I've said before that the Sears Bandai line are some of the most beautiful tin toys ever.
I mean look at the cruising lines of these Turnpike trucks. They're so Thunderbirds!
Do you like them? Got any?
I've said before that the Sears Bandai line are some of the most beautiful tin toys ever.
I mean look at the cruising lines of these Turnpike trucks. They're so Thunderbirds!
Do you like them? Got any?
I didn't bag any Star Wars down today's boot sale, but I did get some nice stuff.
The plastic bell jar skeleton is from 1991, the cast Romans from 2000 and the two figures are Thunderbirds are Go 2015.
I dropped on with the Bandai Terrahawks for a fiver the two. The Snorkel tender will be fun to do up with parts from the plastic Teamsterz one. Similarly Ill clean up the Goofy car and Plymouth Gran Fury.
The two other die-casts are for my cabinet, a lovely gold Superkings Merc from 1974 and a fabulous black Toyota Crown from Universal Hobbies. This car has four passengers and all are either gangsters or FBI. This is my fave buy today, just 50p!
What do you like readers?
I've never seen this Bandai tinplate beauty in the flesh. I think it was a Sears Christmas exclusive.
Online auction pictures like these have to suffice but boy oh boy does it look grand!
Has anyone been lucky enough to have one?
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I've always liked Bandai's Space Age line of toy vehicles. They include several Thunderbirds Pod vehicles like the two shown. The one on the right is a Mighty Jack jet I think but I could be wrong. These were on auction so I saved this pic.
Anyone got any of this range?
Not bad at all at today's boot sale.
I picked up some cheap but unusual die-cast and plastic vehicles and a few other bits:
A G1 Optimus - Any idea how to whiten yellowing?, a Bandai Porsche ScaleRobo 1983 and a Popy Future Machine 1983, both grubby as they come.
A small batch of kit decals
A Four Feather Falls Jigsaw - battered box but my first ever!
Here's a closer look at the Popy Future Machine.
What do you think readers?
Sears never fail to blow me away.
Here's another barnstormer, the Field Helicopter.
Two boot sales this Sunday. The first was rubbish. The second landed me these. See what you think. Total outlay £2.10.