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The
Space series pitted the Stargard Commandos and
the Cyborg Assault Squads against the Alien Troopers and
Mutant Invaders.
The
vehicles were designed so that they were interchangeable
with other Britains Space toys, thus providing many play
possibilities.
The
Stargard's vehicles were yellow and red, whilst the Alien's
craft were green and black. |
Stargards
There
were eight Stargard figures. Six were available
in boxsets or sold individually, whilst seated
female and male figures were available with
certain vehicles.
The
height of all the Britains Space figures was
about 6cm approx.
At
least four different heads were used for the
human Stargards; a brown haired man, a black
haired man, a mustachioed long haired man and
a white haired woman.
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All
the Britains Space figures (except seated figures)
had removable die-cast metal bases. Certain
vehicle components had slots in which the figures
could be fixed once this base was removed. |
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Four
of the heads featured on the Stargards.
Male
seated Stargard in the 9110 vehicle.
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Female
seated Alien Trooper and Stargard. |
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Cyborg
Assault Squad
There
were six cybernetic figures in this set.
At
the time of manufacture the figures had gold
helmets and bronze attachments on the rubbery
extensions.
However,
due to a chemical reaction between the paint
and the rubber used on the toy, the gold paint
gradually turned green, slimy and smelly. |
Cybertron
and Robot
This
was a bizarre figure / vehicle that appeared
to be at a different scale from the rest of
the Britains Space toys.
Similar
to the Cyborg Assault Squad in design, the Cybertron
had a small red robotic rider which was very
primative compared to the other figures. |
Cybertron
and Robot
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Alien
Troopers
Like
the Stargards, there were eight figures in this
set, six standing and two seated.
The
difference being each Alien Trooper wore a red
helmet instead of transparent glass dome.
Another
difference was that the Alien Troopers carried
different weaponary from the Stargards. |
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after the production of the UK original
versions, Argentinian manufacturer, Anabea,
produced a series called Seres Entra
Terrestres. These were simple plastic
copies of the Alien Trooper/Raider toys
sprayed in brightly coloured chrome paint. |
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Mutant
Invaders
Six
Mutant Invaders assisted the Alien Troopers.
They
were cursed by the same problem that befell
the Cyborg Assault Squad. The paint and rubber
used reacted, even though the colours stayed
the same, they still ended up being slimy and
sticky to touch. |
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Mutants
Six
further mutants aided the Alien Troopers.
Whereas all the other figures were based on
the same bodies, the Mutants were completely
different.
They
also came equipped with their own weaponary.
The
lime green colouring suggests the figures glow
in the dark, sadly they don't! |
Muteron
and Master
Like
the Cybertron, the Muteron seemed to be at a
different scale to the rest of the Britains
Space toys.
It
is almost as if it was from a completely different
toy series.
Also
like the Cybertron, the reptillian Muteron had
a small plastic Master to ride it.
Muteron
and Master |
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Britains
Space vehicles
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9110
Stargard Space Craft / Main Interceptor Space Craft
Incorporating
x1 male and x1 female Stargards. |
9115 Twin Missile Canon / Stargard
Space Canon
This came with 12 red canon
balls on a sprue.
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9114
Stargard Flight Buggy / Solo Strike Flight Buggy
Incorporating
one female Stargard. |
9128
Alien Space Craft / Duo Assault Space Craft
Incorporating
two seated female Alien Troopers. |
9120
Main Attack Ship
Incorporating
two seated Alien Troopers (1x male, 1x female.)
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9125
Heavy Inter-Attack Cannon
Designed
to launch small red cannon balls.
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A 1982 Britains
Space catalogue.
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A 1984 Britains
Space catalogue.
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| 9110 |
Main
Interceptor Space Craft |
| 9111 |
Space
Station |
| 9114 |
Solo
Strike Flight Buggy / Stargard Flight Buggy |
| 9115 |
Twin
Missile Canon |
| 9116 |
Emergency
Landing Pad |
| 9117 |
Strike
Force Command Craft |
| 9130 |
Cyborg
Assault Squad (metallic blue bodies) |
| 9131 |
Cybertron
and Robot |
| 9140 |
Stargard
Commandos (yellow bodies) |
| 9147 |
Stargard
Boxed Set |
| 9159 |
Strike
Force Interconnectors (red and yellow parts) |
| 9161 |
Galactic
Canon Ammunition (small red balls) |
* vehicle names
for Britains Space toys seem to vary depending on where
printed, ie the 1984 catalogue states the 9114 is a Solo
Strike Flight Buggy whilst the items packaging calls it
a Stargard Flight Buggy.
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| 9120 |
Main
Attack Space Ship |
| 9125 |
Heavy
Inter-Attack Canon |
| 9127 |
Close
Range Attack Grabs |
| 9128 |
Duo
Assault Space Craft / Alien Space Craft |
| 9148 |
Alien
Boxed Set* |
| 9150 |
Alien
Troopers (black bodies) |
| 9160 |
Attack
Force Inter-Connectors (green and black parts) |
| 9170 |
Mutant
Invaders (metallic green bodies) |
| 9171 |
Muteron
and Master |
| 9180 |
Mutants
(lime green bodies) |
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set included some Alien Troopers and Mutant Invaders, plus
Attack Grabs, Canon, Main Attack Spaceship and various connectors.
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