Wednesday, 2 July 2025

Buck's Invader

 This Buck Rogers Invader is new to me. It's a saucer with a motor and the box claims it can spin hundreds of feet into space! 

A mix of toy and rocketry! 

Anyone ever had one?

12 comments:

  1. Looks like a rebranded/relabeled version of the Cox Flying Saucer, a freeflight gas-powered flying saucer powered by a .049 nitro engine.

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    1. Fascinating Captain. I never had anything nitro powered!

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  2. Paul Adams from New Zealand7/02/2025 5:42 am

    The box actually has the Cox name in the upper left hand corner. They made flying model aircraft, as well as other types of operating models, such as cars, boats, and this Flying Saucer.

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    1. Well spotted Paul. Can gas powered models be classed as toys,?

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  3. They could be dangerous if not used properly so I wouldn't classify them as toys. I had a dune buggy and a couple of control line aircraft. Taught me a lot about how a motor works.

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    1. Blimey, this saucer is packaged like a toy. Dangerous! Wow!

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  4. A friend had one of those saucers in white. We flew it one day and never saw it again. There was a you tube video on Plaid Stallions showing one in action.

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    1. Never saw it again! Ha ha, that did make me chuckle!

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  5. Hilarious! A gas-powered Flying Saucer! An early incarnation of "Steampunk," perhaps? SFZ

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  6. You were supposed to measure the amount of file you put into it to prevent flyaways but who reads the instructions.

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    1. Hee hee! So where did you get flying saucer fuel from anyway?

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