Tin Toy Plane Production List
This "project" is a list of the toy model aircraft that I have seen at shows, in magazines, in auctions, and reference books. They are listed in alphabetical order and by type. The list concentrates on items made 1950 and later that were intended to be playthings-not the various "collector series" items from 1980 onward (Schylling, et al). Except for Marx products, items dating from the beginning through the 1930s are uncommon.
With few exceptions, I have excluded novelty toys with large figural pilot heads, airplane caricatures that perform stunts, small airplanes that circle pylons or towers, constructor kit airplanes, and airport play sets.
PLEASE keep checking back as details are added, and thank you very much for your input!
Brief Background
Industrialized nations such as US, Germany, France and Japan were producing toys out of tin plate by the end of the 19th century. By 1910 the airplanes had appeared! While the earliest examples were soldered and painted, the majority of tin toy airplanes feature lithographed finishes. Through the 1930s, toy planes were whimsical and colorful. After World War Two ended the factories turned to making more realistic toy models, sometimes with battery-powered motors.
Safety standards and costs for labor and materials ended tin toy production in the late 1970s and 1980s. The tin toys seen in shops today are "adult collectibles" chiefly manufactured in the People's Republic of China-a nation with a long and rich history of metalwork.
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AA Trademark, see ANANIADIS, ANANIAS
AAA Trademark, see SANEI
AHI BRAND TOYS JAPAN
Possible identification: Azrak-Hamway International. This trade mark appears on a large and well-detailed Yonezawa brand Boeing 707 battery toy in American Airlines colors. See under Tomiyama/Yonezawa. The slogan "Share a Joy with AHI Toys" is printed on the box for a United Air Lines Caravelle.
Airliner:
Four-engine Airliner, about 16” WS, battery, plastic with tinplate upper fuselage only, red/green wing lights, white plastic 4-bladed props, retracting nose wheel strut, fuselage also used for TWA 707, silver with orange-red and dark blue American Airlines markings, eagle inside circle on swept tail fin, N5450. 1969 AHI catalogue.
Airliner, Jet:
SE.210 Caravelle, #6560, 13 1/4" WS, friction + battery, smoking engines, switch on lower starboard forward fuselage near nose wheel, appears to be based on Arnold tooling, metal engine nacelles, realistic United Air Lines color scheme with correct black titles, "Caravelle Jet Air Liner" (n.b.-not "Mainliner") titles near nose, N7014U.
Fighter, Jet:
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, 13” L, friction, metal needle nose and wingtip tanks, pilot figurine under plastic canopy, 6 plastic windows on upper fuselage, silver with red and blue details, US Air Force in red on fuselage, 37786 on tail fin.
AN Trademark, see NAITŌ SHŌTEN
ALFA
Fighter, Jet:
"F-84," 8" WS, 14 1/2" L, friction, slender fuselage with translucent green plastic nose, dramatically swept wings, small triangular tail fin, "ALFA" on fuselage, "F-84" and blue/white roundels on wings, "NIKIS KATAS" in Greek printed below engine exhaust.
ALPS SHŌJI
This Japanese brand issued at least one small toy plane in the 1930s as the "Japan Alps Toy Co": a small and stylized "pop pop" float plane powered by a candle. The heat created suction in a tube inside the plane's hull, propelling the toy through water. Some friction planes with dazzling lithography were made in occupied Japan in the 1940s. While none was a realistic model, by the mid-1950s Alps Shoji was able to offer large and detailed toy models of the Super Constellation and Stratocruiser airliners and a beautiful Cessna 310 twin-engined private plane that might have been inspired by the television program Sky King. Around 1966 the brand advertised its "Mystery Action" battery toy 707s that would stop, run, and then repeat the action with lighted plastic engines. In the late 1970s Alps was still selling battery toy airplanes, a series of contemporary airliners (DC-10, TriStar, Concorde), some of which were made from interchangeable parts. All featured visible plastic interiors and could rotate on display stands.
Airliners/Transports:
Boeing Stratocruiser, 14 1/2" WS, friction, square-tipped four-bladed metal props in the following color schemes:
Northwest, silver, blue cheat line, red tail fin, N74601.
Pan American, silver/white, dark blue markings, N1030V.
Boeing Stratocruiser, 18" WS, friction, square-tipped four-bladed metal prop sin the following color schemes:
Northwest, silver, blue cheat line, red tail fin, N74601.
Pan American, silver/white, dark blue markings, “Strato” Clipper N1030V.
Douglas DC-2, 5 1/2" WS, friction, two free-spinning three-bladed metal props, red/orange/blue, N.30000.
Douglas DC-2, 9 1/2" WS, friction, two 3-bladed metal props, grey rectangles, USAF markings, S inside red triangle on tail fin, BK 250.
Four-engine Plane, 7" WS, friction, in the following color schemes:
B-50 (?)
Blue/red/orange NO.250, Pan American winged globe with USAF insignia.
Cream fuselage with blue cheat line and red upper portion, aqua wings and stabilizers with red leading edges, red tail fin with cream-colored band, USAF insignia on wing, N154.
Four-engine Plane, approx. 9 1/2" WS, friction, four-bladed metal props, yellow with blue and red details, Pan American N1025V, "Southern Cross" titles on nose, USAF insignia.
Four-engine Plane, 12 1/2" WS, friction, four-bladed metal props, long nose, in the following color schemes:
Two guns on nose, chrome window strip on fuselage, yellow with red and blue swirls.
Two guns on nose, chrome window strip on fuselage, dark green overall.
Pan American N77V, USAF insignia, beige with yellow/red/dark blue details, Occupied Japan.
Pan American, yellow with blue and red details, N1025V, "Southern Cross" titles on nose, USAF insignia.
Shaded pale blue rectangles, USAF and leading edges in red, S in triangle on tail, BK-250 / 123567, same lithography as Tomiyama B-50.
Four-engine Plane, 12 1/2" WS, friction, four-bladed metal props, flight deck further forward than others, silver/white, red tail and cheat line, Overseas Airlines titles, N.5432 on wings and horizontal stabilizers.
Four-engine Plane, 16 1/4" WS, battery, white plastic four-bladed props, red and green wing lights, 707 fuselage, silver with red and black details, American Airlines, Waco brand trademark on box.
Lockheed 1049 Super Constellation, 18" WS, friction, tapering three-bladed metal props, metal wing tanks, in the following color schemes:
Eastern, silver with red and blue markings, “Fly-Eastern Air Lines” titles, N6203C.
Northwest, silver-blue lower fuselage and wings, blue stripes on wings, red and blue markings, N5171V, RF Fukuda trade mark in diamond.
Trans World Airlines, off-white upper fuselage, silver-blue lower fuselage and wings, blue stripes on wings, twin red cheat lines, TWA in red on tail.
Trans World Airlines, battery remote control, clear plastic upper fuselage with metal cabin seating, red and green wing lights.
Navy Patrol Boat, 15" WS, battery, two props, silver with red/aquamarine details.
Airliners, Jet:
Aérospatiale BAC Concorde, 20 1/2" L, battery, plastic with tin tail fin, visible seating, "Concorde" titles.
Aérospatiale BAC Concorde, 20 1/2" L, battery, plastic with tin tail fin, visible seating, Japan Air Lines titles.
Boeing 707, 13" WS, battery, transparent red plastic jet pods, off-white/silver with medium blue Pan American livery, N707, same tooling as 737, see below.
Boeing 707, 13" WS, friction+battery, metal jet pods with red plastic intakes, off-white/silver with medium blue Pan American livery, N707, same tooling as 737, see below.
Boeing 707, 16" WS, battery, four red plastic nacelles, red and green wing lights, silver overall, red markings, American Airlines.
Boeing 707, 16" WS, battery, grey, white crown, red cheat lines, navy blue script titling and tail logo, Canadian Pacific "DC-8 Jet Express" "Super DC-8," CF-CPF on starboard wing.
Boeing 707, 16" WS, battery, four red plastic lighted nacelles with white rings at intakes, white/silver, blue cheat line, Lufthansa.
Boeing 707, 16" WS, battery, four red plastic lighted nacelles, white/silver, blue cheat line, Pan American, italicized letters.
Boeing 707, 16" WS, battery, four red plastic lighted nacelles, white/silver, blue cheat line, Pan American.
Boeing 707, 16" WS, friction, four red plastic nacelles with white rings at intakes, white/silver, red cheat line, TWA with two yellow globes.
Boeing 707, 16" WS, battery, four red opaque plastic nacelles, moving grey plastic ailerons, white/silver, red cheat line, TWA with two yellow globes.
Boeing 707, 16" WS, battery, four red plastic lighted nacelles with white rings at intakes, white/silver, red cheat line, TWA with two yellow globes.
Boeing 727, 16" WS, battery, lighted engine nacelles, white upper fuselage, silver lower fuselage and wings, blue cheat line, red and blue United markings, also as a Caravelle.
Boeing 737, 13" WS, battery, #48-23148, two red plastic engines
-American Airlines, silver overall, red and black markings.
-Lufthansa, silver/white, pale blue wings, lower case titles, blue rectangle with yellow semicircle crane logo on tail fin, D-ABEA.
-TWA, Trans World, silver/white/red "B-737"
Boeing 747, 14" WS, battery, plastic lower parts and visible seating, with stand.
Boeing 747, 10" WS, battery, plastic lower parts and visible seating, silver, white upper fuselage, Pan American.
DeHavilland 121 Trident / 727, 8” WS, friction, nose wheel,"Boeing 727," "United," chrome silver overall, dark blue and yellow cheat lines, red/medium blue markings, N7003U, "T-BHED" in red on wing, clearly marked "Alps, Tokyo Japan" and similar to DC-9 (see below) but same as "KA" brand toy.
Douglas DC-8, 7 5/8" WS, friction, metal jet pods, off-white with dark blue and red markings, "Douglas DC-8" titles.
Douglas DC-8, 7 5/8" WS, friction, light blue with red cheat line and silver metal jet pods; dark blue, yellow and red markings, "Douglas DC-8" titles.
Douglas DC-9, 8" WS, friction, silver/white, red Ansett-ANA (Airlines of Northern Australia) titles, "DC-9 Fan Jet" on engine nacelle, VH-DC9 on wing.
Lockheed Jet Star, 12" WS, friction, silver and bright red, two engines near tail instead of four, USAF markings.
Lockheed 1011 TriStar, 14" WS, battery, lighted red plastic engine nacelles with white pylons, plastic lower parts and visible seating, with stand, silver/white with blue All-Nippon Airways markings, DaVinci helicopter insignia on tail fin.
Lockheed 1011 TriStar, 11 1/2" WS, battery, lighted red plastic engine nacelles with white pylons, plastic lower parts and visible seating, with stand, silver/white with blue All-Nippon Airways markings, DaVinci helicopter insignia on tail fin.
Lockheed 1011 TriStar, 11 1/2" WS, battery, lighted red plastic engine nacelles with white pylons, plastic lower parts and visible seating, with stand, silver/white with red TWA markings.
