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Original Line Artwork for the 3″ Buck Rogers line including the playset. Rumour has it this line was bought as a favor to a licensing agent who had helped Mego out in the past.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Despite this Mego put high quality into the Buck Rogers line, the 3″ figures are more articulated than Kenner’s Star Wars line and the 12″ figures set a benchmark for Mego production. Sadly, the line suffered somewhat because it based itself solely on the pilot movie, the main villain figures only made sporadic appearances on the series (King Draco was never actually seen!)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/twiki.jpg\" alt=\"Twiki was the most popular figure in the Mego line\" align=\"bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/buck.jpg\" alt=\"Mego Buck Rogers figure MOC\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>The Buck Rogers 3 3\/4″ Figures were sculpted by Bill Lemon, a veteran of the business, Lemon is described as having a great eye for detail and it shows with these figures clean and attractive sculpts. MOC Twiki and Buck (thanks to Greg Mason).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/bucksmoc.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>Ardalla, Wilma and Twiki(courtesy Mike Farrence)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/dracmoc.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/dracomoc.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/tigermoc.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>Draconian Guard MOC, Draco MOC Tigerman MOC(All courtesy of Troy)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/huermoc.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/kanemoc.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>Dr Huer MOC, Kane MOC (All courtesy of Troy)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/grandbuck.jpg\" alt=\"Mego Buck Rogers on a Canadian Grand Toys Card\" align=\"bottom\" border=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Buck Rogers on a rare Canadian Grand Toys Card, courtesy of Craig MacKillop.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/granddrac.jpg\" alt=\"Mego Draconian Guard on a Canadian Grand Toys Card\" align=\"bottom\" border=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Draconian Guard on a rare Canadian Grand Toys Card, courtesy of Craig MacKillop.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/grandtiger.jpg\" alt=\"Mego Tiger man on a Canadian Grand Toys Card\" align=\"bottom\" border=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Tigerman on a rare Canadian Grand Toys Card, courtesy of Craig MacKillop.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/brloose.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>Draco, Dr Huer, Buck, Kane, Tigerman (courtesy Mike Farrence)<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/buckline.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Original Line artwork for the Buck Rogers Vehicles<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.plaidstallions.com\/mb\/buckrogers1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Despite the series short run, Mego sold the toyline for three years<br \/>\nand made a number of vehicles and playsets. In the early eighties<br \/>\nMego planned to extend the line using vehicles from the sagging<br \/>\nMicronauts line including Micro rail city. The Star Searcher was<br \/>\nreleased in a Buck Rogers box (despite the fact that the instructions<br \/>\nstill said “Micronauts”) but buyers didn’t bite when the series<br \/>\ndidn’t return for fall 1980. Mego also tried to repackage the Star<br \/>\nTrek Mission to Gamma IV as the “Draconian Fortress” but sadly, it didn’t fly.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tH1YLhS5v0c\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/landrover.jpg\" alt=\"The Buck Rogers Land Rover\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>The Buck Rogers Land Rover was featured briefly in the pilot and then later made a cameo in the “Flight of the War Witch” two parter, Mego made a terrific rendition of this piece.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/landrover2.jpg\" alt=\"The Buck Rogers Land Rover\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>The Land Rover is one of the most difficult pieces to find MIB in the Buck Rogers series.<\/p>\n<p>Laser Scope Fighter MIB<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/bucklaser.jpg\" alt=\"The Buck Rogers Laser ship was a vehicle not based on the series, it also turned up in Mego's Black Hole line\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>Star Fighter MIB is the most desirable piece in the series, proving<br \/>\nit’s one of Science Fiction more enduring designs.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/buck_starfighter.jpg\" alt=\"The Buck Rogers Starfighter, one of Mego's better Space ships\" align=\"bottom\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vintage Mego Buck Rogers Star Fighter toy\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u1OfhU_LlQQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/starfightergrand.jpg\" alt=\"The Buck Rogers Starfighter Canadian Box\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>This Canadian boxed Star Fighter is a truly rare item, not many are kicking around. Photo courtesy of Mark Schmidt.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/starfightergrand2.jpg\" alt=\"The Buck Rogers Starfighter Canadian Box\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>Back of the Canadian box, notice it’s bilingual. The Buck Rogers Command Center playset is another styrene piece similiar to the Star Trek TMP Enterprise Bridge and the Pocket Heroes Batcave<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/buck_playset2.jpg\" alt=\"Teh Star Fighter playset was based on the Star FIghter hanger used in the first season of Buck Rogers\" align=\"bottom\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, in order to complete the playset you must first<br \/>\nmangle the box. Don’t expect pics of that anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/buck_playset.jpg\" alt=\"The Back of the Mego Buck Rogers playset\" align=\"bottom\"><\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher3-1024x737.jpg\" alt=\"starsearcher3\" width=\"955\" height=\"687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher3-1024x737.