Hi Woodsy,
Here we have a look at toys by Deluxe Reading and Topper Toys, some with period TV commercials. Mostly very large, battery powered vehicles and ships. The later Johnny Astro space balloon toy rings a bell, although I certainly never had one.
Yours Sincerely,
Paul Adams from New Zealand
The Tiger Joe tank found its way into many Anderson shows, especially as pod vehicle chassis. Same with the trucks. The USS Battlewagon is an awesome toy, about 3’ long and bristling with action features
ReplyDeleteThe Tiger Joe tank is massive, it was used in the Crablogger and the Shado Mobile. I think the pod vehicles were more often the Vickers Vigor tractor toy.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how big these toys were. The model sets built for the Anderson shows must have been pretty large for these to be filmed in. All in a cramped warehouse in Slough.
ReplyDeleteI loved the Johnny Astro. A neat idea and a great toy.
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