McDonnell-Douglas DC-10, 14" WS, battery, #5981, lighted red plastic engine nacelles with white pylons, plastic lower parts and visible seating, with stand, United, blue/red/orange cheat lines with stylized blue/red 'U' and "Friend Ship" on tail fin; also made in Taiwan by Mesem (see), same wings as Nikko Gangu 747 and Mesem 737.
McDonnell-Douglas DC-10, 11 1/2" WS, battery, lighted red plastic engine nacelles with white pylons, plastic lower parts and visible seating, with stand, United, blue/red/orange cheat lines with stylized blue/red 'U' on tail fin.
SE-210 Caravelle, 16" WS, battery, lighted engine nacelles, white upper fuselage, silver lower fuselage and wings, blue cheat line, red and blue United markings.
Bombers:
B-36D, 12" WS, friction, three-bladed metal props, raised flight deck, 1451 on fuselage, shaded aqua/olive-grey/pale blue rectangles with red trim and red United States Air Force titles on fuselage, red triangle surrounding "U" on tail fin, six black oval intakes lithographed on rolled leading edge of wing regardless of engine placement.
-Six engines with propellers facing backwards (correct).
-Six engines with propellers facing forwards (incorrect).
B-61 Buzz Bomber, friction, swept wings, T-tail, multicolored.
Fighters, Jet:
Grumman Cougar, 9" WS, 12"L, friction, plastic canopy,
-Silver, blue markings on wings, red/white swirls on nose, dark blue stars on tail fin, Navy insignia, 07321.
-"BABY MIG A7-8" "INDIA" titles, "Baby Air Force 01033" on tail fin.
-4 firing missiles housed in two blue tin pods below wings, green with red tail, Navy.
Lockheed F-90, friction, 8.5"L, 6" WS, rubber nose and wingtip tanks, red plastic windows on rear fuselage, royal blue with red and yellow US Air Force markings.
X-110 Space Scout, swept wings, red plastic canopy,
-Pale green with red and yellow markings
-Yellow, “Dream Jet”
Helicopters:
Bell 47, 11" L, friction, plastic canopy, 2-bladed main rotor, "filled in" lithographed fuselage cage, skis, silver/red.
Bell Highway Patrol, 14" L, battery, 2-bladed plastic main rotor, three lighted exhausts on each side of fuselage, white/red/blue, H-1250.
Doak 16, 13 3/4" WS, battery, detailed model, plastic canopy with pilot figurines, tilt wing with two yellow four-bladed props in ducted fans, dark blue with red and yellow markings, US Army.
Helicopter, 8" L, friction, 3-bladed main rotor, silver/red, UP-38 AF-52 markings.
Hiller Hornet, battery remote control, metal 2-bladed rotor with jet tips, pilot under plastic canopy, silver/red/blue:
-Cartoon terrier dog with binoculars lithographed on side, or
-Cartoon “Bugs look-alike” rabbit lithographed on side.
Piasecki Army Mule, 11 1/2" L, battery, metal 3-bladed rotors, wheels on struts, clear plastic windows, silver with yellow cartoon mule on rear fuselage, 110735.
Piasecki Army Mule, 11 1/2" L, friction, metal 3-bladed rotors, wheels on struts, clear plastic windows, green with cartoon mule on rear fuselage, 110735.
Sikorsky S-55, 14" L, battery, remote control, white with red/blue markings.
Sikorsky S-55, 14" L, battery, remote control, green, Westland G-AMHK.
Sikorsky S-60, 13 1/2" L, friction, yellow, two red pods, dark blue cockpit, with jeep.
Vertol 107, 13 1/4" L, battery, three-bladed red plastic rotors, tin pilot, detailed lithographed passengers in windows:
-Air-Port Service, silver/white with red and dark blue cheat lines and red markings.
-New York Airways, silver/white with twin red cheat lines and blue markings.
-SABENA, silver/white with blue markings.
-Vertol house (prototype) colors.
Light Aircraft:
Beech Bonanza, 8" WS, friction, plastic two-bladed propeller, wingtip fuel tanks, in the following color schemes:
-Grey, white body, red markings with "Bonanza" titles in script, N35U.
-Silver, red markings with "Bonanza" titles in script, N35U.
Cessna 310, 11 3/8" WS, friction, metal two-bladed propellers, metal wing tip tanks, plastic windows with chrome trim:
-Gray/white, dark blue fuselage markings, "CESSNA 310B" on wings in red
-Royal blue/red white upper fuselage, N037879.
Cessna 310, friction, conspicuous ridge joins fuselage halves, red/white/blue.
Cessna Skymaster, 11 1/4" WS, friction, white plastic four-bladed propellers, blue, N1702Z.
Cessna Skymaster, 11 1/4" WS, friction, white plastic four-bladed propellers, red/white, JA8628.(Also seen in box with Yonezawa trademark, as "Skylark")
Cessna Skymaster, 13" WS, friction, white plastic four-bladed propellers, blue, N1705Z.
Piper Tri-Pacer, 20" WS, friction, plastic two-bladed propeller, plastic windscreen, red/white/yellow, medium blue markings on tail, "Sport Plane Piper" titles.
Piper Tri-Pacer, 20" WS, friction, plastic two-bladed propeller, plastic windscreen, green overall, red trim, Army N.2370.
Piper Tri-Pacer, 20" WS, battery with remote control, plastic two-bladed propeller, plastic windscreen, USAF.
AAA Trademark, see SANEI
AHI BRAND TOYS JAPAN
Possible identification: Azrak-Hamway International. This trade mark appears on a large and well-detailed Yonezawa brand Boeing 707 battery toy in American Airlines colors. See under Tomiyama/Yonezawa. The slogan "Share a Joy with AHI Toys" is printed on the box for a United Air Lines Caravelle.
Airliner:
Four-engine Airliner, about 16” WS, battery, plastic with tinplate upper fuselage only, red/green wing lights, white plastic 4-bladed props, retracting nose wheel strut, fuselage also used for TWA 707, silver with orange-red and dark blue American Airlines markings, eagle inside circle on swept tail fin, N5450. 1969 AHI catalogue.
Airliner, Jet:
SE.210 Caravelle, #6560, 13 1/4" WS, friction + battery, smoking engines, switch on lower starboard forward fuselage near nose wheel, appears to be based on Arnold tooling, metal engine nacelles, realistic United Air Lines color scheme with correct black titles, "Caravelle Jet Air Liner" (n.b.-not "Mainliner") titles near nose, N7014U.
Fighter, Jet:
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, 13” L, friction, metal needle nose and wingtip tanks, pilot figurine under plastic canopy, 6 plastic windows on upper fuselage, silver with red and blue details, US Air Force in red on fuselage, 37786 on tail fin.
AN Trademark, see NAITŌ SHŌTEN
ALFA
Fighter, Jet:
"F-84," 8" WS, 14 1/2" L, friction, slender fuselage with translucent green plastic nose, dramatically swept wings, small triangular tail fin, "ALFA" on fuselage, "F-84" and blue/white roundels on wings, "NIKIS KATAS" in Greek printed below engine exhaust.
ALPS SHŌJI
This Japanese brand issued at least one small toy plane in the 1930s as the "Japan Alps Toy Co": a small and stylized "pop pop" float plane powered by a candle. The heat created suction in a tube inside the plane's hull, propelling the toy through water. Some friction planes with dazzling lithography were made in occupied Japan in the 1940s. While none was a realistic model, by the mid-1950s Alps Shoji was able to offer large and detailed toy models of the Super Constellation and Stratocruiser airliners and a beautiful Cessna 310 twin-engined private plane that might have been inspired by the television program Sky King. Around 1966 the brand advertised its "Mystery Action" battery toy 707s that would stop, run, and then repeat the action with lighted plastic engines. In the late 1970s Alps was still selling battery toy airplanes, a series of contemporary airliners (DC-10, TriStar, Concorde), some of which were made from interchangeable parts. All featured visible plastic interiors and could rotate on display stands.
Airliners/Transports:
Boeing Stratocruiser, 14 1/2" WS, friction, square-tipped four-bladed metal props in the following color schemes:
Northwest, silver, blue cheat line, red tail fin, N74601.
Pan American, silver/white, dark blue markings, N1030V.
Boeing Stratocruiser, 18" WS, friction, square-tipped four-bladed metal prop sin the following color schemes:
Northwest, silver, blue cheat line, red tail fin, N74601.
Pan American, silver/white, dark blue markings, “Strato” Clipper N1030V.
Douglas DC-2, 5 1/2" WS, friction, two free-spinning three-bladed metal props, red/orange/blue, N.30000.
Douglas DC-2, 9 1/2" WS, friction, two 3-bladed metal props, grey rectangles, USAF markings, S inside red triangle on tail fin, BK 250.
Four-engine Plane, 7" WS, friction, in the following color schemes:
B-50 (?)
Blue/red/orange NO.250, Pan American winged globe with USAF insignia.
Cream fuselage with blue cheat line and red upper portion, aqua wings and stabilizers with red leading edges, red tail fin with cream-colored band, USAF insignia on wing, N154.
Four-engine Plane, approx. 9 1/2" WS, friction, four-bladed metal props, yellow with blue and red details, Pan American N1025V, "Southern Cross" titles on nose, USAF insignia.
Four-engine Plane, 12 1/2" WS, friction, four-bladed metal props, long nose, in the following color schemes:
Two guns on nose, chrome window strip on fuselage, yellow with red and blue swirls.
Two guns on nose, chrome window strip on fuselage, dark green overall.
Pan American N77V, USAF insignia, beige with yellow/red/dark blue details, Occupied Japan.
Pan American, yellow with blue and red details, N1025V, "Southern Cross" titles on nose, USAF insignia.
Shaded pale blue rectangles, USAF and leading edges in red, S in triangle on tail, BK-250 / 123567, same lithography as Tomiyama B-50.
Four-engine Plane, 12 1/2" WS, friction, four-bladed metal props, flight deck further forward than others, silver/white, red tail and cheat line, Overseas Airlines titles, N.5432 on wings and horizontal stabilizers.
Four-engine Plane, 16 1/4" WS, battery, white plastic four-bladed props, red and green wing lights, 707 fuselage, silver with red and black details, American Airlines, Waco brand trademark on box.
Lockheed 1049 Super Constellation, 18" WS, friction, tapering three-bladed metal props, metal wing tanks, in the following color schemes:
Eastern, silver with red and blue markings, “Fly-Eastern Air Lines” titles, N6203C.
Northwest, silver-blue lower fuselage and wings, blue stripes on wings, red and blue markings, N5171V, RF Fukuda trade mark in diamond.
Trans World Airlines, off-white upper fuselage, silver-blue lower fuselage and wings, blue stripes on wings, twin red cheat lines, TWA in red on tail.
Trans World Airlines, battery remote control, clear plastic upper fuselage with metal cabin seating, red and green wing lights.
Navy Patrol Boat, 15" WS, battery, two props, silver with red/aquamarine details.
