New Moonscape Diorama / Display Board - Pt 10 Finished and a Bit of Experimentation

The Moonscape diorama board is now finished and I experimented a little bit by culling a starry sky photo from the Internet and, using Photoshop, placing it in the background. I like this particular starry sky because it has a blue cast to it and contrasts nicely with the Moonscape. Next, I inserted a .PNG of my Hippo Toys Apollo Saturn rocket, also using Photoshop. The image of Earth was culled from the Internet as well and it may be something I use only occasionally vs. every time I do a Moon shot.

Ed

Even though I pulled the Hippo Apollo Saturn out of The Cave I opted to use a .PNG file to insert it in the photo for this experiment in composition.

I like the colors and contrast of the Earth in the background, but I probably won't use it in all my shots

Hippo Toys Apollo Rocket

When you're working with space toys, nearly every scenario is a 'what if?' Maybe this is the Saturn VI successor to the Saturn V, rocketing astronauts to the Moon! Anywho, using one of Bettina's Moon photos and my photo of the Hippo Toys Apollo Moon Rocket, it was easy to pair these two together in an image. Enjoy! Opa Fritz

Montgomery Wards Miniature Apollo Exploration set - Pt 2 Hippo Rocket

The centerpiece of this magnificent set from Wards is the Apollo rocket made by Hippo Toys. It's been on the blog before back on 19 Nov 2019, but that one was in orange HP and the Wards version is in yellow HP. It measures 13" (33.02cm) L, has a friction motor, and can stand on end for more dramatic display. Enjoy! Op Fritz

Here are the two color variations that I know of

Hippo Toys Apollo Rocket - Orange HP with Friction Motor

Here's an interesting rocket I picked up recently. It's a Hippo Toys Apollo rocket in orange HP with friction motor from ca1969 and is 13" (33.02cm) L. I know nothing about Hippo Toys but do know that this was bundled along with other manufacturers toys in a Montgomery Wards space set from that year so at the very least I can narrow it down to when it was made. Other than the friction motor, this is a very simple toy and a wonderful space ship from the Apollo Moon Landing era even if it is a caricature. Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina

I know, I know, not even close to being historically or technically accurate, but I had a rare few minutes of  'me time' and wanted to play some