[jboot]

OMG the Mercury Capsule!! I recall seeing that toy at McCrory's back in the day. I wanted it in the worst possible way, but alas it cost $19.50, a king's ransom in those days: nineteen dollars more than I had to my name and at least ten dollars over my "wheedle out of grandma with my best sad puppy look" limit. So it stayed ont he shelf.

They reissued it in the late '90s. FAO Schwartz had a couple hidden behind the plushies. I discovered that I still wanted it, but at $199.95 it was in my "if I'm going to spend that much on something it had better shoot real bullets" zone, and I deferred again. I guess I'll never own that darned thing.

[Prole]

I own that one, actually, and it’s awesome. FAO put them on clearance at one point!!!

[Cliff Dweller]

I got the capsule from Santa for Christmas.. It was 1965 and it came with a recording of John Glenn’s radio comms from Mercury -7 launch etc.

By 1970 it was gone (Goodwill as the recipient I imagine)

Same thing happened to my old Gas (Cox fuel) string controlled airplanes....