In the mid-1960's JR21 Toys released their popular toy pistols based on those seen in Thunderbirds. They came in red or blue, cap firing or water firing, each in a nice header carded bag as shown above. I've often seen knockoffs of the Stingray and Captain Scarlet pistols but not these bad boys. Until now that is!
Cruising the interways I chanced on this lovely thing, a modern Thunderbirds water pistol clone called Space Water Gun. The label on the header appears to say the company name of GIESSE but I can't read their address.
Looking closer at the pistol, the word ROTA-MATIC appears where THUNDERBIRDS would have appeared on the original. The word below it is SPECIAL. Can't read anything else. Unusually the toy is browny gold, which I don't think JR21 used. I could be wrong. Anyone seen this knockoff before?
Yes I have one . Its all silver with a red swivel spout. Notice they dont have the trigger guard as seen on the Thunderbirds version. Maybe that helps avoid copyright issues.
ReplyDeleteHi Zak, sounds cool. Any chance of a photo for the blog? Just email me. Email at bottom of page. Woodsy
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