Sunday, 2 November 2014

Airfix Eagles - Captain Eagle (1978)

A long lost but much loved toy from back in the day.  There were a few different Eagles action figures but this was the coolest because 1978 was all about the Sci-fi and these guys were the same size as Star Wars figures.  If I recall correctly I think Captain Eagles and Han Solo were best mates and along with an army of time-traveller Micronauts often defended the universe from Baron Karza and Darth Vader but that was all in a living room far far away.


Steve


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  1. Tony17 November 2014 at 04:29

    I had this figure in about 1979 or 1980, but by then he'd been renamed Captain Superspace and was part of a set of three (the others were an alien called Tartron and a villain called Chrome Dome, who was basically just the Captain but all in black with an opaque grey helmet). I think they may have been knockoffs.

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  2. Steve17 November 2014 at 14:06

    I think they were originally German or Italian toys that Airfix cherry-picked and repackaged. Perhaps yours was one of the originals.

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    1. Steve17 November 2014 at 14:10

      http://projectswordtoys.blogspot.co.uk/2010/01/mission-improbable.html

      try this for possible memories

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    2. Tony19 November 2014 at 00:29

      Interesting. Those are certainly the figures I had, but I don't recall the tank.

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  3. Unknown25 January 2015 at 16:01

    I have the Dr. War figure and I have been trying to find a value on it, and I haven't found a value yet.

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    1. Steve26 January 2015 at 17:13

      Apart from sticking it on e-bay with a high reserve price, I'm not sure. Anyone else know?

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  4. Unknown24 July 2017 at 12:24

    Is your Dr. War boxed?

    I've seen a complete unboxed but good condition one sell for £70 on eBay, and an unboxed damaged one (one of the claws was broken) for sale at around £40-45.

    I'd be interested in seeing what the box is like if you've got that.

    Still searching for a Sergeant Secret, if anyone's got one ...

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  5. Unknown3 August 2017 at 03:59

    I sold it for £65 to a collector. He loved it. But the mystery still remains: How does a figure from 1978 made in england wind up in a quarter vending machine in texas?

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  6. Unknown3 August 2017 at 04:00

    I sold it for £65 to a collector. He loved it. But the mystery still remains: How does a figure from 1978 made in england wind up in a quarter vending machine in texas?

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