Our Characters

Our Heroes, Our Friends, Our Foes

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United States
Space Exploration Force

Our Heroes in Space

Major Matthew "Matt" Mason
commanding officer
ReconoJet 1
Space Sled 1

 

This 1966 figure was completely repainted with acrylic paint and had the left knee and both elbows rewired completely.

Major Matt Mason

Major Matt Mason on patrol in ReconoJet1

Major Matt Mason is on patrol.

Captain Tomas Gonzalez
executive officer
UniTred 9
CatTrac 1

This figure is a LeadWorks original reproduction. If only their boots were properly proportioned to be used in the Space Station, I would highly recommend them.

Captain Tomas Gonzalez

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Gonzales travels to a work site.

Captain Jonathan Gordon
chief science officer
Space Crawler 5
Space Sled 2

This figure is a LeadWorks original reproduction. I think the glossy look is a bit much, and I wish they'd altered the head design for each figure instead of simply changing the color of the paints.

Captain Jonathan Gordon

Captain Jonathan Gordon on patrol

Space Crawler handles sandy terrain.

Lieutenant Doug Davis
physicist
Space Crawler 6
Space Sled 3

This figure's knees, thighs and shoulders were completely rewired. He originally had been painted by the Seller, and it took three coats of acrylic to lessen the sticky feel. I'm still not happy with it, and I may end up stripping all the paint and starting over.

Lieutenant Doug Davis

Lieutenant Doug Davis on patrol

Doug prefers crawlers to ReconoJets.

Lieutenant Jeff Long
planetologist
SpaceSled 2

 

This figure arrived without legs, and it took the sacrifice of a Major Matt Mason to restore him with a 'cloned' set. All wires were replaced, and I used tire patch epoxy to reattach the legs.

Lieutenant Doug Davis

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Jeff recently modified the Star Seeker.

Lieutenant Maria Melendez
geologist
PowerSuit 1

This figure was originally a   Matt Mason. All wires were replaced, and the head was exchanged for a modified head from a Star Trek: First Contact 6" Deanna Troi action figure. The hair had to be clipped off considerably, and her new head won't fit into a helmet, but since she's always in PowerSuit One or in the command center, it doesn't really matter. This character was created for my daughter who didn't want to miss out on the fun the boys were having!

Lieutenant Maria Melendez

Lieutenant Maria Melendez at work

Melendez has discovered  crystals.

Sergeant Stephen Storm
security officer
Astro Trac 1

 

This figure was probably in the best shape of all those that I have purchased. There was considerable paint loss, which I touched up using acrylic paint.

Sergeant Stephen Storm

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Stormy heads out to the dig site.

Sergeant Mae Gordon
chemist
Space Sled 3

This figure was originally a   Matt Mason. All wires were replaced, and the head was exchanged for a modified head from a Star Trek: First Contact 6" Lillie action figure. The neck had to be clipped off considerably, but her new head fits nicely into a helmet. This character was created for my daughter who didn't want to miss out on the fun the boys were having!

Sergeant Mae Gordon

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Mae performs an experiment.

Sergeant Ishiro Kandagawa
transportation officer
CatTrac 3

 

Obviously, this figure is a repainted Matt Mason. The paint was almost completely missing from the figure, and it took two coats of primer before I could apply three coats of acrylic paint. His wirtes were completely replaced as well.

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Ishiro performs some maintenance.

Sergeant Daniel Friedman
communications officer
CatTrac 5

 

This figure is a LeadWorks original reproduction. I think this figure is probably the best looking of the four produced by that company. Note the flag pattern is completely wrong.

Sergeant Daniel Friedman

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Friedman receives a message.

Corporal Sandeep Vijay
life support officer
CatTrac 4

Obviously, this figure is a repainted Matt Mason.  The paint was almost completely missing from the figure, and it took a coat of primer before I could apply two coats of acrylic paint. His wirtes were completely replaced as well. You'll noticed that I gave him a faintly olive complexion by rubbing a mixture of yellow and green paints over his face.

Corporal Sandeep Vijay

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Vijay adjusts the oxygen levels.

