Go Hero ROCKETMAN 1/6

[toylion]

As a kid I use to pretend this was Rocketman.

https://sean.adventureteam.com/gijoe/new-at/gijoe-at-tc-blackspider.htm

 

[Mad Old Lu]

Figure looks great, but $260 is way too expensive. I have their Buck Rogers and the quality is pretty good, so I'm sure this one will be pretty good too. But still, $260?

I love the fancy trousers he wears!

 

[abake]

Beautiful figure!
I love these old characters, even though I don't think I ever got to see any of these serials.

 

[toylion]

Beautiful figure!
I love these old characters, even though I don't think I ever got to see any of these serials.

I have Rocketman on DVD.

 

[toylion]

Talking of GI Joe / Action Man ...

https://www.thebulletman.co.uk/bulletman/

Republic allegedly modelled their 'Rocket Man' on Bulletman:

https://thenostalgialeague.com/fsfh/sciencefiction-ghrocket.html

Great informative article.

 

[pjam]

Don't forget "Sky Marshall of the Universe" starring Judd Holdren - it was a made for TV Series.

Also I believe this will be a paypal payment transaction at GH. And they will soon have a site upgrade, prolly after these go on PO.

 

[toylion]

Just seen this on Facebook.
Go Hero X Executive Replicas X Phicen = George Wallace ROCKETMAN #gohero #rocketman #executivereplicas #sixscale

PREORDER SOON @ GOHERO.COM & EXECUTIVEREPLICAS.COM

 

[pjam]

Ordered! I may get two!

 

[toylion]

I order it! Haven't bought a figure in over 9 months. This one was worth the wait.

 

[pjam]

If you order through GH, they'll also include a T-shirt...

I hope they do additional heads in the future.

 

[pjam]

That's Commando Cody in my list (Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe).

Wasn't the 1955 TV series just a repeat of the 1953 serial? When looking for DVD copies I can only find one version.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commando_Cody:_Sky_Marshal_of_the_Universe

 

[toylion]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRavD_AB8aA

 

[pjam]

Freebies? Where did they mention freebies?



That would be good.

I just finished watching King of the Rocket Men. Tristram Coffin looked an unlikely action hero - he reminded me a bit of William Powell. (Now a William Powell, Myrna Loye and Asta set based on The Thin Man series would be a good project for Go Hero et al).

re: T-shirt - a little birdie told me

and yes, they may do additional heads( coffin, holdren) I personally want a holdren pretty bad -- it all depends on how this PO goes

also wanted to mention GH is with a NEW, RELIABLE, Higher Quality factory and don't be surprised if they start rolling out a bunch of new figures soon. stay tuned....

 

[pjam]

The prototype for this looks far better than any other figures they've released so far.

I was searching for pictures and information about the correct colour the rocket suit leather jacket should be.

In most of the promotional artwork for the various series, and at times when stills have been colourized, the jacket is brown. In the colourized version of Zombies it's also brown.

However, I just found this page




And from this site a photo of what I presume to be the original flying dummy:

So black, it seems, is how it should be.


On the first site quoted they also built their own 1/6 Rocket Man.

Astute! I've been digging into this too and you are indeed correct. Most of the B&W stills, it appears the jacket is black, only in colourized versions do you see the jacket as being brown. This is true in at least RMFTM, however, they used that flying dummy in most of the same films and in fact just reused the same flying dummy scenes in most if not all future projects. And I completely forgot about that actual film worn stuntman's suit you have pictured -- it's in Bob Burns movie prop collection and it's indeed black.

"suspended in a swooping pose from the ceiling, a dummy wearing the leather flying suit worn by the legendary stuntman Dave Sharpe in “King of the Rocket Men” (1949).

Quote is from an article about Bob. Link below....

https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/18/movies/18kehr.html?ref=movies&_r=0

I think we can put this to rest now... it was black.

 

[pjam]

Not a question really -- consider that the actual film worn stuntman's jacket was black in all the films and the dummy flying suit had to be black to match, so they just colourized all the jackets (in every scene including recycled flying scenes) brown in ZOTS.

I'm sure GH did their homework for something as basic as the jacket color when you see all the authentic detail displayed in this figure and it's accessories -- they really hit a homerun here. I'm excited about what's to follow.

 

[toylion]

https://www.colemanzone.com/Cody's_Commandos/
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The poster measures 14"x17" and is printed on heavy satin finish stock. Each was hand signed by George D. Wallace. It is also hand signed and numberd by the designer.

 

[toylion]

That's a great link because there's the original rocket suit!

https://www.colemanzone.com/Cody's_Commandos/

Yes, I seen that. All this links have a plethora of information. Really like this one. Under Cody
Laboratories.

Myself and George Commando Cody Wallace at an autograpgh show in 1997. I didn't know George was an attendee until I found a table with his name on it. He returned to his table and I spent most of the afternoon talking with him. I returned to the show on Sunday with helmets in hand. I gave one to George, he was very moved by the present and he carried it with him to any signing event he attended. December 2004 was a tribute to him at the Hollywwod Heritage Museum in Hollywood Ca.

 

[pjam]

That's a great link because there's the original rocket suit!

https://www.colemanzone.com/Cody's_Commandos/

Yep, again, that' the original stuntman's film worn suit from Bob Burns prop collection.

 

[pjam]

It's been confirmed the jacket and belt are made of real leather ( GH facebook page)

The new one looks a better quality than that old shiny, crinkly looking one.

But I know what you mean!


The description says "Leather", and if that's in line with every mention of "Metal", then maybe it is the real deal?

 

[teemu]

Go-Hero thinks they are Hot Toys......