I saw this space plane toy earlier this year online on auction and saved this image. Its a mystery to me what it is. Listed as made in Taiwan, it looks die-cast to me.
Anyone know what it is?
I saw this space plane toy earlier this year online on auction and saved this image. Its a mystery to me what it is. Listed as made in Taiwan, it looks die-cast to me.
Anyone know what it is?
It looks like Firebird-5 by Zee Toys, part of their TB knock-off range Firebirds
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Yes! Well spotted Arto! Fab work. That Firebird 4 looks like one in a Italian carded set too, the name of which eludes me. Geodi?
ReplyDeleteGiodi?
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That's it! Yay!
DeleteYot were a Zee Thunderbirds re-packager as well?
DeleteYes Hugh, Dennis Nicholson's book on Andersonalia lists Yot and Zee as the same stuff re-packaged.
DeleteThe back looks distinctly like a Battlestar Galactica (original series) fighter?
ReplyDeleteI was going to say the same Andy - a Viper with canards!
DeleteKin-ards !!
DeleteI agree, Viperish for sure.
DeleteIve got the orange version, which is a distinct Viper rip-off. No canards and little attempt at disguising the similarity!
ReplyDeleteThat might be the Italian Giodi version Wote maybe?
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