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher3-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher3-900x648.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher3.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>The Buck Rogers Star Searcher is the grand old toy industry tradition of recycling toy molds. It had nothing to do with the Buck Rogers television series and is actually a <strong>Micronauts<\/strong> Star Defender vehicle repackaged under the Buck Rogers brand. Even the name “<strong>Star Searcher<\/strong>” is a trademark from an earlier Micronauts “Star Defender” vehicle. The most significant change being the box artwork which features Buck, Wilma and Twiki fighting Draconians. It seems that this toy was made to sell unsold Micronauts toys using another brand.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher1-1024x287.jpg\" alt=\"starsearcher1\" width=\"955\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher1-1024x287.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher1-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher1-900x253.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>Mego had planned to retool many existing Micronauts play sets for the then popular Buck Rogers brand, even the Star Trek Mission to Gamma 6 play set was pitched to buyers as a “Draconian Fortress”, the Star Searcher is the only Buck Rogers item to feature recycled Micronauts tooling to make it into release.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xpt9zBknyZQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher2-1024x715.jpg\" alt=\"starsearcher2\" width=\"955\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher2-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher2-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher2-900x628.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>Note that the instructions for this set say Buck Rogers but there is an additional set of Micronauts branded instructions, even a catalog!<a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher2.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/brbox01.jpg\" alt=\"The Buck Rogers action figure contest from Australia\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of Toltoys.com we have this cool Buck Rogers Ice Cream box from Australia, which adveritsed a contest to win a series of Mego Action Figures, I wonder who the lucky kid was?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/brbox02.jpg\" alt=\"The Buck Rogers action figure contest from Australia\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/brbox03.jpg\" alt=\"The Buck Rogers action figure contest from Australia\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>In Canada, there was a similiar contest involving Shreddies cereal and Mego Black Hole figures. Does anyone have a scan of that box?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/brbox04.jpg\" alt=\"The Buck Rogers action figure contest from Australia\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/brbox05.jpg\" alt=\"The Buck Rogers action figure contest from Australia\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>I guess it’s too late to enter.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/palitoy-1977-catalog\/palitoy77-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mego Museum presents the 1976 Palitoy Bradgate Catalog featuring Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Space:1999 and the Fist Fighting Superheroes\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-image-id=\"488\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/palitoy-1977-catalog\/palitoy77-1.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/palitoy-1977-catalog\/thumbs\/thumbs_palitoy77-1.jpg\" data-title=\"Cover of the 1976 Palitoy:Bradgate Catalog\" data-description=\"Mego Museum presents the 1976 Palitoy Bradgate Catalog featuring Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Space:1999 and the Fist Fighting Superheroes\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Cover of the 1976 Palitoy:Bradgate Catalog\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Cover of the 1976 Palitoy:Bradgate Catalog\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"488\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/palitoy-1977-catalog\/palitoy77-5.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mego Museum presents the 1976 Palitoy Bradgate Catalog featuring Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Space:1999 and the Fist Fighting Superheroes\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-image-id=\"489\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/palitoy-1977-catalog\/palitoy77-5.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/palitoy-1977-catalog\/thumbs\/thumbs_palitoy77-5.jpg\" data-title=\"Palitoy Star Trek Catalog page from 1976\" data-description=\"Mego Museum presents the 1976 Palitoy Bradgate Catalog featuring Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Space:1999 and the Fist Fighting Superheroes\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Palitoy Star Trek Catalog page from 1976\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Palitoy Star Trek Catalog page from 1976\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"489\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/palitoy-1977-catalog\/palitoy77-4.