Airliners, Jet:
Aérospatiale BAC Concorde, 20 1/2" L, battery, plastic with tin tail fin, visible seating, "Concorde" titles.
Aérospatiale BAC Concorde, 20 1/2" L, battery, plastic with tin tail fin, visible seating, Japan Air Lines titles.
Boeing 707, 13" WS, battery, transparent red plastic jet pods, off-white/silver with medium blue Pan American livery, N707, same tooling as 737, see below.
Boeing 707, 13" WS, friction+battery, metal jet pods with red plastic intakes, off-white/silver with medium blue Pan American livery, N707, same tooling as 737, see below.
Boeing 707, 16" WS, battery, four red plastic nacelles, red and green wing lights, silver overall, red markings, American Airlines.
Boeing 707, 16" WS, battery, grey, white crown, red cheat lines, navy blue script titling and tail logo, Canadian Pacific "DC-8 Jet Express" "Super DC-8," CF-CPF on starboard wing.
Boeing 707, 16" WS, battery, four red plastic lighted nacelles with white rings at intakes, white/silver, blue cheat line, Lufthansa.
Boeing 707, 16" WS, battery, four red plastic lighted nacelles, white/silver, blue cheat line, Pan American, italicized letters.
Boeing 707, 16" WS, battery, four red plastic lighted nacelles, white/silver, blue cheat line, Pan American.
Boeing 707, 16" WS, friction, four red plastic nacelles with white rings at intakes, white/silver, red cheat line, TWA with two yellow globes.
Boeing 707, 16" WS, battery, four red opaque plastic nacelles, moving grey plastic ailerons, white/silver, red cheat line, TWA with two yellow globes.
Boeing 707, 16" WS, battery, four red plastic lighted nacelles with white rings at intakes, white/silver, red cheat line, TWA with two yellow globes.
Boeing 727, 16" WS, battery, lighted engine nacelles, white upper fuselage, silver lower fuselage and wings, blue cheat line, red and blue United markings, also as a Caravelle.
Boeing 737, 13" WS, battery, #48-23148, two red plastic engines
-American Airlines, silver overall, red and black markings.
-Lufthansa, silver/white, pale blue wings, lower case titles, blue rectangle with yellow semicircle crane logo on tail fin, D-ABEA.
-TWA, Trans World, silver/white/red "B-737"
Boeing 747, 14" WS, battery, plastic lower parts and visible seating, with stand.
Boeing 747, 10" WS, battery, plastic lower parts and visible seating, silver, white upper fuselage, Pan American.
DeHavilland 121 Trident / 727, 8” WS, friction, nose wheel,"Boeing 727," "United," chrome silver overall, dark blue and yellow cheat lines, red/medium blue markings, N7003U, "T-BHED" in red on wing, clearly marked "Alps, Tokyo Japan" and similar to DC-9 (see below) but same as "KA" brand toy.
Douglas DC-8, 7 5/8" WS, friction, metal jet pods, off-white with dark blue and red markings, "Douglas DC-8" titles.
Douglas DC-8, 7 5/8" WS, friction, light blue with red cheat line and silver metal jet pods; dark blue, yellow and red markings, "Douglas DC-8" titles.
Douglas DC-9, 8" WS, friction, silver/white, red Ansett-ANA (Airlines of Northern Australia) titles, "DC-9 Fan Jet" on engine nacelle, VH-DC9 on wing.
Lockheed Jet Star, 12" WS, friction, silver and bright red, two engines near tail instead of four, USAF markings.
Lockheed 1011 TriStar, 14" WS, battery, lighted red plastic engine nacelles with white pylons, plastic lower parts and visible seating, with stand, silver/white with blue All-Nippon Airways markings, DaVinci helicopter insignia on tail fin.
Lockheed 1011 TriStar, 11 1/2" WS, battery, lighted red plastic engine nacelles with white pylons, plastic lower parts and visible seating, with stand, silver/white with blue All-Nippon Airways markings, DaVinci helicopter insignia on tail fin.
Lockheed 1011 TriStar, 11 1/2" WS, battery, lighted red plastic engine nacelles with white pylons, plastic lower parts and visible seating, with stand, silver/white with red TWA markings.
McDonnell-Douglas DC-10, 14" WS, battery, #5981, lighted red plastic engine nacelles with white pylons, plastic lower parts and visible seating, with stand, United, blue/red/orange cheat lines with stylized blue/red 'U' and "Friend Ship" on tail fin; also made in Taiwan by Mesem (see), same wings as Nikko Gangu 747 and Mesem 737.
McDonnell-Douglas DC-10, 11 1/2" WS, battery, lighted red plastic engine nacelles with white pylons, plastic lower parts and visible seating, with stand, United, blue/red/orange cheat lines with stylized blue/red 'U' on tail fin.
SE-210 Caravelle, 16" WS, battery, lighted engine nacelles, white upper fuselage, silver lower fuselage and wings, blue cheat line, red and blue United markings.
Bombers:
B-36D, 12" WS, friction, three-bladed metal props, raised flight deck, 1451 on fuselage, shaded aqua/olive-grey/pale blue rectangles with red trim and red United States Air Force titles on fuselage, red triangle surrounding "U" on tail fin, six black oval intakes lithographed on rolled leading edge of wing regardless of engine placement.
-Six engines with propellers facing backwards (correct).
-Six engines with propellers facing forwards (incorrect).
B-61 Buzz Bomber, friction, swept wings, T-tail, multicolored.
Fighters, Jet:
Grumman Cougar, 9" WS, 12"L, friction, plastic canopy,
-Silver, blue markings on wings, red/white swirls on nose, dark blue stars on tail fin, Navy insignia, 07321.
-"BABY MIG A7-8" "INDIA" titles, "Baby Air Force 01033" on tail fin.
-4 firing missiles housed in two blue tin pods below wings, green with red tail, Navy.
Lockheed F-90, friction, 8.5"L, 6" WS, rubber nose and wingtip tanks, red plastic windows on rear fuselage, royal blue with red and yellow US Air Force markings.
X-110 Space Scout, swept wings, red plastic canopy,
-Pale green with red and yellow markings
-Yellow, “Dream Jet”
Helicopters:
Bell 47, 11" L, friction, plastic canopy, 2-bladed main rotor, "filled in" lithographed fuselage cage, skis, silver/red.
Bell Highway Patrol, 14" L, battery, 2-bladed plastic main rotor, three lighted exhausts on each side of fuselage, white/red/blue, H-1250.
Doak 16, 13 3/4" WS, battery, detailed model, plastic canopy with pilot figurines, tilt wing with two yellow four-bladed props in ducted fans, dark blue with red and yellow markings, US Army.
Helicopter, 8" L, friction, 3-bladed main rotor, silver/red, UP-38 AF-52 markings.
Hiller Hornet, battery remote control, metal 2-bladed rotor with jet tips, pilot under plastic canopy, silver/red/blue:
-Cartoon terrier dog with binoculars lithographed on side, or
-Cartoon “Bugs look-alike” rabbit lithographed on side.
Piasecki Army Mule, 11 1/2" L, battery, metal 3-bladed rotors, wheels on struts, clear plastic windows, silver with yellow cartoon mule on rear fuselage, 110735.
Piasecki Army Mule, 11 1/2" L, friction, metal 3-bladed rotors, wheels on struts, clear plastic windows, green with cartoon mule on rear fuselage, 110735.
Sikorsky S-55, 14" L, battery, remote control, white with red/blue markings.
Sikorsky S-55, 14" L, battery, remote control, green, Westland G-AMHK.
Sikorsky S-60, 13 1/2" L, friction, yellow, two red pods, dark blue cockpit, with jeep.
Vertol 107, 13 1/4" L, battery, three-bladed red plastic rotors, tin pilot, detailed lithographed passengers in windows:
-Air-Port Service, silver/white with red and dark blue cheat lines and red markings.
-New York Airways, silver/white with twin red cheat lines and blue markings.
-SABENA, silver/white with blue markings.
-Vertol house (prototype) colors.
Light Aircraft:
Beech Bonanza, 8" WS, friction, plastic two-bladed propeller, wingtip fuel tanks, in the following color schemes:
-Grey, white body, red markings with "Bonanza" titles in script, N35U.
-Silver, red markings with "Bonanza" titles in script, N35U.
Cessna 310, 11 3/8" WS, friction, metal two-bladed propellers, metal wing tip tanks, plastic windows with chrome trim:
-Gray/white, dark blue fuselage markings, "CESSNA 310B" on wings in red
-Royal blue/red white upper fuselage, N037879.
Cessna 310, friction, conspicuous ridge joins fuselage halves, red/white/blue.
Cessna Skymaster, 11 1/4" WS, friction, white plastic four-bladed propellers, blue, N1702Z.
Cessna Skymaster, 11 1/4" WS, friction, white plastic four-bladed propellers, red/white, JA8628.(Also seen in box with Yonezawa trademark, as "Skylark")
Cessna Skymaster, 13" WS, friction, white plastic four-bladed propellers, blue, N1705Z.
Piper Tri-Pacer, 20" WS, friction, plastic two-bladed propeller, plastic windscreen, red/white/yellow, medium blue markings on tail, "Sport Plane Piper" titles.
Piper Tri-Pacer, 20" WS, friction, plastic two-bladed propeller, plastic windscreen, green overall, red trim, Army N.2370.
Piper Tri-Pacer, 20" WS, battery with remote control, plastic two-bladed propeller, plastic windscreen, USAF.
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Re: Tin Toy Plane Production List Project
by grwebster » Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:21 pm
please post photos.
LOL just kidding Tone. That has to be the first list I have ever seen on tin aircraft., Great work.
LOL just kidding Tone. That has to be the first list I have ever seen on tin aircraft., Great work.
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Re: Tin Toy Plane Production List Project
by MichaelB » Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:13 am
Wonderful! ...I wish I had them all!
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A Brands Part 2
by Tone » Thu Jan 20, 2011 3:23 am
ANANIADIS, ANANIAS - AA Trademark
This trademark appears on a box for a battery-operated Boeing 707. The date of manufacture could have been as late as the 1980s. The plane appears to have been made using old tooling that Marx had used in the 60s and 70s, yet the country of origin is listed as Greece, and the plane is in the markings of Greece's national airline.
A toy twin-propeller airliner battery toy is presumably earlier. It bears lithographed Olympic Airways titles and symbols superimposed on American Airlines color scheme, complete with “AA” eagle logo and red lightning bolt cheat line.
Airliner:
Twin-engine Airliner, 14” WS, 13” L, battery, switch on wing, two red lights on wings and one atop fuselage, white plastic 4-blade propellers, silver, red cheat line, red metal cowlings, medium blue “AA” on rear fuselage, “D7C” on tail fin, AA N4070A on wings, “Olympic Airways” titles and multi-ring logo.
Airliners, Jet:
Aérospatiale BAC Concorde #113, 20 1/2" L, battery, plastic with tin tail fin and upper rear fuselage, visible seating, "Concorde" titles, red cheat line, light blue stripe on fin, “F-CONC,” “Air France Concorde” rectangular labels on wings, identical to Alps toy.
