Putting It All Together: MPC's No. 3004 Missiles To The Moon Playset

Okay, I've been busier than all get-out lately (remind me to do a post on Marie Kondo and the KonMari method of organizing your house, with a follow-up on nervous breakdowns, meds, and exhaustion LOL)

This past series of posts dating from 27 mar has ball been about this playset: MPC's Missiles to The Moon set No. 3004. This appears to have been nearly as popular as the Battle Front playset. Here's a breakdown of set contents combining what is listed on the box cover and what is shown in the directions along with some 'best guesses'. 

Set Contents as Listed on Box Cover:

Two-Stage "Samson" Missile with Launching Pad

Multi-Stage "Colossus" Orbital Missile on Launching Pad

Battery of Four (4) "Defenders" Missile with Separate Launching Pads

Mobile Command-Guided Attack Missile Vehicle

Plus: Missile Base HQ Building

Launching Control Building

Liquid Fuel Building

Command Jeep

Military Truck

Rescue Helicopter

Assorted Misslemen and Astronauts

Weapons, Equipment, and Flags

In addition the box cover art appears to show:

3 Seated Drivers

3 "Astronauts" with Space Gear

9 "Missilemen" with helmets or non-space gear

1 American Flag on stand

1 Space Command Flag on stand

Jeep on cover has no canopy and appears to be MPC's smaller Command Jeep HOWEVER, the instructions clearly show the larger Jeep with Canopy

1 "Defender" Missile is shown not four as listed

2 "Samson" and "Colossus" Missiles in flight as well as the two on the launching pad

No truck is shown on the cover

No helicopter is shown on the cover

NOTE: There is a reason the helicopter shown in the instruction sheet was never posted - I don't own one! The are very hard-to-find and pricey when they do become available...I'm still looking for one!!! 

The instructions only show a sprue of Astronaut gear but no sprue of regular G.I. (or "Missileman" gear)

As usual I totally guessed on the actual amount of figures for the set photo below but really, it's close enough for government work! :-) If you guys no for sure how many were included let us all know please.

It's interesting how once again real life mimics fantasy as there are talks in the works about creating a new Space Command within the U.S. Air Force. Here ya go Air Force, don't waste your time designing a new flag, MPC has already done the work for you - 50 years ago!

U.S. flag and MPC's Space Command flag