https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag0E6uHUphUI saw the above clip a few months back and recognised the design of this toy straight away, but not the maker. Strangely enough, one appeared loose on eBay a few weeks later and I bought it.
I’m still unsure about the maker, as it’s just marked ‘JAPAN’ underneath. The design however is very familiar, as Lincoln International made a series of smaller clockwork toys in the late sixties, under the name Wind Up Mini Power.
I got one of these back in about 1968, followed by the army tank. In recent years, I discovered the Moon drill version, which Ed showed us recently. The range also includes a couple of jeeps, a loco, a bulldozer and possibly an armoured car.
As the red battery version, which is about 6” long compared to the 3” Lincoln models, came unboxed, I made a custom box for it and named it the Scout, as opposed to the Probe and Rover.
The moon models are window boxed, whereas all the others are enclosed in a small box with a key and a spare flint for the sparking action.
The last model I found before this was made by AOKI and is essentially the same as the green light tank, but with a quad gun mount for the AA battery.
The main body is cosmetically similar. The jeep versions include an army one with rear mounted 50 cal on a stand and a white police version.
Such a cool toy and deffo one I've never seen before. I think you linking it to the sparking moon probe is bang on Bill, they're very similar. I love the custom box art youve created! You have another small and unique space vehicle, I just can't think what bits on the blog somewhere!
ReplyDeleteA terrific series I never knew existed, and your custom boxes are The Bomb! SFZ
ReplyDeleteI really like that Moon Scout Wotan! The hunt is on! :-)
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