Boeing 707, 14" WS, battery, same as or very similar to Nikko Gangu/Marx toy in TWA colors, with AA trademark.
Boeing 707 #116, 14" WS, battery, visible seating with clear plastic covering, plastic underparts, silver/white with dark blue Olympic titles, stylized Greek shipping pennant and multicolored Olympic linked rings.
AOKI (Fancy Toy)
Trademark is “Fancy AOKI Toy” within a circle. The Twin-engined Airliner is identical to the Daiya toy and shares its fuselage and tail with a Comet IV jet.
Airliner:
Twin-engine Airliner, 10" WS, friction, four-bladed metal props, silver, pale blue wings, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, “The Flying Dutchman” in white on dark blue cheat line (both sides), red/white/blue tail fin flash, red KLM PH-DSJ on wing.
AOSHIN (ASC TOY)
Aoshin's most famous "aerospace" item is an amusing fantasy toy: a rocket-launching flying saucer with a robot pilot. Aoshin also made friction toys of the famous F-86 Sabre jet. One variant features cannons on the fuselage that move with a recoil action as the plane moves forward.
Fighters, Jet:
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, 10 1/2" WS, friction, chrome silver, orange plastic nose and wingtip tanks, black Luftwaffe cross insignia, BD 236.
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, 15” L / 8" WS, friction, chrome silver, red plastic nose and wingtip tanks, US Air Force, “USAF” “F-104” in black.
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, black with numerous small stars and Japanese characters/graphics including robot and space station on wings, orange upper fuselage, yellow wing and tail edges, orange plastic needle nose and wingtip tanks, tin pilot head under plastic canopy (Suspected).
North American F-86F Sabre, 9" WS, friction
-Red/white, USAF "Super Sabre" titles.
-Silver overall, USAF "Super Sabre" titles.
-White, two moving cannons on fuselage, clear canopy with pilot, black/red chequer markings, "F-86-974."
Helicopters:
Skylark, three-bladed main rotor, silver with pilot figure at controls.
Light Aircraft:
Single-engine Low-wing Monoplane, 12” WS, 10 ½” L, friction, 2-bladed metal propeller, cream/red, lithographed pilots in blue cabin, “AP 301” “N-1263.”
ARMINDO MOREIRA LOPES - AML
There is a twin propeller airliner made in Portugal by Armindo Moreira Lopes, or AML. The all tin toy reminds one of the Marx and Wyandotte steel airliners in shape It is similar to an airplane with tin wings and plastic parts by the Portuguese firm Pe Pe.
Airliner:
Length 8”, wingspan 8 ½”, unpowered, 3-bladed metal propellers, silver body with punched-out windows, blue wings with streamlined wheel pants and metal wings, red horizontal stabilizers, green rudder.
ARNOLD
Arnold was one of the famous German toymakers that used heavy gauge metal for its toy planes. The firm issued many types of toys over the decades it was active. The toy planes below lack intricate detail, but one might argue that rivets would be invisible on a small model. All airline liveries are accurate. The Super Constellation, seen in the 1959 FAO Schwartz catalog in TWA colors, is an exceptional model that may be found either with or without wing tip tanks. Some "Connies" feature punched-out windows like those seen on American pressed steel toy airplanes, a less common feature for a lithographed tin toy. Some examples of the Caravelle were made in France with visible interiors and moving hostess figurines.
Airliners:
Douglas DC-6, 11" WS, wind-up, grey plastic three-bladed props, buttons below the wings control the direction, round tail fin, silver/white with the following liveries:
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, silver/off-white with blue-green markings, "De Vliegende Hollander" on one side and "The Flying Dutchman" on the other.
SABENA Belgian World Airlines, silver/off-white with blue-green markings.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines System, silver/off-white with dark blue and red markings "SK SAS."
Swissair, silver/off-white with red markings and blue titles.
Lockheed Super Constellation, 19 1/2" WS, friction, with the following liveries:
Aeroflot, single tail fin, black plastic propellers, painted, stenciled blue livery, might be a custom.
Air France, silver/off-white with dark blue markings, red "Super G" titles on lower fuselage, F-BHBB.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, silver/off-white with blue-green markings, "De Vliegende Hollander" on one side and "The Flying Dutchman" on the other, two lithography variants with different cheat lines, simple or multiple.
Lufthansa, silver/off-white with blue and yellow markings.
TCA Trans-Canada Airlines, silver overall with red markings.
TWA Trans World Airlines, silver/off-white with red markings, Star of America titles near nose, N6921C or N7102C, may be found with label atop fuselage commemorating Richard Nixon 1960 presidential campaign.
Airliners, Jet:
Douglas DC-8 #270, 14" WS, silver/white, in the following color schemes:
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, dark greenish-blue cheat lines, "De Vliegende Hollander" on one side of fuselage and "The Flying Dutchman" on the other.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, aqua/dark blue cheat lines, diagonal stripes on tail fin, red titles.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines System, dark blue and red markings.
Swissair, red/blue markings.
SE-210 Caravelle, 14 1/2" WS, friction, silver/white, in the following color schemes:
Air Algérie, multiple red horizontal stripes on tail fin, F-OGNB.
Air France, dark blue markings.
Air France, dark blue markings, visible interior with moving hostess in the aisle.
Finnair Aero O/Y, medium blue livery with blue cross on white tail, OH-LEA.
Swissair, red livery with blue titles.
Fighters:
Fighter-Bomber # A 755, 4 3/4" WS, wind-up, high wings, two metal props, gun turret atop fuselage, metal wheels, silver overall, US markings on wings and body.
Fighter-Bomber # B-5, 4 3/4" WS, wind-up, high wings, two metal props, gun turret atop fuselage, metal wheels, grey, RAF markings on wings and body, US Zone Germany 1947-49.
Flying Wonder, 15 1/2" WS, wind-up with remote control, 3-bladed plastic prop, mixture of ME-109 and Ju-87 Stuka, wheel pants, white/red fuselage, medium blue wings with diamond-in-circle insignia.
Helicopters:
Bristol 173, #66522, 10 1/4" L, remote control crank mechanism, white/blue, red British European Airways titles.
Fairey Rotodyne, #5350, remote control crank mechanism, silver/white/blue, large red plastic three-bladed rotor.
Sikorsky S-55 Helibus, 9" L, remote control crank mechanism, white/blue, SABENA.
This trademark appears on a box for a battery-operated Boeing 707. The date of manufacture could have been as late as the 1980s. The plane appears to have been made using old tooling that Marx had used in the 60s and 70s, yet the country of origin is listed as Greece, and the plane is in the markings of Greece's national airline.
A toy twin-propeller airliner battery toy is presumably earlier. It bears lithographed Olympic Airways titles and symbols superimposed on American Airlines color scheme, complete with “AA” eagle logo and red lightning bolt cheat line.
Airliner:
Twin-engine Airliner, 14” WS, 13” L, battery, switch on wing, two red lights on wings and one atop fuselage, white plastic 4-blade propellers, silver, red cheat line, red metal cowlings, medium blue “AA” on rear fuselage, “D7C” on tail fin, AA N4070A on wings, “Olympic Airways” titles and multi-ring logo.
Airliners, Jet:
Aérospatiale BAC Concorde #113, 20 1/2" L, battery, plastic with tin tail fin and upper rear fuselage, visible seating, "Concorde" titles, red cheat line, light blue stripe on fin, “F-CONC,” “Air France Concorde” rectangular labels on wings, identical to Alps toy.
Boeing 707, 14" WS, battery, same as or very similar to Nikko Gangu/Marx toy in TWA colors, with AA trademark.
Boeing 707 #116, 14" WS, battery, visible seating with clear plastic covering, plastic underparts, silver/white with dark blue Olympic titles, stylized Greek shipping pennant and multicolored Olympic linked rings.
AOKI (Fancy Toy)
Trademark is “Fancy AOKI Toy” within a circle. The Twin-engined Airliner is identical to the Daiya toy and shares its fuselage and tail with a Comet IV jet.
Airliner:
Twin-engine Airliner, 10" WS, friction, four-bladed metal props, silver, pale blue wings, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, “The Flying Dutchman” in white on dark blue cheat line (both sides), red/white/blue tail fin flash, red KLM PH-DSJ on wing.
AOSHIN (ASC TOY)
Aoshin's most famous "aerospace" item is an amusing fantasy toy: a rocket-launching flying saucer with a robot pilot. Aoshin also made friction toys of the famous F-86 Sabre jet. One variant features cannons on the fuselage that move with a recoil action as the plane moves forward.
Fighters, Jet:
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, 10 1/2" WS, friction, chrome silver, orange plastic nose and wingtip tanks, black Luftwaffe cross insignia, BD 236.
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, 15” L / 8" WS, friction, chrome silver, red plastic nose and wingtip tanks, US Air Force, “USAF” “F-104” in black.
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, black with numerous small stars and Japanese characters/graphics including robot and space station on wings, orange upper fuselage, yellow wing and tail edges, orange plastic needle nose and wingtip tanks, tin pilot head under plastic canopy (Suspected).
North American F-86F Sabre, 9" WS, friction
-Red/white, USAF "Super Sabre" titles.
-Silver overall, USAF "Super Sabre" titles.
-White, two moving cannons on fuselage, clear canopy with pilot, black/red chequer markings, "F-86-974."
Helicopters:
Skylark, three-bladed main rotor, silver with pilot figure at controls.
Light Aircraft:
Single-engine Low-wing Monoplane, 12” WS, 10 ½” L, friction, 2-bladed metal propeller, cream/red, lithographed pilots in blue cabin, “AP 301” “N-1263.”
ARMINDO MOREIRA LOPES - AML
There is a twin propeller airliner made in Portugal by Armindo Moreira Lopes, or AML. The all tin toy reminds one of the Marx and Wyandotte steel airliners in shape It is similar to an airplane with tin wings and plastic parts by the Portuguese firm Pe Pe.
Airliner:
Length 8”, wingspan 8 ½”, unpowered, 3-bladed metal propellers, silver body with punched-out windows, blue wings with streamlined wheel pants and metal wings, red horizontal stabilizers, green rudder.
ARNOLD
Arnold was one of the famous German toymakers that used heavy gauge metal for its toy planes. The firm issued many types of toys over the decades it was active. The toy planes below lack intricate detail, but one might argue that rivets would be invisible on a small model. All airline liveries are accurate. The Super Constellation, seen in the 1959 FAO Schwartz catalog in TWA colors, is an exceptional model that may be found either with or without wing tip tanks. Some "Connies" feature punched-out windows like those seen on American pressed steel toy airplanes, a less common feature for a lithographed tin toy. Some examples of the Caravelle were made in France with visible interiors and moving hostess figurines.