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mego Museum presents the 1976 Palitoy Bradgate Catalog featuring Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Space:1999 and the Fist Fighting Superheroes\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-image-id=\"490\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/palitoy-1977-catalog\/palitoy77-4.jpg\" 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Despite this Mego put high quality…<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/buck3\/\">Read more →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":311,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2721","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2721"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2721\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7577,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2721\/revisions\/7577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Despite this Mego put high quality into the Buck Rogers line, the 3″ figures are more articulated than Kenner’s Star Wars line and the 12″ figures set a benchmark for Mego production. Sadly, the line suffered somewhat because it based itself solely on the pilot movie, the main villain figures only made sporadic appearances on the series (King Draco was never actually seen!)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/twiki.jpg\" alt=\"Twiki was the most popular figure in the Mego line\" align=\"bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/buck.jpg\" alt=\"Mego Buck Rogers figure MOC\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>The Buck Rogers 3 3\/4″ Figures were sculpted by Bill Lemon, a veteran of the business, Lemon is described as having a great eye for detail and it shows with these figures clean and attractive sculpts. MOC Twiki and Buck (thanks to Greg Mason).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/bucksmoc.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>Ardalla, Wilma and Twiki(courtesy Mike Farrence)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/dracmoc.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/dracomoc.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/tigermoc.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>Draconian Guard MOC, Draco MOC Tigerman MOC(All courtesy of Troy)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/huermoc.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/kanemoc.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>Dr Huer MOC, Kane MOC (All courtesy of Troy)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/grandbuck.jpg\" alt=\"Mego Buck Rogers on a Canadian Grand Toys Card\" align=\"bottom\" border=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Buck Rogers on a rare Canadian Grand Toys Card, courtesy of Craig MacKillop.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/granddrac.jpg\" alt=\"Mego Draconian Guard on a Canadian Grand Toys Card\" align=\"bottom\" border=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Draconian Guard on a rare Canadian Grand Toys Card, courtesy of Craig MacKillop.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/grandtiger.jpg\" alt=\"Mego Tiger man on a Canadian Grand Toys Card\" align=\"bottom\" border=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Tigerman on a rare Canadian Grand Toys Card, courtesy of Craig MacKillop.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/brloose.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>Draco, Dr Huer, Buck, Kane, Tigerman (courtesy Mike Farrence)<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/buckline.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Original Line artwork for the Buck Rogers Vehicles<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.plaidstallions.com\/mb\/buckrogers1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Despite the series short run, Mego sold the toyline for three years<br \/>\nand made a number of vehicles and playsets. In the early eighties<br \/>\nMego planned to extend the line using vehicles from the sagging<br \/>\nMicronauts line including Micro rail city. The Star Searcher was<br \/>\nreleased in a Buck Rogers box (despite the fact that the instructions<br \/>\nstill said “Micronauts”) but buyers didn’t bite when the series<br \/>\ndidn’t return for fall 1980. Mego also tried to repackage the Star<br \/>\nTrek Mission to Gamma IV as the “Draconian Fortress” but sadly, it didn’t fly.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tH1YLhS5v0c\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/landrover.jpg\" alt=\"The Buck Rogers Land Rover\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>The Buck Rogers Land Rover was featured briefly in the pilot and then later made a cameo in the “Flight of the War Witch” two parter, Mego made a terrific rendition of this piece.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/landrover2.jpg\" alt=\"The Buck Rogers Land Rover\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>The Land Rover is one of the most difficult pieces to find MIB in the Buck Rogers series.<\/p>\n<p>Laser Scope Fighter MIB<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/bucklaser.jpg\" alt=\"The Buck Rogers Laser ship was a vehicle not based on the series, it also turned up in Mego's Black Hole line\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>Star Fighter MIB is the most desirable piece in the series, proving<br \/>\nit’s one of Science Fiction more enduring designs.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/buck_starfighter.jpg\" alt=\"The Buck Rogers Starfighter, one of Mego's better Space ships\" align=\"bottom\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vintage Mego Buck Rogers Star Fighter toy\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u1OfhU_LlQQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/starfightergrand.jpg\" alt=\"The Buck Rogers Starfighter Canadian Box\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>This Canadian boxed Star Fighter is a truly rare item, not many are kicking around. Photo courtesy of Mark Schmidt.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/starfightergrand2.jpg\" alt=\"The Buck Rogers Starfighter Canadian Box\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>Back of the Canadian box, notice it’s bilingual. The Buck Rogers Command Center playset is another styrene piece similiar to the Star Trek TMP Enterprise Bridge and the Pocket Heroes Batcave<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/buck_playset2.jpg\" alt=\"Teh Star Fighter playset was based on the Star FIghter hanger used in the first season of Buck Rogers\" align=\"bottom\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, in order to complete the playset you must first<br \/>\nmangle the box. Don’t expect pics of that anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/buck_playset.jpg\" alt=\"The Back of the Mego Buck Rogers playset\" align=\"bottom\"><\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher3-1024x737.jpg\" alt=\"starsearcher3\" width=\"955\" height=\"687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher3-1024x737.