THE MIDORI SPACE TANK SUPER BEETLE

Woodsy,

Here is a terrific recent sighting of the Midori ‘Space Tank Super Beetle', in working condition, from famous Japanese toy collector Teruhisa Kitahara:

https://youtu.be/L7dl8O41Obk

Brings back so many fond memories of my Paramount “Astro Car”!

Rob C

USA

THE MIDORI APOLLO MOON EXPLORER

In the early days of Moonbase a blog legend was the Century 21 Toys Lunar Climber. This was inspired by the Midori kit version from Japan.

I've just found a great family tree for the Midori Apollo Moon Explorer and other 'Beetles', including the Paramount one, on the ace Scalemates site.

Have a gander.

Have you got any of the kits shown?

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/midori-apollo-moon-explorer--1270651

ROB'S SPACE SHIP MERCURY MODEL: A CHRISTMAS MIDORI STORY

Hi Woodsy! This is one of the few Sci-Fi kits I’ve been able to get to in 2022. It’s a 1967 Midori model kit from Japan, Space Ship Mercury, released in Canada and the U.S. in 1969 by our old friend Paramount Hobbies.

I had one of these about 10 years ago, but I donated it to a toy museum in Japan. I was lucky enough to stumble on another copy about five years ago on eBay, which was way underpriced, as it was the Canadian release, sold without the Mabuchi motor.

So here is Space Ship Mercury 2.0 for your enjoyment. I tried to paint this version a bit closer to the scheme on the beautiful cover art. Another impossible design from the Golden Age of Japanese Science Fiction. Propellers in outer space - why not!?

Rob C

USA

MIDORI CLIMBER

This is a part of a blog legend, the legend of the Century 21 Lunar Climber toy. Here we have its forerunner from Japan's Midori models. How astronomically cool is that! Anyone got anything like it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXaxT-1B-jo

THE MIDORI LUNAR TRANSPORTER

Here are a couple of online images from Yahoo Japan of their auctioned space kits lot [thanks Terry H].

Its a tasty dish of allsorts including Captain Scarlet, Angels, the Skyship 1 gondola and much more.

Some lucky collector also bagged the wondrous Lunar Transporter by Midori. Its the long silver vehicle below to the left.

I mean Wow! has anyone got one?

IDEALLY YOU'D HAVE A BIG DOME

 

I saw this Ideal Emergency Truck online and thought yes, I like that dome!

Its such a big red dome for a fire engine!

It immediately calls to mind any number of domed space toys but its the Space Command Tank that Rob C sent in pics of that really rings a bell!

Can you see a resemblance readers?

AT THE VANGUARD

I love this kit box art I saw on Worthpoint, a superb Midori Vanguard.

What a vehicle!

Have you got anything like this?

THE ECHO ECHO ECHO CARS

Woodsy,

I was excited by Paul Adams' recent post of the amazing Mechanical Fish toy, the coolest weird toy I'd never seen before, but also because of one of the other toys depicted on the side of the box.

This is probably old news to Swordies, but that Space Combat Car toy was a design recycled in a few other products, two of which I am familiar with.

Firstly, there was a wonderful Midori plastic model kit called Planetoid Echo 7, a model I built and enjoyed several times over the years. Next, there was a Hong Kong toy called Echo Car, also a crude kit, which seems to be a scaled down version of the Midori Echo 7.

Anyways, I gathered up all the pix I could find of these two groovy toys and submit them for possible blog inclusion.

Rob C

CT USA

MIDORI SPACE COMMAND VEHICLE

This is an unusual vehicle. I've come across it online a number of times.

It reminds me of a Mobile Action Command plastic toy vehicle but its origin might be in the worlds of Gerry Anderson. Its a bit of a mystery to me.

Does anyone know?

http://home.s00.itscom.net/nekonii/uma/tank/14myjosf.htm

KSN MIDORI SCI-FI MODEL KITS 1969

There's a bit of everything here from Midori's catalogue 1969 I saw on the net.

Three pictures of their model LT-10 Lunar Transporter, some vanguards and a Lunar Climber.

Excuse the small size of the image.

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There'll be proper close-ups of fantastic Japanese kits to come soon from Rob C in the USA.

midori lunar climber

The Japanese kit version of the Century 21 Lunar Climber.

Courtesy of You Tube.

Anyone got this kit?

midori lunar toys

Eagled-eyed Japanese model fan Terry Harle spotted these beauties on an auction site last month.

Of great interest to SWORD and SPACEX fans are the second and third vehicles from the left, which we would recognise as the cigar-shaped Lunar Transporter or LT10 and the multi-wheeled Lunar Climber.

Both 'toys' shown are vintage built-up models from Japanese brand MIDORI.

The Midori 'Lunar Climber' is a moving model and has been featured before on the blog but I'm unsure if the Midori 'LT10' moves.

Does anyone know?

remote control green slime toy model

Just seen this Japanese clip on You Tube of what I assume is the built-up Midori Green Slime spaceship.

Or is it a scratchbuild?

It appears to be remote controlled and looks quite big!

We know this ship better as the toy SpaceX LT-10.

Do you like it?

midori lunar climber

courtesy of you tube, the model kit built and climbing!

Anyone got one?

THE MIDORI SCORPION

Japanese model masters Midori made the model versions of the Lunar Climber and the SpaceX LT10.

This is the Scorpion as it appeared this year on a Japanese auction site.

Do you like it?

Anyone got a built-up?