![]() Matt Mason had a dark brown crew cut and a white space suit, Sgt. Each character body was painted in a different color and had a separately modeled head. The space suit paint adhered poorly to the body molding and often peeled off to reveal the black molding beneath. The wire frame often suffered from metal fatigue, breaking at the elbow, knee, and hip joints, giving the toy a limited life span as a result. ![]() The body was molded over a wire armature, with a separately attached head and a removable space helmet based on early NASA helmets. The toy line included four astronaut action figure characters sharing a common body molded of a rubber-like material called "Plastizol" (which was also used in the Mattel "Thing Maker" toy line and "Mister Twister" line of fishing bait). Toyline description Mason's crew (The "Men in Space") Later, the line attempted to transition into the realm of science fiction. When introduced in 1966, the figures were initially based on design information found in Life Magazine, Air Force Magazine, Jane's, and other aviation- and space-interest periodicals. He was an astronaut who lived and worked on the Moon. Major Matt Mason was an action figure created by Mattel. ![]() For other uses, see Matt Mason (disambiguation). ![]()
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