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Robert Pearlman
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posted 04-26-2022 08:47 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Taiwan-based toy company Mivi has produced two new models of an Apollo moonwalker that is based on the iconic photo of Buzz Aldrin taken by Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 mission.

GACspaceguy
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posted 04-26-2022 10:07 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for GACspaceguy   Click Here to Email GACspaceguy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Well, I guess you had to be quick on the 1:6 scale figure as the link shows it is out of stock.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 04-26-2022 10:27 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
It is out of stock directly from Mivi, but some retailers still have it available or list it on pre-order (e.g. BigBadToyStore, though at more than the original retail).

David C
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posted 04-26-2022 03:38 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for David C     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Quick and crazy.

Captain Apollo
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posted 04-29-2022 05:34 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Captain Apollo   Click Here to Email Captain Apollo     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
As seems usual with models based on this photo, his legs are too short. The photo is foreshortened and Aldrin is standing in a bit of a depression leading to this impression in the image, but you can see from other photos (lunar and training) that he was not so "stumpy."

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