Italian Space Board Games

 Awhile back Looey reminisced about an Italian tin moon surface board game he had as a kid and couldn't find online. I've looked too and no luck yet, but I did find a whole flotilla of other vintage space games from L'Italia. See what you think.

La Navicella Spaziale Anyone?

 

This Italian space toy looks so familiar. What is it I'm thinking of? Space Precinct?

Anyone got this toy?

And the sticker at the top left says Kidco! Are they the importers?

A Night Car Named Giodi

 

I like the design of this Italian spaceship, the phosphorescent night car by Giodi. 

The big bell end exhaust on the card art looks great but there's something on the card art roof missing from the toy.  Strange.

This craft recalls something else but I'm unsure what. What do you think readers?

M E G A T R O N by ELLEGI

 

This is unusual, the Megatron by Ellegi of Italy.

An RC spaceship with everything, radar and all!

What do you make of it readers?

CLEMENTONI'S BLACK HOLE

I saw this Clementoni Black Hole board game and thought, I've not seen that before.I do like the box art.

Anyone got this Italian game?

Caligaris Tibidabo Space Toy; Your Help Needed

Italian Reader Francesco has contacted me and asked if anyone has any further info about this unusual space toy.

Hi, please see pictures attached.

Please give me your feedback thanks.

A Caligaris Tibidabo [Turin] toy.

Francesco

Italy

The Men from Planet X

There's something poignant about this cover art. I like the way the alien has its eyes half-closed looking down, perhaps lost in thought. The few strokes to create the spaceship have been done well too and I think it looks great.

The alien is clearly influenced by the Man from Planet X movie poster art ( a film I've yet to see. Have you seen it?)

This is one of many of these posters for the film but I'll be honest, I prefer the Spanish rendition above.

The great Mel Birnkrant took his spark from the same movie for his own Man from Pluto, Electron+, one of the fabulous Colourforms Outerspacemen, which I had as a kid circa 1967..

Here's Mel's own mint carded Electron+.

Those Colorforms backing cards where a thing of beauty, perhaps the best backing cards of all time I would say!

Still, there's always room for more Planet X Men.

Here's Geometric Designs limited edition resin kit.

Have you any men from X readers? 

AURORA, MEGO AND CO: ARTO'S FANTASTIC JUTHBACKA FINDS

Arto has been kind enough to share pictures of his recent and amazing haul of vintage goodies at the Juthbacka vintage fair on the western coast of Finland.  The Juthbacka fair attracts sellers from Sweden too. 

A super post to end the summer, Feast your eyes!

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Aurora long box monster kits and Mego monsters, Super Heroes, Star Trek/ Space 1999

Assorted Super Heroes: Batcopter, Secret Wars, Super Powers and an Italian Diabolik figure, a candy box top!

Micronauts, Choc Rockets and Car [I have cropped this image and removed an amazing item that, with Arto's permission, will feature on the blog's anniversary  - our 16th bloggiversary - on September 15th. Watch this space!]

ATOM SUB 7-11

This is a a great looking Atom Sub 7-11; it has a real Gerry Anderson vibe to it.

I think its Italian. It's titled a Sottomarino A Molla. This is the only image I could find, this one on an odd auction site called Catawiki [I thought Catawiki was an encyclopedia site].

Do you like this Atom Sub? Any more info?

CLEMENTONI MOON

I don't often like modern space toys but this one impressed me when I saw it online. The NASA Space Exploration set by Clementoni, made In Italy.

Have a look. See what you think.

https://amzn.eu/d/adGWw4t 

Its Charly Duty on the Moon Alright!

I saw this on Ebay Italy. I've blogged it before many years ago and I was fascinated back then, just like now. Space Operation Charly Duty, the Italian Billy Blastoff by Co-Ma.

Despite its obvious Billy Blastoff chops I do think Co-Ma managed to imbue its set with their own style and pazazz. There's some neat green Selenites too.

What do you think?

By the way, I looked up the name Charlie Duty: this was the surprising response! Any job or task that is deemed to be extremely undesirable Usually involves messy occupational duties(cleaning toilets in particular)! Blimey!

ITALIAN SAUCER

Being a long-standing super fan of T in a Circle toys, I was pleased to see this UFO online.

Its a gorgeous Sixties toy saucer.

Interestingly this one has a GIGI sticker on it as this one was marketed in Italy

Is it a toy you like readers?

I bet it made a great Christmas present back in the day!

LA CONQUISTA DELLO SPAZIO 1977

 

I liked this Mattel Giochi board game when I saw it on an old sale. I kept the pic 'cos I liked the futuristic box art. Does anyone recognise the style?

is that a small Booster Rocket top left? 

I wonder if this game was available outside Italy too?

LA CONQUISTA DELLO SPAZIO: AN ITALIAN SPACE GAME

 

I like the box art on this Mattel board game. There's even a little booster rocket top left!

Do you like it?

LA GRAND CORSA NELLO SPAZIO: ITALIAN SPACE GAME

 

Here's an Italian board game I saw on offer a while back.

Where do you think those spacecraft got their inspiration from?

I CAVALIERI DELLO SPAZIO: WHERE'S THE OX?

 I came across this Italian film poster for Thunderbirds Are Go [1966] online the other day.

I was expecting the Zero-X but there's a strange looking space plane in there.

Anyone know what that is?

ITALIAN UFO COMICS

Check out these 1970's Italian UFO comics covers over at the amazing ISOSHADO site.

http://www.isoshado.org/6/6_merchandise_archivio/comics_it.htm

Link kindly sent to me by Looey in Oz.

What do you think Moonbasers?

GIPLAM PLASTIC 1

 

The Giplam car ferry. Plastic fantastic!

I bought one of these in Germany about 8 years ago.

Do you like this Italian gem?

THE THREE TARHEEL-STYLE BOXES OF THE PROJECT SWORD MOON RANGER

These are the three different Tarheel-style Moon Ranger boxes.

The differences are not huge.

All these pictures are from old auctions.

Here's the US box with the small red globe within the black curving capital T. It also says Project SWORD.

 Here's the second type of US box with the less curved T inscribed with the name Tarheel. The T is also held by two illustrated kids. Interestingly any reference to Project SWORD was removed from the box and the red arrowhead decal on the photo of the toy.

The third style of box is this one for the Italian market. |There is no reference to Tarheel and the upper portion of the title panel has been blacked out as is the case along the sides too. Interestingly the word SWORD does appear on red arrowhead decal on the Ranger in the photo, as it does on the toy itself.

An Italian import decal is virtually always stuck onto these boxes as seen here top right. Click on the labels below for more info.

Have you got any of these or anything different?

GULLIVER LANCHA TORPEDEIRA TORPEDO BOAT

This Gulliver Torpedo boat I saw online looks ace.

It reminds me a lot of a huge Italian toy I bought from a local boot sale earlier in the year.

https://projectswordtoys.blogspot.com/2019/04/car-boat-sale-italian-missile-boat.html

I had every intention of repairing my box this holiday but just didn't get round to it.

Have you got toys and boxes waiting for repairs?

Or a torpedo boat?