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher3-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher3-900x648.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher3.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>The Buck Rogers Star Searcher is the grand old toy industry tradition of recycling toy molds. It had nothing to do with the Buck Rogers television series and is actually a <strong>Micronauts<\/strong> Star Defender vehicle repackaged under the Buck Rogers brand. Even the name “<strong>Star Searcher<\/strong>” is a trademark from an earlier Micronauts “Star Defender” vehicle. The most significant change being the box artwork which features Buck, Wilma and Twiki fighting Draconians. It seems that this toy was made to sell unsold Micronauts toys using another brand.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher1-1024x287.jpg\" alt=\"starsearcher1\" width=\"955\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher1-1024x287.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher1-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher1-900x253.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>Mego had planned to retool many existing Micronauts play sets for the then popular Buck Rogers brand, even the Star Trek Mission to Gamma 6 play set was pitched to buyers as a “Draconian Fortress”, the Star Searcher is the only Buck Rogers item to feature recycled Micronauts tooling to make it into release.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xpt9zBknyZQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher2-1024x715.jpg\" alt=\"starsearcher2\" width=\"955\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher2-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher2-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher2-900x628.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>Note that the instructions for this set say Buck Rogers but there is an additional set of Micronauts branded instructions, even a catalog!<a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/starsearcher2.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/brbox01.jpg\" alt=\"The Buck Rogers action figure contest from Australia\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of Toltoys.com we have this cool Buck Rogers Ice Cream box from Australia, which adveritsed a contest to win a series of Mego Action Figures, I wonder who the lucky kid was?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/brbox02.jpg\" alt=\"The Buck Rogers action figure contest from Australia\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/brbox03.jpg\" alt=\"The Buck Rogers action figure contest from Australia\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>In Canada, there was a similiar contest involving Shreddies cereal and Mego Black Hole figures. Does anyone have a scan of that box?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/brbox04.jpg\" alt=\"The Buck Rogers action figure contest from Australia\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/brbox05.jpg\" alt=\"The Buck Rogers action figure contest from Australia\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>I guess it’s too late to enter.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/palitoy-1977-catalog\/palitoy77-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mego Museum presents the 1976 Palitoy Bradgate Catalog featuring Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Space:1999 and the Fist Fighting Superheroes\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-image-id=\"488\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/palitoy-1977-catalog\/palitoy77-1.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/palitoy-1977-catalog\/thumbs\/thumbs_palitoy77-1.jpg\" data-title=\"Cover of the 1976 Palitoy:Bradgate Catalog\" data-description=\"Mego Museum presents the 1976 Palitoy Bradgate Catalog featuring Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Space:1999 and the Fist Fighting Superheroes\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Cover of the 1976 Palitoy:Bradgate Catalog\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Cover of the 1976 Palitoy:Bradgate Catalog\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"488\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/palitoy-1977-catalog\/palitoy77-5.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mego Museum presents the 1976 Palitoy Bradgate Catalog featuring Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Space:1999 and the Fist Fighting Superheroes\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-image-id=\"489\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/palitoy-1977-catalog\/palitoy77-5.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/palitoy-1977-catalog\/thumbs\/thumbs_palitoy77-5.jpg\" data-title=\"Palitoy Star Trek Catalog page from 1976\" data-description=\"Mego Museum presents the 1976 Palitoy Bradgate Catalog featuring Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Space:1999 and the Fist Fighting Superheroes\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Palitoy Star Trek Catalog page from 1976\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Palitoy Star Trek Catalog page from 1976\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"489\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/palitoy-1977-catalog\/palitoy77-4.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mego Museum presents the 1976 Palitoy Bradgate Catalog featuring Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Space:1999 and the Fist Fighting Superheroes\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-image-id=\"490\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/palitoy-1977-catalog\/palitoy77-4.