1970's mail order Micronaut space city playset

[GUYx1]

Man all this Micropolis story telling takes me back.
Does Anyone remember that Article in Women’s Day magazine from 1978?
The Article showed how to build the “OUTER-SPACE STATION”
That thing always looked amazing to me as a child.



You could create a space world for your micronauts and other 3 3/4 “ figures:
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Featuring a very Logan’s Run style living quarters:


Here is another very logan’s run inspired play area


And a rather Microman inspired transportation system:


You can read the full article here with MANY photos:
www.toysrgus.com/images-speci/womansday/index.html

- Guy

[GUYx1]

[cybernoid]

!!! tnx for this info !!! It's really cool !!

[hypnotator]

Only on my second visit did I realise this thing is home made! Hey that's really Blue Peter! Here in Britain we still have the great TV show that I grew up with - Blue Peter - and they always do skits on how to make your own beauty parlour/adventure station for Barbie/Action Man. The catchphrase was always "Here's one I made Earlier", when the presenter would pull out another one in a more advanced state of construction. The irony is that this actually looks better than the British version of the Death Star, which I had as a kid, and which was a dome of printed cardboard.

[admin1 aka Ed]

NEVER have I heard about this set before. Thanks for sharing!

[FZeroOne]

hypnotator said:

Only on my second visit did I realise this thing is home made! Hey that's really Blue Peter! Here in Britain we still have the great TV show that I grew up with - Blue Peter - and they always do skits on how to make your own beauty parlour/adventure station for Barbie/Action Man. The catchphrase was always "Here's one I made Earlier", when the presenter would pull out another one in a more advanced state of construction.

The "Blue Peter" "Thunderbirds Tracy Island" - where they recreated the best-selling toy that particular winter using egg boxes and cardboard tubes is a true legend of British TV childrens broadcasting. They received literally thousands of requests for the plans...!

[hypnotator]

Only because the shops sold out of the real one.