Rebel Yell: My custom Johnny Yuma Toy Scattergun

 In 1993 I bought the brilliant American toy reference book, Toys of the Sixties, by the great Bill Breugman.

Among it's many many treasures that made an immediate impression on me was the Johnny Yuma Rebel Scattergun by Kilgore from around 1961.

A double-barrelled cap pistol with a distinct shape, it came in at least two dark shades, all of which appear to be very collectable.

It emulated the scattergun prop used by Nick Adams in the popular TV show The Rebel. Anyone know it? Here's Dell's comic version.

Here it is as well advertised top right complete with toy cap, belt and revolver.

 Always intrigued by it's design I thought I'd have a bash at a custom job.

I first took this cheap fancy dress toy flintlock to start with.

After some sawing and stripping, I added two barrels, a new silver panel and a Fimo stock. I then, opting for a darker look, painted the whole thing black.

See what you think.

Shoot a Chute

I like this toy pistol, Shoot a Chute.

You fire the plastic paratrooper into the air via the toy gun. Clever!

The figures even have parachutes!

Operation Lone Star Customs - The Five Toy Swords: 4. Sir Francis Drake

 This is our fourth custom 1960's UK TV toy sword and special thanks must go to Murdersville's John Buss for supplying us with a very rare catalogue image* of it, along with an old TV Times cover:

The Lone Star Sir Francis Drake sword and matchlock.

Lone Star issued the sword on its own, the gun on its own and both together, which is the set we've gone for.

It's unclear if any real examples have survived.

Our constituent toys were via eBay: the sword is a modern basic toy rapier from the Rubberplantation and the pistol is a genuine vintage Lone Star, albeit a Captain Cutlass/ Buccaneers matchlock, but the same design nonetheless

Colours were taken from the catalogue text.

Again, star billing goes to Bill for the card art. Having pulled out all the stops and sprinkled some magic dust I'm sure you'll agree it looks fabulous! Believe me, he didn't have that much to go on! 

So, here goes. Hope you like it.

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* The catalogue image that John provided is from his new book on Robin Hood and ITC Swashbuckling Collectables, which I have just ordered ( John has written lots of collectables books such as The Saint and The Avengers)

Lone Star Phaser Rocket Gun

Hello Woodsy

I just saw this on ebay, it's new to me and possibly to MC?

Seen one before?

Terranova47

USA

Ed's Azrak-Hamway #6371 Star Trek Phaser Water Pistol

Woodsy,

Here's a little sumthin' I picked up recently that you might like. Normally, I don't collect Star Trek stuff, but I got this for a reasonable price so what the heck!

Anyone else got an Ahi Phaser like this?

From Vegas Base

Ed

SOAK 1999

I had to look twice at this! That yellow handle says Space 1999 to me!

and here's a proper 99 knockoff, the Force!

US MOON PATROL TOY PISTOL

 

This is an unusual toy space gun I saw online last year, the US MOON PATROL. It just could be a rubbish photo but the card colour is pink and the the streamlined toy itself black and white.

You appear to get a magnifying glass as well. Why not I say!

What do you think?

RISING GUN: THE JAPANESE TOY SUB MACHINE DR. WHO WATER PISTOL

 I recognised this as soon as I saw it online. A Japanese version of ....

... the 1960's Dr. Who Anti-Dalek Jet Immobiliser toy gun!

This Japanese version is green. My substitute "Billy gun" was blue.

This one is labelled Water Sub Machine Gun on the header ...

and on the toy body as well. Its got a bar code so its not that old.

Anyone got one of these?

BILL'S ROTOMATIC CHRISTMAS

Image: Bill Everatt

Hi Woodsy

Attached is a photo of me in my Thunderbirds IR uniform complete with Rotomatic Gun.

It was taken on Christmas Morning 1966.

As the gun habitually leaked so badly, it had to be emptied and dried otherwise I'd have a wet patch not just on the holster but around my unmentionables too!

It's difficult to see, but if you zoom in on the picture, you can possibly make out that it was not JR21.

I was impressed then, and am still impressed now, how accurate it was to the actual IR guns. Especially in comparison to the JR21 TB5, or the friction drives of TB1 to TB3.

But we were children then.

FAB.

Bill Ev.

UK

Rotamatic Lover!

I picked up this old toy water pistol in Germany. I love its simplicity.

A lovely small toy gun with a rotating red top nozzle.

It has a UK patent number.

I cant quite make out the logo. Here's one bagged I saw on Ebay with the same logo on the header.

We've seen Rot-a-Matic water pistols before on MC:

The more famous Thunderbirds water pistol.

The Rotamatic Special no less!

Its has the same technology as my little blue one.

and they have the same patent number and makers' logo!

Looks like JR21 just bagged up these pistols and put their own header on.

I dont have a Thunderbirds water pistol so I can't say of the JR21/ Century 21 logo is on the pistol or the header anywhere. Can you readers?

There's a green version too. I wonder if this has the same UK patent number on it?

SICK BAY

 I like toy guns, I always have but this is really odd. Quite why a Doctor's set would need a handgun is beyond me!

No-one needs feel left out, they come in pink and blue!

For years 3 upwards.

Bizarre!

Target Practice

 I was impressed with this table full of toy Luger dart guns I saw online. 

The red and white target reminds me of the elusive JR21 Dart Pistol.

Have you got a toy dart gun? 

Nerding Out With REMCO's Hamilton's Invaders Helmet

Well Woodsy and Gang,

2024 was a rough year, and I think I'm ready for a bit of rest at the local sanitarium! What do you think? 

hahahahaha!

From Vegas Base

Ed

OUR DOCTOR WHO CUSTOM TOY GUNS PROJECT COMPLETED!

I've had this book for about 30 years now, Doctor Who The Sixties.

 

I've always loved the toy section and in particular the Dr. Who toy gun display bottom right.

It was this picture that first gave me the idea to recreate it by making my own toy guns.

and here it is, mine and Bill's custom toy gun gallery done and dusted in the style of the above [I've mirrored the jet Immobiliser, as I only have the one].

and here are a few more shots of our custom WHO toys. Bill created all the box art and I made or sourced the toys/ assembled the boxes.

The scratch-made toys are the big Neutron-Exterminator, the Dalek Rocket Gun and the bigger Anti-Dalek Disintegrator pictured above.

The replica toys sourced and bought are the Jet Immobiliser [Billy water pistol, Germany; thanks Jo], the smaller yellow Anti-Dalek Disintegrator [Stun-Gun, UK, thanks Bill], Anti-Dalek Fluid Neutraliser [ outlaw style water pistol, UK] and the Dalek Astro Ray Gun [modern Astro Ray, USA, thanks Terranova47].

and finally, a monochrome pic as it might have appeared in a comic like TV21.

Hope you've enjoyed this Dr. Who toy gun adventure.

It's exterminated!