The Japanese sense of wonder for all things sci-fi never ceases to amaze me.
My friend Terry H alerted me to these,
a couple of vintage gorgeous UFO spinners with the plastic winder handle.
The lithographs look like astronauts sat at consoles.
A lovely carded rack toy, I never had a cranked spinner like this as a kid. Did you?
The truth is out there in Japan!
I like these little Japanese candy moguras.
They connect too!
You like?
This is unusual. I saw it online and think it's a Japanese aircraft carrier of sorts.
There's lots going on, caves, domes, spaceships.
It's fabulous
But what is it?
These Japanese jet boats look ace.
I know next to zero about Gatchaman. My mate used to collect Battle of the Planets and I guess they're related.
Part of a recent car boot bundle of cheap tackle were these two Japanese die-casts, which I've ID'd as a Jun motorbike and a Condor Attacker, mainly because that's what it says on them! 😂
Are these toys that you know?
The silver rocket in today's Deep Purple Piles had me intrigued, so a bit of silver surfing took me to Buyee and Japan.
Turns out it's a rubber!
It seems to accompany gorgeous Thunderbirds vehicle moneyboxes. Not sure what the green bits are. You?
The Japanese love of all things Anderson knows no bounds! It's in their soul!
Hi Woodsy
Some extra info. The small boxed Bandai vehicles - I attach some images of the ‘MS’ made versions, which are identical, albeit they have no friction motor.
Regards
Terry
These Japanese Bandais licensed by Century 21 are the business. I love the plasticcy look of them especially this SPV.
I'm unsure if I've seen them in the flesh. Have you?
