Ed's Lever Action Tin-Litho F-104

Well Woodsy.

I met with a bit of frustration trying to locate that lever-action F-104 I recently commented about.

I have one in green (as shown in your photo) as well as a silver one. Yet - apparently, I never took photos of the green version as they're nowhere to be found on the computer - and I would need to mount a full-blown excavation into The Cave to locate it. 

Anywho, here's the same jet in silver.

From Vegas Air Field

Ed

PLANES

I picked these up last month, a bundle of old metal planes and copters.

The green jet is Japanese tinplate, the rest are cast metal.

The small headless plane at the bottom is a cap banger I think.

Most of the cast models have the names of the planes on the undercarriage.

An interesting bunch.

Toys Keep Swinging

 Messing with my new F-111 Swing Wing, I'm amazed how big it is, at least 12 inches. I thought it was a model kit when I saw it in a suitcase but it's a friction toy alright.

Largely in great shape, its missing a tailfin and like my FAB1 last month, it's another old toy with a pesky cracked canopy. How does that happen so often?

To spruce it up I've cheated on the cracks.

A little bit of dark sticker from a sticker sheet has neatly covered the two of them!

As regards the tail, a modern spare came to the rescue. It's only on loosely and can stay white for now.

We're off! 

Arto's Sears Super Sonic Jetliner

Re. your blog post on the subject, I sent you these photos of my orange Sears Super Sonic Jetliner back in 2022. 

It came up here in Finland, in great working condition and with a survivor original box. It is an imposing, sizeable toy in its 62 cm long box.

Sad news, the Suomenlinna Toy Museum which featured my space toy exhibition back in 2017 has closed down after 40 years. Still reeling from the shock.

https://www.hs.fi/helsinki/art-2000011053511.html

Arto

Helsinki Base

Kevin's Dinky Harrier Jet

I Picked this up recently, in remarkably good condition. What a great little toy.

Kevin

UK

Master Model Plane Construction 1959

 

Check out this gorgeous British Pathe clip of trade modellers making a huge model plane in 1959.

Cor!

What do you think?

HOVER GOOD FLIGHT!

 

For Hover fans, this their cool BA Boeing 747 with transparent roof.

Have you anything like this?

Ekranoplans of the 1950s

Here is a short fantasy video I came across on You Tube. It shows some bizarre aircraft/airship/ekranoplan type craft in regular commercial service in a period 'newsreel' style.

The setting seems to be the 1950s. Perhaps such craft really do exist, in an alternative universe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwcDyIy9p1w

Paul Adams from New Zealand

Aircraft Recognition Training - including Viewmaster

I just found this video on You Tube. A look at the various methods of aircraft recognition training, mainly in WW2.

From three-view silhouettes, on cards, in books and magazines, or printed on clear plastic for projection. Some were even printed on to playing cards, and used in various board games.

Models of various types in wood, plastic, plaster, and cardboard. Many of these were made by established model aircraft companies putting their peacetime experience to use.

Even the wartime role of the Viewmaster stereoscopic viewer is covered, and a military example is shown. These used the same type of reel as the normal 'toy' version so many of us are familiar with. See what you think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgdECjU8Gio

Paul Adams from New Zealand

Ed's Tin: the Yonezawa C-124 Globemaster

Woodsy and Fellow Moonbasers,

Here's another beautiful Hunk O' Tin from Vegas Air Field: the C-124 Globemaster from Yonezawa in Japan.

The Douglas' C-124 Globemaster II was a heavy-lift cargo aircraft developed from their earlier work on the C-74 Globemaster. Nicknamed 'Old Shaky". Globemaster II's were initially assigned to the Strategic Air Command (SAC) hauling nukes until becoming the prime mover for the Air Force's Military Air Transport Service (MATS). 

It served with MATS from 1950 until MATS was re-designated as the Military Airlift Command (MAC) in 1966, and on until 1970 when the last Globemaster's were transferred to the Air National Guard.

This terrific tin-litho aircraft is 18 1/2" (46.99cm) L x 20 1/2" (52.07cm) wingspan x 6 3/4" (17.14cm) H, and is among the biggest planes currently in my collection. It takes two 'D' cell batteries and when powered up the propellers spinm the front loading hatch opens, and the loading ramp deploys. 

There is a small tank and Jeep inside (both made by Mohawk I believe). The toy follows the standard practice of having detachable wings. Unfortunately, I don't have a video of it in operation.

From Vegas Air Field

Ed

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Ed's Tin: Haji Mansei Toys #FU-881 F-86D Sabre

Woodsy and Fellow Moonbasers,

It's been a month or two since submitting one of the tin-litho planes in my collection. This measures 5 3/8" (13.7cm) L x 4 7/8" (12.4cm) wingspan x 2 1/4" (5.7cm) H and fits in perfectly with a slew of other similarly sized aircraft in the collection. Like other tin-litho airplanes of the era, it splits into two assemblies. Enjoy!

From Vegas Air Field

Ed

See-Through Jumbo

Sorting out my load of Jokimaa car boot sale finds, I wanted to share with you this most interesting discovery and a bit of HK toy salvage - A 747 See-Thru Jumbo Jet!

Made by a Hong Kong manufacturer SN with item number 308 C, the Jumbo Jet has folding wings to fit it into the window box with an illustrated airspace insert.

The see-thru section of the two-floor cabin shows both passenger seating and upper lounge area.

This particular example seems to have been a salesman's sample, judging from the partially removed sticker on the box header.

I just love the idea of see-through / cross-section toys. Puts me instantly in a Nuclear Ferry mode!  Enjoy!

Arto

Helsinki Base