Airliners:
Douglas DC-6, 11" WS, wind-up, grey plastic three-bladed props, buttons below the wings control the direction, round tail fin, silver/white with the following liveries:
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, silver/off-white with blue-green markings, "De Vliegende Hollander" on one side and "The Flying Dutchman" on the other.
SABENA Belgian World Airlines, silver/off-white with blue-green markings.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines System, silver/off-white with dark blue and red markings "SK SAS."
Swissair, silver/off-white with red markings and blue titles.
Lockheed Super Constellation, 19 1/2" WS, friction, with the following liveries:
Aeroflot, single tail fin, black plastic propellers, painted, stenciled blue livery, might be a custom.
Air France, silver/off-white with dark blue markings, red "Super G" titles on lower fuselage, F-BHBB.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, silver/off-white with blue-green markings, "De Vliegende Hollander" on one side and "The Flying Dutchman" on the other, two lithography variants with different cheat lines, simple or multiple.
Lufthansa, silver/off-white with blue and yellow markings.
TCA Trans-Canada Airlines, silver overall with red markings.
TWA Trans World Airlines, silver/off-white with red markings, Star of America titles near nose, N6921C or N7102C, may be found with label atop fuselage commemorating Richard Nixon 1960 presidential campaign.
Airliners, Jet:
Douglas DC-8 #270, 14" WS, silver/white, in the following color schemes:
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, dark greenish-blue cheat lines, "De Vliegende Hollander" on one side of fuselage and "The Flying Dutchman" on the other.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, aqua/dark blue cheat lines, diagonal stripes on tail fin, red titles.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines System, dark blue and red markings.
Swissair, red/blue markings.
SE-210 Caravelle, 14 1/2" WS, friction, silver/white, in the following color schemes:
Air Algérie, multiple red horizontal stripes on tail fin, F-OGNB.
Air France, dark blue markings.
Air France, dark blue markings, visible interior with moving hostess in the aisle.
Finnair Aero O/Y, medium blue livery with blue cross on white tail, OH-LEA.
Swissair, red livery with blue titles.
Fighters:
Fighter-Bomber # A 755, 4 3/4" WS, wind-up, high wings, two metal props, gun turret atop fuselage, metal wheels, silver overall, US markings on wings and body.
Fighter-Bomber # B-5, 4 3/4" WS, wind-up, high wings, two metal props, gun turret atop fuselage, metal wheels, grey, RAF markings on wings and body, US Zone Germany 1947-49.
Flying Wonder, 15 1/2" WS, wind-up with remote control, 3-bladed plastic prop, mixture of ME-109 and Ju-87 Stuka, wheel pants, white/red fuselage, medium blue wings with diamond-in-circle insignia.
Helicopters:
Bristol 173, #66522, 10 1/4" L, remote control crank mechanism, white/blue, red British European Airways titles.
Fairey Rotodyne, #5350, remote control crank mechanism, silver/white/blue, large red plastic three-bladed rotor.
Sikorsky S-55 Helibus, 9" L, remote control crank mechanism, white/blue, SABENA.
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Re: Tin Toy Plane Production List Project
by fliegerii » Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:56 pm
Tony,
Arnold also did a Douglas DC-8 in KLM and SAS (scale around 1/100, i.e. span 40 cm), an acrobatic plane "Flying Wonder", which is a mixture between ME-109 and STUKA and last but not least don't forget the Helis S-55 and the very rare Rotodyne!
Arnold also did a Douglas DC-8 in KLM and SAS (scale around 1/100, i.e. span 40 cm), an acrobatic plane "Flying Wonder", which is a mixture between ME-109 and STUKA and last but not least don't forget the Helis S-55 and the very rare Rotodyne!
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A Brands Part 3
by Tone » Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:25 am
ASAHI GANGU - ASAHI TOY CO (ATC)
One can easily identify ATC products because the firm's trademark is Santa Claus carrying his sack of toys. The DC-4M "Canadair Four" in Canadian Pacific colors is a fine model. This firm also issued a tin replica of Japan's best-known airliner, the twin-turboprop Nihon YS-11. The firm's address, seen on a 1970s Boeing 747 box, was No. 2-7 2-chome, Kuramae, Daito-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Airliners:
Douglas DC-4, 19" WS, friction, plastic four-bladed props, white/silver, red and blue Japan Air Lines markings as "DC-7," swept tail fin with square top.
Douglas DC-4, 19" WS, friction, metal four-bladed props, metallic blue with red markings, Northwest N101735.
Douglas DC-4, 19" WS, friction, metal four-bladed props, metallic blue with red markings, Northwest N101735, swept tail fin with square top, 1963.
Douglas DC-4, 19" WS, friction, metal four-bladed props, white crown, dark blue cheat line and red tail, Northwest N101735.
Douglas DC-4, 19" WS, friction, metal four-bladed props, silver overall, red cheat line, "Canadian Pacific Airlines" titles in black script, "Canadair Four" on tail fin, CF-CPA on wing.
Douglas DC-4, 19" WS, friction, plastic four-bladed props, silver overall, red Trans-Canada Air Lines markings, oval lithographed cabin windows, Viscount CF-TCA, swept tail fin with square top.
Douglas DC-4, 19" WS, battery with wing lights, switch on fuselage starboard side above wing, metal four-bladed props, metallic blue with red markings, Northwest N101735, swept tail fin with square top and swept stabilizers.
Douglas DC-4, 19" WS, battery with wing lights, switch on fuselage starboard side above wing, metal four-bladed props, white crown, dark blue cheat line and red swept tail fin, Northwest N101735.
Douglas DC-7 Electra, 13 1/2" WS, friction, plastic four-bladed props, royal blue, white wing centers, red/black American Airlines colors, Electra, N6101A.
Douglas DC-7/Four-motor Transport, 16" WS, friction, upright (not swept) tail fin, silver/white with red and dark blue Japan Air Lines markings, JA1291 "City of Tokyo," similar to or same as Yanoman version.
Lockheed 188 Electra Luxury Airliner, 11" WS, battery remote control, metal 4-bladed props, four large engine nacelles:
-American Airlines, off-white, broad red cheat line and control surfaces, blue blazes, AA N605AA on wings, Lockheed Electra titles on narrow tail fin. Box lid has "SNK" logo at lower right corner - two circles side by side within a circle, all inside a dark blue circular background with four compass points.
-Pan American, silver/white with blue 1960s markings, red/white nacelles, N-801PA, "Super 7" on narrow tail fin, "Clipper Meteor" near nose. White Pan American globe on blue fin or blue globe on white fin.
NAMC YS-11A, two propellers, friction:
-All-Nippon Airways, silver/white, 1960s colors with dark blue cheat line, DaVinci helicopter insignia on tail fin.
-All-Nippon Airways, silver/white, 1970s colors with medium blue cheat line and blue upper fuselage, DaVinci helicopter insignia on tail fin.
Airliners, Jet:
Douglas DC-8, 11" WS, friction, nose wheel, same tooling also found with no markings or with various other brand names (Cragstan-NGS-Marusyo), red tin jet pods, blue wings, red/dark blue 1960s Japan Air Lines colors, JA6262.
Douglas DC-8, 19" WS - 21" L, friction, tin jet pods:
-Air Canada, silver/white/light blue, red markings, CF-TJA.
-Japan Air Lines, silver/white, multiple blue stripes on tail fin, JA8001.
-Pan American, silver/white, blue markings.
Boeing 747, 19" WS - 21" L, friction, tin jet pods, silver/white, blue Pan American markings N7472PA, modified from DC-8 tooling.
-Red and white plastic jet pods, Japan Air Lines, red and blue cheat lines and tsuru symbol, JA8101.
Boeing 747, 22” WS, friction, short fat fuselage, plastic lower parts, plastic white/red engine nacelles, in the following color schemes:
Japan Air Lines, red and blue cheat lines and tsuru symbol, JA8101.
Pan American, medium blue cheat line and globe symbol, “Pan Am 747” titles, N7472PA.
Bomber:
B-57, 7 1/2" WS, friction, two metal 3-bladed props (the real B-57 was a pure jet), blue/red.
Fighters:
Prop Fighter, 7" WS, friction, metal 3-bladed prop, 2 machine guns on wings, silver with red upper fuselage and leading edges, 2 lithographed pilots, chrome cowling, USAF, red V on tail fin,Yone-ya used the same tooling.
-Red/white/blue, 365 on fuselage.
Fighters, Jet:
Bell X-2, friction with red plastic cutaway, navy blue with white leading edges, red nose cone, yellow "Bell X-2" on fuselage, Navy insignia.
Bell X-2, friction with red plastic cutaway, white, red upper fuselage, leading edges and tail fin, medium blue details, Navy 37005.
Lockheed F-90, friction, single prop, straight wings, oversized pilot head, black/red with yellow markings.
Lockheed F-90, 5" WS, friction, swept wings, red/blue, khaki fin, yellow details, machine guns on wings, yellow wingtip tanks.
-Blue, red markings, orange-yellow rear canopy and bird on tail fin, USAF FA-356.
North American F-86 Sabre, friction, visible engine in fuselage behind pilot, tin drop tanks beneath wings, Navy, "F-100C Super Saber."
Republic F-105 Thunderchief, 9" WS, friction, plastic canopy, ejecting pilot, black, Navy.
Republic F-105 Thunderchief, 19" L, battery, opening plastic canopy, white with red trim, FH-780.
Helicopters:
Kaman, 12"L, friction, 2 intermeshing 2-bladed metal rotors, silver, red tail, US Air Force Rescue titles, Plains Indian wearing feathered war bonnet on side.
Police Helicopter, 8" L, battery, white plastic 2-bladed main rotor and skis, green with German flag, "Polizei."
Light Aircraft:
Beechcraft 90 King Air, 9" WS, friction, red/white, blue stripe, lithographed pilots and passengers, N799K.
AUTOMATIC TOY CO.
This New York City company based at 77 Alaska Avenue, Staten Island issued tin toy aircraft and spacecraft in the early 1950s that were either identical to, or very similar to toys from Germany’s Gebrüder Einfalt-Technofix (see).
One can easily identify ATC products because the firm's trademark is Santa Claus carrying his sack of toys. The DC-4M "Canadair Four" in Canadian Pacific colors is a fine model. This firm also issued a tin replica of Japan's best-known airliner, the twin-turboprop Nihon YS-11. The firm's address, seen on a 1970s Boeing 747 box, was No. 2-7 2-chome, Kuramae, Daito-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Airliners:
Douglas DC-4, 19" WS, friction, plastic four-bladed props, white/silver, red and blue Japan Air Lines markings as "DC-7," swept tail fin with square top.
Douglas DC-4, 19" WS, friction, metal four-bladed props, metallic blue with red markings, Northwest N101735.
Douglas DC-4, 19" WS, friction, metal four-bladed props, metallic blue with red markings, Northwest N101735, swept tail fin with square top, 1963.
Douglas DC-4, 19" WS, friction, metal four-bladed props, white crown, dark blue cheat line and red tail, Northwest N101735.
