Hi Woodsy
Sending you a piccy as requested by Wotan. Here's a photo of one I found in an antique shop here in Finland. Missing bits and pieces like one railing and the little green figures from the deck, but I still find it pretty decent.
Cheers
Arto
The vehicle looks rather like the Deora custom pick-up truck, except it seems to have tracks rather than wheels. The yellow structure at the rear looks like a diving tower, the sort of thing you see divers jumping off at the Olympic Games. A pretty odd sort of thing to put on a space toy. Is the jet at the back a normal part of the toy, and is it a real aircraft type or a fictional design ?
ReplyDeleteI have a feeling that this series of Bandai Sears toys were fictitious Paul. Perhaps the most beautiful and sleek is this Area Radiation Tester https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worthpoint.com%2Fworthopedia%2Flarge-o-sears-exclusive-tin-1748271758&psig=AOvVaw3nUgTWu2KHflvKeVlqibUi&ust=1591484313682000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAIQjRxqFwoTCJj26pvj6-kCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAI What do you think?
DeleteThe Area Radiation Tester is very nice, but I prefer the super-sized Deora with the diving platform in the back - it's just such a nutty combination.
ReplyDeletePaul I can see the resemblance to the Deora pickup truck, which is a beauty in its own right.
ReplyDeleteThe yellow tower can be moved back and forth by a crank. The Explorer jet belongs to the toy and is a real aircraft, which of course is a bit peculiar in lunar circumstances.
Such a great design, its a wonder HK didnt copy the life out of it!
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DeleteDidn't Marx do a die-cast Elegant Miniature of it?
ReplyDeleteThe Moon Mobile Scout could easily have served as a guest vehicle on 'Thunderbirds', as could the Radiation Tester vehicle. Toys were SO cool back then.
ReplyDeleteI agree, they would make brilliant props Charlie! Have you seen the two Sears Arctic vehicles? https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.com%2Fpin%2F600386194052504634%2F&psig=AOvVaw3mA2vfNrDOVOfJyhallMVW&ust=1591551560043000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAIQjRxqFwoTCODLy9_d7ekCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD and https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Falphadrome.net%2Fdata%2Fthumbnails.php%3Falbum%3Dsearch%26search%3Dtrack&psig=AOvVaw3mA2vfNrDOVOfJyhallMVW&ust=1591551560043000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAIQjRxqFwoTCODLy9_d7ekCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAU
DeleteI could have sworn there was a mini Linemar die-cast of this Sears toy in their space series vut can't find it! https://alphadrome.net/data/displayimage.php?album=2&pid=3260
ReplyDeleteHere's the patent for this tin Sears toy https://patents.google.com/patent/USD192088S/en?inventor=Product+Engineering&scholar
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