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Accessory Packs
Billy Blastoff first appears as sets because naturally the main selling point to this platform was that the figure could power any of the vehicles. Once the sets established the line, singles and accessory packs made sense.
1969 US Figures, Vechicles and Accessory Packs Single figures, vehicles and accessory packs first appear in the Eldon Fall 1969 dealer catalog. Here we see the original first generation Space Scout set split up into serarately sold items. The description in the lower right says "Package is full-color chip display ard with pilfer-proof blister, punched for hanging" but I have not seen any that have the design depicted in these images.
Figures Of the items displayed in the above catalog images, I have only seen the Billy Space Scout figure (#3903):
Accessory Packs I am not sure if this was sold in the US as the Space Scout Accessory Pack (3924):
1970 US Figures, Vechicles and Accessory Packs I don't have the complete Fall 1970 Eldon dealer catalog so I don't know if other accessories were listed. This page shows the updated Billy (3919) and Robbie (3902) figures. Interesting that Robbie's number - 3902 - is lower than the Space Scout Billy (gen 1) which is 3903 but both of these are listed as new.
Although Both of these boxed figures share the same stock number as the two in the above catalog image, they look a bit different.
1970 UK Figures, Vehicles and Accessories I believe these blister packed figures, vehicles and accessory packs were only offerend in the UK. This flyer came folded up in each of the figures and vehicles and is pretty clearly regionalized to the UK with spellings and the refernence to the battery type as "HP.7" and the UK address for Eldon. It's interesting that both the gen 1 and gen 2 Space Scouts are shown. Also interesting is that Robbie is called "Billy Robot" although the flyer includes gen 2 items long after Robbie had his own first name. Based on the flyer, I've included place holders for items that I don't have an image for.
Figures These are the blister packed figures. Although both gen 1 and gen 2 Space Scouts are show in the promotional flyer, I have not yet seen either Billy figure in a blister pack.
Vehicles
Accessory Packs
International Figures Beyond the US and UK, the only evidence I've seen of figures sold separately are below. The Spanish Billy comes nicely boxed in the Base Espacial set but I don't really have any evidence that it was sold separately. The only information I have on the Japanese Billy is the image below. It seems that one is obviously sold separately.
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