Woodsy, et al, here's another helicopter for your enjoyment!
This one isn't nearly as large as some of my other's but is marked for the U.S. Air Force so it's right at home with the majority of my air fleet.
I believe the trademark is for 'Sanko' because that's how I've seen it sold before. Maybe the MB Crew can confirm that.
The cover art is a pretty decent depiction of the YH-16 helicopter but the toy itself - like many toys - is a caricature and has been 'selectively compressed' into a much shorter version.
The toy has a friction motor which makes the rotors spin when it is pushed forward. The fuselage measures 8 1/2" (21.59cm) L x 1 1/2" (3.81cm) W (the wheelbase = 2 3/8" 6.03cm) x 4 3/4" (12.06cm) H. The rotor span is 7 1/2" (10.05cm).
Hope you like?
From Vegas Air Field
Ed
USA
A gorgeous double rotor that Ed! Reminds me of a Marx plastic copter I owned a few years back. The Japanese were masters of tin!
ReplyDeleteThanx Woodsy! I'll have some large copter's to share shortly!
DeleteAn incredibly beautiful toy, and another example of a wonderful, lost world. Tin Toys are a world of commercial Art unto itself. SFZ
ReplyDeleteThank You! As I have learned during years of collecting, one has to consider the graphics on these things as 'art' because the toy makers take many liberties when designing them - 'artistic license' as it were. Sometimes pieces are fairly accurately portrayed, other times their efforts are laughable.
DeleteThose rotors really strike a chord with my memories... Did this toy come in olive drab green with multiple yellow stripes on the tips?
ReplyDeleteThis is the only Sanko helicopter I have. However, if the box art is any indication, perhaps they made an Army version in OD as well.
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