Lowpuller Well-Known Member Joined Nov 22, 2013 Messages 2,230 Reaction score 26 Sep 18, 2017 #1 Regretfully I lost the fan and the balloon lunar module......
DinoAP Well-Known Member Joined Jul 20, 2016 Messages 113 Reaction score 2 Sep 18, 2017 #2 I did! If I remember right it was called Johnny Astro or something like that with little landing gear you taped to balloons. I loved that thing.
I did! If I remember right it was called Johnny Astro or something like that with little landing gear you taped to balloons. I loved that thing.
hornet driver Well-Known Member Joined May 1, 2011 Messages 4,639 Reaction score 9 Sep 18, 2017 #3 Yep, used to spend hours with the thing!
Bat-mite Rocketeer in MD Joined Dec 5, 2013 Messages 11,959 Reaction score 2,798 Location Maryland Sep 19, 2017 #4 Nope. Looks pretty cool, though. I did have the whirlybird helicopter on a wire that went in circles and you tried to pick up stuff on the ground.
Nope. Looks pretty cool, though. I did have the whirlybird helicopter on a wire that went in circles and you tried to pick up stuff on the ground.
hcmbanjo Well-Known Member Joined Jan 18, 2009 Messages 2,460 Reaction score 423 Sep 19, 2017 #5 I always wanted one, found this online: https://www.johnnyastro.com/
Bat-mite Rocketeer in MD Joined Dec 5, 2013 Messages 11,959 Reaction score 2,798 Location Maryland Sep 19, 2017 #6 Neat. Guess they weren't marketing this to girls back then. :wink: I have a very old Battleship game, and on the box cover, a dad and son are playing battleship, while the mom and daughter and delightedly doing dishes in the background.
Neat. Guess they weren't marketing this to girls back then. :wink: I have a very old Battleship game, and on the box cover, a dad and son are playing battleship, while the mom and daughter and delightedly doing dishes in the background.
NAR29996 Well-Known Member Joined Jan 20, 2009 Messages 708 Reaction score 31 Location Melbourne, FL 32901 Sep 19, 2017 #7 hcmbanjo said: I always wanted one, found this online: https://www.johnnyastro.com/ View attachment 328338 Click to expand... I had one. Great fun, when I could get it away from my grandfather.
hcmbanjo said: I always wanted one, found this online: https://www.johnnyastro.com/ View attachment 328338 Click to expand... I had one. Great fun, when I could get it away from my grandfather.
A Andy Limper Active Member Joined Jan 13, 2012 Messages 39 Reaction score 3 Sep 19, 2017 #8 Yes. Very cool in the day Sent from my iPhone using Rocketry Forum