Douglas DC-4, 19" WS, friction, metal four-bladed props, silver overall, red cheat line, "Canadian Pacific Airlines" titles in black script, "Canadair Four" on tail fin, CF-CPA on wing.
Douglas DC-4, 19" WS, friction, plastic four-bladed props, silver overall, red Trans-Canada Air Lines markings, oval lithographed cabin windows, Viscount CF-TCA, swept tail fin with square top.
Douglas DC-4, 19" WS, battery with wing lights, switch on fuselage starboard side above wing, metal four-bladed props, metallic blue with red markings, Northwest N101735, swept tail fin with square top and swept stabilizers.
Douglas DC-4, 19" WS, battery with wing lights, switch on fuselage starboard side above wing, metal four-bladed props, white crown, dark blue cheat line and red swept tail fin, Northwest N101735.
Douglas DC-7 Electra, 13 1/2" WS, friction, plastic four-bladed props, royal blue, white wing centers, red/black American Airlines colors, Electra, N6101A.
Douglas DC-7/Four-motor Transport, 16" WS, friction, upright (not swept) tail fin, silver/white with red and dark blue Japan Air Lines markings, JA1291 "City of Tokyo," similar to or same as Yanoman version.
Lockheed 188 Electra Luxury Airliner, 11" WS, battery remote control, metal 4-bladed props, four large engine nacelles:
-American Airlines, off-white, broad red cheat line and control surfaces, blue blazes, AA N605AA on wings, Lockheed Electra titles on narrow tail fin. Box lid has "SNK" logo at lower right corner - two circles side by side within a circle, all inside a dark blue circular background with four compass points.
-Pan American, silver/white with blue 1960s markings, red/white nacelles, N-801PA, "Super 7" on narrow tail fin, "Clipper Meteor" near nose. White Pan American globe on blue fin or blue globe on white fin.
NAMC YS-11A, two propellers, friction:
-All-Nippon Airways, silver/white, 1960s colors with dark blue cheat line, DaVinci helicopter insignia on tail fin.
-All-Nippon Airways, silver/white, 1970s colors with medium blue cheat line and blue upper fuselage, DaVinci helicopter insignia on tail fin.
Airliners, Jet:
Douglas DC-8, 11" WS, friction, nose wheel, same tooling also found with no markings or with various other brand names (Cragstan-NGS-Marusyo), red tin jet pods, blue wings, red/dark blue 1960s Japan Air Lines colors, JA6262.
Douglas DC-8, 19" WS - 21" L, friction, tin jet pods:
-Air Canada, silver/white/light blue, red markings, CF-TJA.
-Japan Air Lines, silver/white, multiple blue stripes on tail fin, JA8001.
-Pan American, silver/white, blue markings.
Boeing 747, 19" WS - 21" L, friction, tin jet pods, silver/white, blue Pan American markings N7472PA, modified from DC-8 tooling.
-Red and white plastic jet pods, Japan Air Lines, red and blue cheat lines and tsuru symbol, JA8101.
Boeing 747, 22” WS, friction, short fat fuselage, plastic lower parts, plastic white/red engine nacelles, in the following color schemes:
Japan Air Lines, red and blue cheat lines and tsuru symbol, JA8101.
Pan American, medium blue cheat line and globe symbol, “Pan Am 747” titles, N7472PA.
Bomber:
B-57, 7 1/2" WS, friction, two metal 3-bladed props (the real B-57 was a pure jet), blue/red.
Fighters:
Prop Fighter, 7" WS, friction, metal 3-bladed prop, 2 machine guns on wings, silver with red upper fuselage and leading edges, 2 lithographed pilots, chrome cowling, USAF, red V on tail fin,Yone-ya used the same tooling.
-Red/white/blue, 365 on fuselage.
Fighters, Jet:
Bell X-2, friction with red plastic cutaway, navy blue with white leading edges, red nose cone, yellow "Bell X-2" on fuselage, Navy insignia.
Bell X-2, friction with red plastic cutaway, white, red upper fuselage, leading edges and tail fin, medium blue details, Navy 37005.
Lockheed F-90, friction, single prop, straight wings, oversized pilot head, black/red with yellow markings.
Lockheed F-90, 5" WS, friction, swept wings, red/blue, khaki fin, yellow details, machine guns on wings, yellow wingtip tanks.
-Blue, red markings, orange-yellow rear canopy and bird on tail fin, USAF FA-356.
North American F-86 Sabre, friction, visible engine in fuselage behind pilot, tin drop tanks beneath wings, Navy, "F-100C Super Saber."
Republic F-105 Thunderchief, 9" WS, friction, plastic canopy, ejecting pilot, black, Navy.
Republic F-105 Thunderchief, 19" L, battery, opening plastic canopy, white with red trim, FH-780.
Helicopters:
Kaman, 12"L, friction, 2 intermeshing 2-bladed metal rotors, silver, red tail, US Air Force Rescue titles, Plains Indian wearing feathered war bonnet on side.
Police Helicopter, 8" L, battery, white plastic 2-bladed main rotor and skis, green with German flag, "Polizei."
Light Aircraft:
Beechcraft 90 King Air, 9" WS, friction, red/white, blue stripe, lithographed pilots and passengers, N799K.
AUTOMATIC TOY CO.
This New York City company based at 77 Alaska Avenue, Staten Island issued tin toy aircraft and spacecraft in the early 1950s that were either identical to, or very similar to toys from Germany’s Gebrüder Einfalt-Technofix (see).
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B Brands Part 1
by Tone » Sun Jan 23, 2011 7:20 pm
BAJS (?) (FOUR LEAF CLOVER, inside circle or square)
These toys were probably made in Poland, circa 1980s-90s. Internet sellers based in Bulgaria, Poland, and other former Soviet bloc nations sometimes offer tin and plastic toy friction airplanes for sale. These toys resemble S2 (Saito) and Jimmy Toys products but they are made in different colors and feature original lithography. The lithography always features the four-leaf clover design inside a circle or square. Name is questionable because "Bajs" apparently does not mean something nice.
Fighters:
Biplane-SPAD SXIII, 4 3/4" WS, plastic, spinning 3-bladed prop, plastic with tin upper wing inlay and upper fuselage, similar to Saito S2 Toy but without pilot head, in the following color schemes:
-Green plastic, bright green/yellow/brown camouflage, red 4-leaf clover in circle insignia with black 0701 in wings, “edal9” on fuselage.
-As above, yellow plastic.
-White plastic, blue/white camouflage pattern on upper wing and fuselage, red 4-leaf clover in circle insignia with black “SP-PBK” on left and right wings, “Ikar7” in red italicized script on fuselage.
F-15 Eagle, 4" L, 3 1/2" WS, friction, black plastic, green plastic wheels, compass pinwheel, small four-leaf clover design atop wings near intakes, red/green tin inlay, “Feniks 5” (i.e., "phoenix;" similar to Jimmy Toys).
BANDAI
A large and diverse firm, Bandai started out with tin toys in the 50s and quickly became famous for its extensive series of finely-detailed autos. Numerous planes appeared over the years and could be small and naïve-looking or surprisingly accurate models. The "Douglas" twin-prop plane and the "Silver Moon" four-prop plane share the same mold. A notable Boeing 707 cargo jet features a swing tail and came equipped with a payload of four tin vehicles. A Douglas Sky Rocket lithographed with "Tetsujin 28" titles and super hero "Astro Boy" graphics arguably is the most famous and certainly the most valuable Bandai toy aircraft. The trademark changed over time, but it was often a fancy, stylized "B" inside a very square "C."
Airliners/Transports:
"Douglas" Twin-Prop Plane, 10" WS, friction, red/white/blue metal props, metal wire fuselage antenna, cream/brown overall with World Air Lines titles, WA 6021.
Douglas C-124 Globemaster #0391, 17 1/2" WS, friction, DC-7C wings, white plastic props, metal nose radome, red plastic wing tanks, bright blue/white overall, "Troop Carrier" titles, "Bully Beef Express" insignia with cartoon bull head on red tail fin.
Douglas DC-7C, 9" 1/4 WS, 8 1/4" L, friction, plastic four-blade props, tail wheel, many small rectangular cabin windows, silver/white/blue Pan American N707PA.
Douglas DC-7C, 11" WS, friction, white plastic props, silver with orange/black markings, American Airlines N309AA, 1960s issue, see Daiya.
Douglas DC-7C, 11" WS, silver/off-white, medium blue Pan American markings, blue globe on tail fin, italicized titles, N-759PA see Daiya.
Douglas DC-7C, 15" WS, friction, white plastic props, transparent red plastic cowlings, blue plastic upper fuselage with visible interior, silver/white, Pan American colors, blue cheat line and globe on tail, 1965 issue, see Daiya.
Douglas DC-7C #B-381, 17 1/2" WS, friction, grey plastic props, in the following color schemes:
Canadian Pacific, silver/white, red cheat lines, "Canadian Pacific" titles in black script on fuselage and in red on wings, CF-CUO "Empres of Sydney" #431.
Douglas house colors, navy blue/white, red and blue "Douglas Seven Seas" titles.
Eastern, white overall, intricate dark blue and red livery, "Fly-Eastern Air Lines DC-7B" titles, N-15057, falcon on tail fin and on fuselage.
Japan Air Lines, silver/white, red/blue markings, JA6301.
Scandinavian "Halvdan Viking" "SK SAS" metal props with red/white/blue tips
Douglas DC-7C #B-381, 17 1/2" WS, battery, plastic props, Pan American N754PA.
Four-Prop Plane "Silver Moon," 10" WS, friction, same tooling used for "Douglas" Twin-prop, metal props, blue cheat line, American Airline N6021:
-Off-white upper fuselage.
-Red upper fuselage.
New Passenger Airliner, 16" WS, friction, B-45 mold, two four-bladed plastic props, spinning turbines visible inside engine nacelles, in the following color schemes:
American Airlines, silver with red and black markings.
Trans-Canada Air Lines, silver overall, red with dark blue markings, C38100 on wing.
Trans World Airlines, blue wings, off-white fuselage, red markings, N501AC.
Vickers Viscount, Aer Lingus (Reported-see Daiya)
XC-142 Vertical take-off, battery, tilt wings, four plastic four-bladed props, twin tails, visible flight deck, silver/white, red and pale blue markings on wings and horizontal stabilizers, red markings on fuselage.
Airliners, Jet:
Boeing 707, 26" WS, friction, swing tail, metal jet pods, four tin vehicles inside, off-white/silver, red cheat line, blue tail fin, "Cargo Jet" titles, "49" on wings and tail fin.
Boeing 727, 13" WS, battery, green and red wing lights, transparent red lighted jet pods, plastic underparts and wings, in the following airline liveries, also made in Hong Kong by an unnamed manufacturer:
Alitalia, grey/white with blue cheat lines, red/white/green tail fin.
American Airlines, silver overall, red and blue markings.
Eastern, silver/white, light and dark blue cheat lines.
