/8 in
1 1/4 in

Features

Top hatch can be (carefully!) opened

Variations

Colour

The tint of yellow changed from a greenish yellow to an orange-yellow. My early version with separate green fins also shows a paler colour of green plastic used for the lower body and fins. The clear plastic for the fragile hatch cover can be in various tints of blue (see lower picture).

Known

- Green over yellow, separate yellow tails, trademarked
- Yellow over green, separate green tails, trademarked
- Green over orange-yellow, separate orange-yellow tails, trademarked
- Orange-yellow over green, separate green tails, trademarked
- Green over orange-yellow, moulded-in tails, trademarked
- Orange-yellow over green, moulded-in tails, trademarked

Possible

- Green over yellow, separate yellow tails, no trademark
- Yellow over green, separate green tails, no trademark

Because the Nuclear Freighter NF2 received its trademark before the body top mould was altered to include the tails,
I don't expect to find a version with tails moulded in and no trademark.

As an additional note, the UK design registration document (linked below) is dated 22 August 1969, and shows a Freighter still with separately moulded tails, and with the trademark already present. This proves there will be no versions with moulded-in tails and no trademark.