Straight from the land of the rising sun, our far eastern correspondant Captain Harlet sends these wonderful shots of a futuristic hydrofoil toy currently at auction in Japan. The minimal gaijin text on the box suggests it is a Hydromach 21 and is apparently battery powered. Beyond this, its all conjecture and pure eye candy! There is a small logo visible on the box comprising a 'Y' against a star background - im assuming this isnt the japanese giant Yonezawa, but i'm not all that familiar with its branding.Edit: im reliably informed by Mr Vreede that this is indeed a Yonezawa creation - the logo appears on various tin toys.
That is in fact a Yonezawa trademark, Wotan. Got it on various tin toys too, with that name.
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Paul
Fabulous - im not a great fan of tin myself, so im only familiar with the name itself.
ReplyDeleteThe design reminds me a bit of the ill-fated Bluebird K7 that killed the great Donald Campbell.
ReplyDeleteSean
A very nice looking toy.
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