Boeing 747, same tooling as “Cragstan /NGS” 4-engine jetliners, friction, 10 ½” L, 11” WS, four red plastic jet pods, blue wings, white fuselage with red lightning bolt cheat line, 1960s American Airlines graphics that pre-date actual 747-eagle with “AA” in circle, “Boeing 747” titles on forward fuselage.
Bombers:
B-26, 7 1/2" WS, friction, two metal propellers, similar tooling to B-50, see below.
B-36D # B-397, 13" WS, friction, six 3-bladed props and two metal jet pods, excellent scale model, plastic bubble canopy, silver overall with blue wing leading edges and red tail fin tip, "Convair B-36" in red script on fuselage.
B-45, 6 1/2" WS, friction, red/green/blue/yellow, blue or yellow painted engines, unrealistic.
B-50, 7 1/2" WS, friction, 4-bladed metal props, flight deck with punched-out windows, dark blue body, red wings & tail w/yellow pinstripes, skull and crossbones near nose, green nacelles.
Bombers, Jet:
Douglas B-66 #B-395, 9 3/8" WS, friction with sparks, high wings, 2 jet pods, fish-shaped red plastic cutaway on body, lithographed pilots, plastic canopy, silver overall with bee insignia.
North American B-45 Tornado, 16" WS, friction with sparks, two large jet nacelles that can be either oval in cross-section or circular in cross-section with ringed intakes and exhausts, in the following color schemes:
Blue/silver with red trim, "TORNADO" on body in large block letters, RCAF 6672 w/ maple roundels.
Blue/silver with red trim, "TORNADO" on body in large block letters, USAF.
Red, blue upper fuselage and leading edges, two blue tail bands.
Fighters:
Air Control Tower, battery, with USAF T6 Texan trainer and helicopter.
AJ-1, 5" long, 6 1/2" wingspan, friction, tooling similar to or same as that of "B-45," two three-blade metal propellers, natural metal nacelles, yellow body with dark blue cheat line, orange wings with dark blue leading edges and yellow metal tanks.
Douglas AD-1 Skyraider, 7 1/2" WS, friction, 3-bladed metal prop with silver metal cowling, 2 black guns on wings, red wings and tail surfaces, aqua fuselage, yellow cockpit area and control surfaces, US insignia and AD-1 on wing and tail fin, no trademark, same tooling as F-80 Prop Fighter.
F-80 Prop Fighter, 7 1/2" WS, friction, single propeller, painted light blue with yellow canopy and rudder/elevators, also by Toys Nomura (TN) in dark blue, see also B.C. Trademark, same toy only fully lithographed.
F-80 Prop Fighter, 7 1/2" WS, friction, single propeller, black guns on wings, red overall, plastic cutaway USAF insignia, yellow painted canopy and rudder/elevators.
F-80 Prop Fighter, 7 1/2" WS, friction, metal three-bladed prop, royal blue, chromed cowling, machine guns on wing, red USAF insignia, lithographed pilots, "6021" on body, "F-80" on tail. ”BC” trademark on plane, Bandai on box.
Grumman #B-265, 6 ½” WS, 5” L, friction, two 3-bladed metal props, metal wingtip tanks, medium blue with red upper fuselage, red and yellow details, “Grumman” on nose and “NAVY” on fuselage.
Kawanishi Ki61 Hein (a/k/a Tony), 15 3/4" WS, friction, 3-bladed plastic prop, plastic canopy, blue with white fuselage band and red Japanese insignia, 2 plastic guns on wings, accurately-detailed model.
Knight #116, 7 1/2" WS, friction, two metal 3-bladed props, four lithographed pilots in cockpit canopy, bright blue overall with rivet detail, red nacelles, "Knight" titles on body and wings, helmeted knight's head near nose, red "K" on tail fin.
Mitsubishi Zero, 14" WS, battery remote control, detailed canopy with red plastic machine gun, wing guns, dark blue overall, black cowling, yellow leading edges, red tail band, Japanese markings.
Mitsubishi Zero, 14" WS, friction, detailed canopy, dark blue overall, yellow leading edges, US Navy markings, "63" on tail fin in red.
Mitsubishi Zero, 14" WS, friction, grey plastic 3-bladed prop, detailed canopy, white/red, electric blue underbelly, civilian air racer "BC-3" "Grasshopper."
Mitsubishi Zero, 20" WS, friction, white plastic 3-bladed prop, plastic canopy, bright green with rivet detail, black cowling, yellow diagonal fuselage band, red band on tail fin, Japanese markings and characters.
Night Fighter, 5" WS, friction, three-blade metal propeller, oversize blue metal sparking machine gun, royal blue/yellow/red, lithographed pilot on upper fuselage, "NIGHT FIGHTER" and Saturn planet on fuselage sides, USAF titles and insignia on wings, "ELVIN PR001" on tail fin starboard side only, Bandai trademark on plain blue port side.
North American T-28B trainer, 9" WS, friction, scale model, detailed canopy, in the following color schemes:
White 4-bladed plastic prop, silver/pale blue with black and red markings on fuselage, yellow trim stripes, US Air Force titles and insignia, also in “Air Fighting Pilot” set #631.
Yellow 2-bladed plastic prop, white/chrome silver, red leading edges and tail, yellow stripes, US Air Force titles and insignia.
White 3-bladed plastic prop, blue overall, red stripes on wing, Navy ATU-398, "KE" on tail in white.
White 3-bladed plastic prop, yellow overall, green stripes on wing, Navy ATU-398, "KE" on tail in black.
Fighters, Jet:
Douglas D-558 Sky Rocket, 10" L, friction, white.
Douglas D-558 Sky Rocket, 10" L, wind-up, pale blue/off-white, dark blue upper fuselage, no undercarriage, large plastic 3-bladed propeller at rear.
Douglas D-558 Sky Rocket, 19" L, friction, plastic canopy, red plastic insert on upper fuselage, white/red, "Sky Rocket" in black script on fuselage, medium blue "Astro Boy" character on upper fuselage, helmeted head and "28" on wings, "Tetsujin 28" on tail fin with medium blue stripe.
Douglas Skylancer (F4D Skyray), #305, 10" L, friction, in the following color schemes:
-Orange-red overall.
-Red overall.
-Silver/red.
-White overall.
-Battery remote control, grey with rivet detail, red and blue markings, USAF RS-609 Skyray.
Douglas X-3 Stiletto, #505, 13 ½” L, friction, red plastic needle nose, white, short red wings, fish-shaped cutaway on lower rear fuselage.
F-20, 5" WS, friction.
F-86 (North American), 6 1/2" WS, 4 1/2" L, friction, unrealistic, straight wings, yellow tin wingtip fuel tanks, green, red leading edges, two red diagonal fuselage bands, USAF.
F-90 (Lockheed), 5” WS, friction, large blue gun atop forward fuselage, red/black with yellow cheat line and control surfaces.
F-94C (Republic), 9" WS, friction, looks like Grumman Panther, plastic canopy, open-ended wingtip pods, black and red, USAF "B-106"
F-101, 5" WS, friction, machine guns on wings, green with yellow/red markings, "JF-54" on tail.
Gloster Javelin, delta wings, plastic "window" behind cockpit, T tail, green/yellow camouflage, pale blue underside, RAF insignia, WT368.
Jet fighter, resembles F-84, friction, working compass on nose, grey overall, USAF "Leader."
JF-54 Jet Fighter, 5" WS, friction, red plastic canopy, metal wingtip fuel tanks, medium blue with red details, white "JF 54" and USAF insignia with red center on wings.
Lockheed F-94C #B-106, friction, plastic canopy, bare metal nose, black with red wingtip tanks and other details.
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, 4” WS, 6 ½” L, friction with sparks, blue with red anti-glare panel, US Air Force FG-366.
Martin Matador/Regulus II, 19 ¼” L, 13” WS, friction, tin pilot figurine under plastic canopy, white fuselage has red forward part, dark blue lower fuselage and bands, dark blue/white wings and tail surfaces, USAF TM-GIB (Marchand, p. 148).
Martin Matador/Regulus II, 19 ¼” L, 13” WS, friction, red plastic window atop rear fuselage, red top and silver undersides/control surfaces, Navy “Regulus II”.
Martin Matador/Regulus II, 19 ¼” L, 13” WS, friction, red plastic window atop rear fuselage, royal blue, Navy “Regulus II,” “73152” on tail fin.
XF-21, 5" WS, friction, orange-yellow, red/blue USAF markings, 4 pilots in windows, blue wing tanks and underside.
X-7, 5 1/2" L, friction, delta wings, nose wheel, two bare metal intakes or rocket launchers on wings, blue with red and yellow markings, "X-7 Sky Rocket" on tail fin.
Helicopters:
Bell 47, battery remote control, 3-bladed metal main rotor, plastic canopy with pilot figurine, red fuel tank, cutaway fuselage cage, dark green/white, "Polizei."
Space Bus, fantasy toy, same fuselage as XC-142 Tilt Wing VTOL, battery, two intermeshing white plastic two-bladed rotors, clear canopy with visible interior, yellow/blue/red #SB-995H.
Light Aircraft:
Blackburn, metal 2-bladed prop, lithographed radial engine, blue body, red/yellow high wing.
Cessna Plane, friction, twin-engine, red/white.
Cessna Sport Plane, 13" WS, battery remote control, tin wings with rounded tips, white plastic body with 3-bladed prop and transparent red engine cylinders in front of cabin window.
Ryan Spirit of St Louis, 9" WS, friction, red/yellow with blue markings, "Sky Bird" "MX-2H PVAN" instead of "NX-211 RYAN."
Ryan Spirit of St Louis #4460, 11" WS, battery, plastic and tin, two-bladed propeller, detailed cylinders, silver, orange-red upper wing, N-X-211, in window box, 1970s.
Travel Air Monoplane, 9" WS, friction, high wing, radial engine, N-5281.
These toys were probably made in Poland, circa 1980s-90s. Internet sellers based in Bulgaria, Poland, and other former Soviet bloc nations sometimes offer tin and plastic toy friction airplanes for sale. These toys resemble S2 (Saito) and Jimmy Toys products but they are made in different colors and feature original lithography. The lithography always features the four-leaf clover design inside a circle or square. Name is questionable because "Bajs" apparently does not mean something nice.
Fighters:
Biplane-SPAD SXIII, 4 3/4" WS, plastic, spinning 3-bladed prop, plastic with tin upper wing inlay and upper fuselage, similar to Saito S2 Toy but without pilot head, in the following color schemes:
-Green plastic, bright green/yellow/brown camouflage, red 4-leaf clover in circle insignia with black 0701 in wings, “edal9” on fuselage.
-As above, yellow plastic.
-White plastic, blue/white camouflage pattern on upper wing and fuselage, red 4-leaf clover in circle insignia with black “SP-PBK” on left and right wings, “Ikar7” in red italicized script on fuselage.
F-15 Eagle, 4" L, 3 1/2" WS, friction, black plastic, green plastic wheels, compass pinwheel, small four-leaf clover design atop wings near intakes, red/green tin inlay, “Feniks 5” (i.e., "phoenix;" similar to Jimmy Toys).