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/palitoy-1977-catalog\/thumbs\/thumbs_palitoy77-4.jpg\" data-title=\"Palitoy Planet of the Apes Catalog Page from 1976\" data-description=\"Mego Museum presents the 1976 Palitoy Bradgate Catalog featuring Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Space:1999 and the Fist Fighting Superheroes\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Palitoy Planet of the Apes Catalog Page from 1976\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Palitoy Planet of the Apes Catalog Page from 1976\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"490\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/palitoy-1977-catalog\/palitoy77-3.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mego Museum presents the 1976 Palitoy Bradgate Catalog featuring Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Space:1999 and the Fist Fighting Superheroes\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-image-id=\"491\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/palitoy-1977-catalog\/palitoy77-3.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/palitoy-1977-catalog\/thumbs\/thumbs_palitoy77-3.jpg\" data-title=\"Palitoy Space:1999 Catalog Page from 1976 Note the prototype Alan Carter\" data-description=\"Mego Museum presents the 1976 Palitoy Bradgate Catalog featuring Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Space:1999 and the Fist Fighting Superheroes\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Palitoy Space:1999 Catalog Page from 1976 Note the prototype Alan Carter\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Palitoy Space:1999 Catalog Page from 1976 Note the prototype Alan Carter\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"491\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/palitoy-1977-catalog\/Palitoy77-2.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mego Museum presents the 1976 Palitoy Bradgate Catalog featuring Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Space:1999 and the Fist Fighting Superheroes\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-image-id=\"492\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/palitoy-1977-catalog\/Palitoy77-2.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/palitoy-1977-catalog\/thumbs\/thumbs_Palitoy77-2.jpg\" data-title=\"Palitoy Fist Fighting SuperHeroes Catalog Page from 1976- Mego Museum\" data-description=\"Mego Museum presents the 1976 Palitoy Bradgate Catalog featuring Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Space:1999 and the Fist Fighting Superheroes\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Palitoy Fist Fighting SuperHeroes Catalog Page from 1976- Mego Museum\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Palitoy Fist Fighting SuperHeroes Catalog Page from 1976- Mego Museum\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"492\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/1978-palitoy-catalog\/palitoy78d.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Palitoy Mego Battle Brigade Catalog Page\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-image-id=\"493\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/1978-palitoy-catalog\/palitoy78d.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/1978-palitoy-catalog\/thumbs\/thumbs_palitoy78d.jpg\" data-title=\"palitoy78d\" data-description=\"Palitoy Mego Battle Brigade Catalog Page\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"palitoy78d\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"palitoy78d\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"493\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/1978-palitoy-catalog\/palitoy78.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"1978 Palitoy Catalog Cover\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-image-id=\"494\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/1978-palitoy-catalog\/palitoy78.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/1978-palitoy-catalog\/thumbs\/thumbs_palitoy78.jpg\" data-title=\"palitoy78\" data-description=\"1978 Palitoy Catalog Cover\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"palitoy78\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"palitoy78\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"494\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/1978-palitoy-catalog\/palitoy78b.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"1978 Palitoy Catalog Page featuring Zorro, Starsky and Hutch and Star Trek\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-image-id=\"495\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/1978-palitoy-catalog\/palitoy78b.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/1978-palitoy-catalog\/thumbs\/thumbs_palitoy78b.jpg\" data-title=\"palitoy78b\" data-description=\"1978 Palitoy Catalog Page featuring Zorro, Starsky and Hutch and Star Trek\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"palitoy78b\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"palitoy78b\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"495\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/1978-palitoy-catalog\/palitoy79a.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"1978 palitoy Catalog Page featuring the World's greatest Superheroes.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-image-id=\"496\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/1978-palitoy-catalog\/palitoy79a.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/gallery\/1978-palitoy-catalog\/thumbs\/thumbs_palitoy79a.jpg\" data-title=\"palitoy79a\" data-description=\"1978 palitoy Catalog Page featuring the World's greatest Superheroes.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"palitoy79a\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"palitoy79a\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"496\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Original Line Artwork for the 3″ Buck Rogers line including the playset. Rumour has it this line was bought as a favor to a licensing agent who had helped Mego out in the past. 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