The X-series is thought by most collectors to be part of JR21's toy output. This X-90 is a fabulous example I saw on auction so I saved the snaps ages ago.
A wonderfully streamlines plastic space car that ejects flying rotors like the Major Matt Mason launcher many of us had as kids.
A really gorgeous toy, the model number is #241.
What do you think?
I've been researching the legs of JR21 Thunderbird 2's of late, you know, the retractable part metal/ part plastic rods with those cute button feet.
As far as I can tell there are two colours, red and white.
Having read up on the subject in various places, it would appear that the red ones were released with the HPM version of the toy - thats Herts Plastic Moulders i.e the initial and UK version [the one later partly filled with sweets 'cos they couldn't source the friction drives!]
HPM then lost the contract to a Hong Kong factory and the resultant JR21 logo'd [2 versions of logo positioning] Thunderbird 2 had white legs.
Is this your understanding readers?
Which one have you got?
I recently saw this bundle of JR21 SPC accessories described as Lincoln. Was the Lincoln SPC the same as the JR21 toy?
Italy's Quercetti is well known for rockets and parachutes.
Their JR21 marketed Fireball XL5 has featured here many times, as has the Mach-1 and TOR.
These toys incorporated a small blow moulded parachutist and chute.
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From Will's new TV21 comics collection, his JR21 XL5 parachuting spaceship and the ad in a November 1965 edition of the comic.
Did you have one of these XL5's or the other rockets advertised?
I wonder if this OK Toys DB flying saucer is a variation of the JR21 New Flying Saucer? What do you think? JR21 link in the labels below the post.
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-space-ship-db-battery-526427967
This is a lovely old flying saucer toy I saw on Spain's Todocollecion, the Nave Espacial by Kuxan
I really like the box art.
I've long pondered how Century 21 Toys/ JR21 Toys made the Thunderbird 5 toy in the Sixties and often perused the web and books for hints as to what the parts were from.
I say parts because its been long conjectured by collectors that the C21/ JR21 TB5 toy was made up of other existing toys. In other words the main brown body and the engine were from existing toys.
Ten years ago I posed this same question and I established a link between the toy's clone by Soma and an obscure ice crusher! Whether this assisted in the search for the origin of the JR21 toy I don't know, but you can read it here https://projectswordtoys.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-saucer-full-of-secrets-soma.html
Have you any idea what the original toy was readers? is it a toy you own? Do you like it?
What is a bit clearer is the way Derek Medding's team made the actual Thunderbird 5 model for the TV show as some research has already been done by long-time Andersonist Marc J .Frattasio back in 1996! Published on the SuperM site, Thunderbird 5's origin can be found at the end of the Thunderbirds vehicles page http://lester.demon.nl/superm/tech/sfx/tbirds/models0.html
Do you like Thunderbird 5 readers? Is it an effective model and design for the show?
I've always loved FAB1 - like most kids of my age. Its just one of those TV cars that was the perfect form of style and looks and drove straight into the showroom of our memories.
FAB2 was Lady Penelope's yacht, which we've blogged about once or twice. Not sure if Parker was the pilot or whether FAB1 went on board. It would have made a great JR21 toy, maybe using the Vosper toy as its basis. Would that have worked?
Amazingly there was a FAB3 too! I only found out today. I could never have guessed and I had to chuckle when I read it. It was Lady Penelope's racehorse! Now I've no idea if it appeared on TV and whether Parker was the jockey. Not sure it would have been a decent JR21 toy, but they did release at least three other small toy horses, the Rocking Neddy, Piggy Chariot and Cowboy Joe.
Now please don't tell me: there was a FAB4 too?
