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Saturday 17 February 2018

SOVIET TOY MOONSHIP

My eagle eyed chum and fellow SWORD fan Arto up there in Helsinki Base spotted this fascinating gem recently online on Ebay.

Its a tinplate MOONSHIP.

But this one is RUSSIAN!











Can anyone translate the Russian?

I assume its Soviet era. Correct?

I also assume that the paper note depicting a girl holding what appears to be a bear came out of the toy's box too. What is it?

This tin toy looks more or less the same as this Chinese version we've featured since the start of the blog. The only differences are the rear fins. The Chinese version has engine nacelles. The markings are different too.


The Russian box is different as well.

There are two versions of the Chinese box.

This one seen here flattened.


and this one, which was presumably anglicised for the English -speaking market


Have you got a toy Moonship?
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10 comments:

  1. ZigguratSF20002/17/2018 7:24 pm

    That is one groovy tinplate moonship!

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    1. WOODSY2/20/2018 9:44 am

      It is isn't it Zigg. The Chinese version pops up now and then on Ebay. Never seen a complete Russian one. There was a bashed up one on the Bay last year, which I think I featured on the blog.

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    2. Anonymous4/21/2024 6:00 pm

      Hello, my name is Max, I'm from Ukraine. The other day I came across this Moonship! I want to sell here is a link to it.
      https://www.ebay.com/itm/315311723285

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  2. Ed and Bettina Berg2/18/2018 2:55 am

    those are some cool spaceships!

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    1. WOODSY2/20/2018 9:45 am

      They are cool Ed! I got a Chinese one in the Nineties minus the box.

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    2. Anonymous4/21/2024 6:02 pm

      Hello, my name is Max, I'm from Ukraine. The other day I came across this Moonship! I want to sell here is a link to it.
      https://www.ebay.com/itm/315311723285

      Delete
  3. Arto2/18/2018 5:14 am

    My favourite too. Just to add, the name of the Soviet version reads as "Lunnyij korablj LK-1" and translates as "Lunar Ship LK-1".

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    1. WOODSY2/20/2018 9:48 am

      Thanks for translating that Arto. Any thoughts on how this toy design surfaced in China and Russia too?

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    2. Anonymous4/21/2024 6:03 pm

      Hello, my name is Max, I'm from Ukraine. The other day I came across this Moonship! I want to sell here is a link to it.
      https://www.ebay.com/itm/315311723285

      Delete
  4. Anonymous4/21/2024 6:03 pm

    Hello, my name is Max, I'm from Ukraine. The other day I came across this Moonship! I want to sell here is a link to it.
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/315311723285

    ReplyDelete