This is a strange bird.
The Telsalda Thunderbird X-2. I saw it on the Bay.
Now, Telsalda are not at the forefront of my mind when I think of space toys**
This one is real hotch-potch of names and styles.
Its a sort of Flying saucer space car with its name borrowed from Tracy Island and X-Planes I suppose.
The red fins recall the red fins on the unrelated X-series of toys like the Space Racer, whilst the rear engines remind me of the rear of the Blue Bird Space Glider.
The box art has me stumped though! What is it?
And that's the Jimson crown logo in the bottom left corner!
Has anyone got this strange Telsalda Jimson concoction?
** Telsalda did release a rare and beautiful space vehicle and I would love better photo's of it for the blog if you have one, as it's literally nowhere else on the net - The Rocket Firing Space Car
The box art is reminiscent of a Klingon Bird of Prey from the Star Trek films and a Snow Speeder from Star Wars, or possibly a Cylon Raider from Battlestar Galactica.
ReplyDeleteInteresting Kev. That could be the death star in the background too. Its a mish mash of knockoff images then just drawn differently enough to not infringe copyright maybe? There are other toys that look like this one too.
DeleteMy thoughts exactly Kevin. The design between the fins, presumably a 'thunderbird' looks more like it is the Pontiac Firebird logo but is kind of hard to tell from the angles and distortion of the bubble.
ReplyDeleteI do see what you mean about the Pontiac Firebird livery Lance. This toy was on Ebay but I cant find it now for a better image of the firebird logo. Again I suppose mashing everything together like this helps to elude any copyright issues.
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