Woodsy and Moonbasers,
Today we have another tin-litho F-104 Starfighter jet, this time from the Japanese firm of Bandai.
The Starfighter was among my favorite airplanes and trying to find vintage tin-litho toys in decent shape for an affordable price has become a challenge. I'm going to make an educated guess that this toy was probably made around the '61-'63 time frame.
Sporting the ubiquitous removable wing with friction motor, it appears as if it also had a sparkling feature. Measuring 6 1/2" (16.5cm) L x 4 1/4" (10.8cm) wingspan it is of course just a caricature, lacking that long, thin rocket-like fuselage of the prototype.
This toy probably had a rubber tip on the nose which is missing but it does have the obligatory friction motor with sparkling device.
From Vegas Air Field
Ed
USA
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Another great toy from the world of tinplate. Thanks for the photos.
ReplyDeleteThanx Paul! I have a 'few' more to share :-)
DeleteWhat a beautiful tin treasure. The litho on classic tin makes these toys real art, imho. I’m impressed you are able to find and collect these toy treasures. I own no tin at all, but if I had to do it all over again… SFZ
ReplyDeleteI grew up during the Age of Tin and as a collector was always enamored of the craftsmanship that went into it. It's never too late to start collecting - bargains are still out there! :-)
DeleteI think the ship has sailed on my starting a tin collection, for several reasons, so folks like you who archive and share these toys are a treasure to me - many thanks! SFZ
DeleteSuch a futuristic jet and name to go with it! Starfighter! Wow! A great little tin jet Ed . Your toy hangar just keeps growing!
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