GAKKEN MARINE SPIDER

 This is an odd looking Japanese toy.

The Gakken Marine Spider.

I actually like the box art more than the toy.

Do you have any Gakken?

WILL'S GAKKEN

Always nice to see again, this super cool Gakken ship is part of Will Os's amazing collection of vintage toys, which he has been sharing with us the last couple of years.

Have you got one?

THE LASER BY ANTEX 1980

We've seen something like this before. Gakken maybe? I think Wotan has some similar water toys. 

I saw this on an Argentinian auction site.

Have you anything like it?

Jets Away!

 Further to Woodsy's flagging up the Pippin Hydro Jet toy, here are my models from the series. Originally marketed in Japan on a card backer, by Gakken, the jet toys were repackaged by Lipkin for Pippin toys. There are three versions, each came with a battery on the card in the japanese packing. I've not been brave enough to try them in water, but an internal propeller draws water in through the front vents and ejects it through the rear around the red lighted nozzle.

Check out the gorgeous illustrations on the japanese release!

Model Ax-03 from the Pippin release, showing the trademark beneath the toy.