The catalogue caption misidentified the set as, "Rocket Launcher". 'For air powered action!'Ĭurrently, the only source of information about Matchbox 1/76 scale Rocket Attack'Playkit (number PK-1002), can be found online at, 'Plastic Soldier Review'.Īuthor and expert, Victor Rudik, illustrates his unique review with photos, and a 1979 catalogue image of the box. They were desperately holding out for last orders against a platoon of thirsty GIs, hell bent on liberating the wine cellar.Īnticipating a standoff, the GIs brought in their tripod mounted 10 round rapid-firing cannon with missiles, and a mortar/grapple firing armoured car.Įnergetic box art showed both weapons fired plastic projectiles, powered by simple press-down air-pumps. This time, a brotherly band of Wehrmacht wine connoisseurs were entrenched in the bijou 'Watterinck X Café'. The set was more detailed than its Airfix counterparts, incorporating a watchtower, a spring-loaded delayed action mine, period decals, posters, and plastic props, including a classical sculpture caught in the crossfire. The centrepiece of the vignette was a battle-damaged café. This snap-together set represented a 1940's European street scene. In the wake of their amphibious Beach-Head Assault play set, Matchbox released their 1/32 scale Counter-Attack Playkit (number PK-1001). Matchbox (Lesney), entered the war during the mid-late seventies.
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