Corporal Ian McBain
engineering officer
Moonsuit 3

This figure was originally a  Matt Mason. All wires were replaced, and the head was exchanged for a modified head from a Star Trek: First Contact 6" Zefrem Cochrane action figure. The neck and cap had to be clipped off considerably, and his new head won't fit into a helmet, but since he's always in MoonSuit Three or in the command center, it doesn't really matter. This character was created for my daughter who didn't want to miss out on the fun the boys were having!

Corporal Ian McBain

Ian at work

Ian works on the Space Beacon.

Corporal Carla Romano
medical officer
SpaceSled 5

This figure was originally a   Matt Mason. All wires were replaced, and the head was exchanged for a modified head from a Star Trek: First Contact 6" Beverly Crusher action figure. The hair had to be clipped off considerably, and her new head won't fit into a Major Matt Mason helmet, but it fits nicely into the helmet which came with a Star Trek: First Contact 6" Jean-Luc Picard. This character was created for my daughter who didn't want to miss out on the fun the boys were having!

Corporal Carla Romano

Carla on her space sled.

Carla is en route to a work site.

Corporal Nathaniel Davis
weapons officer
Firebolt Space Cannon 3

 

This figure is a LeadWorks original reproduction. This is the second best one, in terms of "look," but it really is far too glossy to photograph well. These figures do fit nicely into the vehicles, though, including those with boot locks.

Corporal Nathaniel Davis

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Davis arms the Space Cannon.

Corporal  Hans Pijper
astronomer
Space Bubble 9

This was a figure in great shape except for the paint completely missing on its back. Getting the hair color and the mustache just right was the greatest challenge. There's two coats of a darker brown paint underneath, with a single coat of a medium brown layer on top of it, and a faint touch here and there of a light brown for frosting.

Corporal Hans Pijper

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Hans hitches a ride from Nathaniel.

A Few More Notes:

You've probably noticed that I've made these figures part of a United States Space Exploration Force instead of a team of United Nations members. I started out to do just that, but when the World Trade Center complex was destroyed, I changed my mind about that. You'll note, though, that the figures represent the great melting pot that makes America strong.

Some folks will no doubt have an hissy fit about the modifications made to the figures, especially in terms of the repainting, rewiring and re-heading of various Matt Masons. None of the Matt Masons modified, however, were in decent shape. Only two figures had most of their wires intact, but most had to be rewired completely. Given my intent is to share part of my own childhood with my children, amd given that they themselves picked the names and colors of these "extra" characters, I hope we can be forgiven. And if not, well, to heck with you!


Our Friends

Captain Lazer
12' tall defense robot
Laser eyes, beacon and wand.
Solar chest.
Discovered on the moon by Matt Mason.

This is a really nice figure I used the Buy-It-Now! option to obtain. The attachments (beacon, wand and moon shoes) came in a giant lot I recently purchased. You'll note I made some changes to the character's official role in MMM.

Captain Lazer

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Captain Lazer approaches.

Captain Steel
10' tall construction robot
Incredible lifting capabilities.
Solar chest.
Discovered on the moon by Matt Mason.

This figure is a reworked Silver Surfer using parts from a scrapped Captain Lazer.

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Our Foes

Callisto
alien clones
from one of the moons of Jupiter
They seek to thwart Humankind's exploration of the solar system.

 

I have a growing number of these guys who you'll probably remember advertised as being Matt's friend. *snort* Well, I never played that way. :)

Callisto

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The Callisto use stolen technology in an attack on the Lunar Base!

Scorpio
alien warrior
rumored to be from Titan, one of Saturn's moons
He seeks the absolute destruction of Humanity and the Callisto.

 

My collection's Scorpio is stll in need of a head. If anyone's got an extra Scorpio head, I'm more than willing to pay a fair price for it.

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Unfortunately, there are no survivors or witnesses   to Scorpio's latest attrocity: the destruction of the Lunar Orbital Platform.

created October 20th 2001 by Randall Landers, with the help of Kimberly, Ryan and Jeremy.
updated November 28th 2005