Re-Light My Firefly

To follow on from the Eldon Touch Command post, here is a slight update on an earlier post.

The Bandai Jet Bulldozer toy was missing its tracks and had sustained some damage to the chrome pipes at the rear and the remote control wasn't working properly, but it was still a good toy. Luckily, I managed to win it with no opposition. A little dusty, but apart from a few slight melts where the cable from the remote had decayed the plastic, it was in great condition. I found a pair of spare tracks off a toy tank and repaired the pipes as best I could and it looks great. The motor works fine, but the cable on the remote is too far gone to be useable. The steering is operated by air pressure, a small bellows inside the body moves a lever which disengages one set of tracks. The blade raises and lowers as it rolls and there is a light inside the cockpit. The toy is made by Bandai and is probably late sixties, early seventies. Its featured before on the blog, as the body was 'borrowed' for the Mortoys Six in One set.

 The remote connected to the rear of the toy with a three point connector, this had unfortunately perished and I will need to build a whole new cable and airline to use it.

 At the same time I won the Jet Bulldozer, I also managed to find a partial kit of the Imai Firefly which was missing its tracks too.

 The remote control has levers for reverse and steering by air pressure.

 Finally to show the actual large size of the toy, here it is sat next to the SWORD Moon Ranger.

Firefly toys in comparison to Imai Excavator models.

Firely and the 'space truck element from the Mortoys Six in One set.