BANDAI
A large and diverse firm, Bandai started out with tin toys in the 50s and quickly became famous for its extensive series of finely-detailed autos. Numerous planes appeared over the years and could be small and naïve-looking or surprisingly accurate models. The "Douglas" twin-prop plane and the "Silver Moon" four-prop plane share the same mold. A notable Boeing 707 cargo jet features a swing tail and came equipped with a payload of four tin vehicles. A Douglas Sky Rocket lithographed with "Tetsujin 28" titles and super hero "Astro Boy" graphics arguably is the most famous and certainly the most valuable Bandai toy aircraft. The trademark changed over time, but it was often a fancy, stylized "B" inside a very square "C."
Airliners/Transports:
"Douglas" Twin-Prop Plane, 10" WS, friction, red/white/blue metal props, metal wire fuselage antenna, cream/brown overall with World Air Lines titles, WA 6021.
Douglas C-124 Globemaster #0391, 17 1/2" WS, friction, DC-7C wings, white plastic props, metal nose radome, red plastic wing tanks, bright blue/white overall, "Troop Carrier" titles, "Bully Beef Express" insignia with cartoon bull head on red tail fin.
Douglas DC-7C, 9" 1/4 WS, 8 1/4" L, friction, plastic four-blade props, tail wheel, many small rectangular cabin windows, silver/white/blue Pan American N707PA.
Douglas DC-7C, 11" WS, friction, white plastic props, silver with orange/black markings, American Airlines N309AA, 1960s issue, see Daiya.
Douglas DC-7C, 11" WS, silver/off-white, medium blue Pan American markings, blue globe on tail fin, italicized titles, N-759PA see Daiya.
Douglas DC-7C, 15" WS, friction, white plastic props, transparent red plastic cowlings, blue plastic upper fuselage with visible interior, silver/white, Pan American colors, blue cheat line and globe on tail, 1965 issue, see Daiya.
Douglas DC-7C #B-381, 17 1/2" WS, friction, grey plastic props, in the following color schemes:
Canadian Pacific, silver/white, red cheat lines, "Canadian Pacific" titles in black script on fuselage and in red on wings, CF-CUO "Empres of Sydney" #431.
Douglas house colors, navy blue/white, red and blue "Douglas Seven Seas" titles.
Eastern, white overall, intricate dark blue and red livery, "Fly-Eastern Air Lines DC-7B" titles, N-15057, falcon on tail fin and on fuselage.
Japan Air Lines, silver/white, red/blue markings, JA6301.
Scandinavian "Halvdan Viking" "SK SAS" metal props with red/white/blue tips
Douglas DC-7C #B-381, 17 1/2" WS, battery, plastic props, Pan American N754PA.
Four-Prop Plane "Silver Moon," 10" WS, friction, same tooling used for "Douglas" Twin-prop, metal props, blue cheat line, American Airline N6021:
-Off-white upper fuselage.
-Red upper fuselage.
New Passenger Airliner, 16" WS, friction, B-45 mold, two four-bladed plastic props, spinning turbines visible inside engine nacelles, in the following color schemes:
American Airlines, silver with red and black markings.
Trans-Canada Air Lines, silver overall, red with dark blue markings, C38100 on wing.
Trans World Airlines, blue wings, off-white fuselage, red markings, N501AC.
Vickers Viscount, Aer Lingus (Reported-see Daiya)
XC-142 Vertical take-off, battery, tilt wings, four plastic four-bladed props, twin tails, visible flight deck, silver/white, red and pale blue markings on wings and horizontal stabilizers, red markings on fuselage.
Airliners, Jet:
Boeing 707, 26" WS, friction, swing tail, metal jet pods, four tin vehicles inside, off-white/silver, red cheat line, blue tail fin, "Cargo Jet" titles, "49" on wings and tail fin.
Boeing 727, 13" WS, battery, green and red wing lights, transparent red lighted jet pods, plastic underparts and wings, in the following airline liveries, also made in Hong Kong by an unnamed manufacturer:
Alitalia, grey/white with blue cheat lines, red/white/green tail fin.
American Airlines, silver overall, red and blue markings.
Eastern, silver/white, light and dark blue cheat lines.
Boeing 747, same tooling as “Cragstan /NGS” 4-engine jetliners, friction, 10 ½” L, 11” WS, four red plastic jet pods, blue wings, white fuselage with red lightning bolt cheat line, 1960s American Airlines graphics that pre-date actual 747-eagle with “AA” in circle, “Boeing 747” titles on forward fuselage.
Bombers:
B-26, 7 1/2" WS, friction, two metal propellers, similar tooling to B-50, see below.
B-36D # B-397, 13" WS, friction, six 3-bladed props and two metal jet pods, excellent scale model, plastic bubble canopy, silver overall with blue wing leading edges and red tail fin tip, "Convair B-36" in red script on fuselage.
B-45, 6 1/2" WS, friction, red/green/blue/yellow, blue or yellow painted engines, unrealistic.
B-50, 7 1/2" WS, friction, 4-bladed metal props, flight deck with punched-out windows, dark blue body, red wings & tail w/yellow pinstripes, skull and crossbones near nose, green nacelles.
Bombers, Jet:
Douglas B-66 #B-395, 9 3/8" WS, friction with sparks, high wings, 2 jet pods, fish-shaped red plastic cutaway on body, lithographed pilots, plastic canopy, silver overall with bee insignia.
North American B-45 Tornado, 16" WS, friction with sparks, two large jet nacelles that can be either oval in cross-section or circular in cross-section with ringed intakes and exhausts, in the following color schemes:
Blue/silver with red trim, "TORNADO" on body in large block letters, RCAF 6672 w/ maple roundels.
Blue/silver with red trim, "TORNADO" on body in large block letters, USAF.
Red, blue upper fuselage and leading edges, two blue tail bands.
Fighters:
Air Control Tower, battery, with USAF T6 Texan trainer and helicopter.
AJ-1, 5" long, 6 1/2" wingspan, friction, tooling similar to or same as that of "B-45," two three-blade metal propellers, natural metal nacelles, yellow body with dark blue cheat line, orange wings with dark blue leading edges and yellow metal tanks.
Douglas AD-1 Skyraider, 7 1/2" WS, friction, 3-bladed metal prop with silver metal cowling, 2 black guns on wings, red wings and tail surfaces, aqua fuselage, yellow cockpit area and control surfaces, US insignia and AD-1 on wing and tail fin, no trademark, same tooling as F-80 Prop Fighter.
F-80 Prop Fighter, 7 1/2" WS, friction, single propeller, painted light blue with yellow canopy and rudder/elevators, also by Toys Nomura (TN) in dark blue, see also B.C. Trademark, same toy only fully lithographed.
F-80 Prop Fighter, 7 1/2" WS, friction, single propeller, black guns on wings, red overall, plastic cutaway USAF insignia, yellow painted canopy and rudder/elevators.
F-80 Prop Fighter, 7 1/2" WS, friction, metal three-bladed prop, royal blue, chromed cowling, machine guns on wing, red USAF insignia, lithographed pilots, "6021" on body, "F-80" on tail. ”BC” trademark on plane, Bandai on box.
Grumman #B-265, 6 ½” WS, 5” L, friction, two 3-bladed metal props, metal wingtip tanks, medium blue with red upper fuselage, red and yellow details, “Grumman” on nose and “NAVY” on fuselage.
Kawanishi Ki61 Hein (a/k/a Tony), 15 3/4" WS, friction, 3-bladed plastic prop, plastic canopy, blue with white fuselage band and red Japanese insignia, 2 plastic guns on wings, accurately-detailed model.
Knight #116, 7 1/2" WS, friction, two metal 3-bladed props, four lithographed pilots in cockpit canopy, bright blue overall with rivet detail, red nacelles, "Knight" titles on body and wings, helmeted knight's head near nose, red "K" on tail fin.
Mitsubishi Zero, 14" WS, battery remote control, detailed canopy with red plastic machine gun, wing guns, dark blue overall, black cowling, yellow leading edges, red tail band, Japanese markings.
Mitsubishi Zero, 14" WS, friction, detailed canopy, dark blue overall, yellow leading edges, US Navy markings, "63" on tail fin in red.
Mitsubishi Zero, 14" WS, friction, grey plastic 3-bladed prop, detailed canopy, white/red, electric blue underbelly, civilian air racer "BC-3" "Grasshopper."
Mitsubishi Zero, 20" WS, friction, white plastic 3-bladed prop, plastic canopy, bright green with rivet detail, black cowling, yellow diagonal fuselage band, red band on tail fin, Japanese markings and characters.
Night Fighter, 5" WS, friction, three-blade metal propeller, oversize blue metal sparking machine gun, royal blue/yellow/red, lithographed pilot on upper fuselage, "NIGHT FIGHTER" and Saturn planet on fuselage sides, USAF titles and insignia on wings, "ELVIN PR001" on tail fin starboard side only, Bandai trademark on plain blue port side.
North American T-28B trainer, 9" WS, friction, scale model, detailed canopy, in the following color schemes:
White 4-bladed plastic prop, silver/pale blue with black and red markings on fuselage, yellow trim stripes, US Air Force titles and insignia, also in “Air Fighting Pilot” set #631.
Yellow 2-bladed plastic prop, white/chrome silver, red leading edges and tail, yellow stripes, US Air Force titles and insignia.
White 3-bladed plastic prop, blue overall, red stripes on wing, Navy ATU-398, "KE" on tail in white.
White 3-bladed plastic prop, yellow overall, green stripes on wing, Navy ATU-398, "KE" on tail in black.
Fighters, Jet:
Douglas D-558 Sky Rocket, 10" L, friction, white.
Douglas D-558 Sky Rocket, 10" L, wind-up, pale blue/off-white, dark blue upper fuselage, no undercarriage, large plastic 3-bladed propeller at rear.
Douglas D-558 Sky Rocket, 19" L, friction, plastic canopy, red plastic insert on upper fuselage, white/red, "Sky Rocket" in black script on fuselage, medium blue "Astro Boy" character on upper fuselage, helmeted head and "28" on wings, "Tetsujin 28" on tail fin with medium blue stripe.
Douglas Skylancer (F4D Skyray), #305, 10" L, friction, in the following color schemes:
-Orange-red overall.
-Red overall.
-Silver/red.
-White overall.
-Battery remote control, grey with rivet detail, red and blue markings, USAF RS-609 Skyray.
Douglas X-3 Stiletto, #505, 13 ½” L, friction, red plastic needle nose, white, short red wings, fish-shaped cutaway on lower rear fuselage.
F-20, 5" WS, friction.
F-86 (North American), 6 1/2" WS, 4 1/2" L, friction, unrealistic, straight wings, yellow tin wingtip fuel tanks, green, red leading edges, two red diagonal fuselage bands, USAF.
F-90 (Lockheed), 5” WS, friction, large blue gun atop forward fuselage, red/black with yellow cheat line and control surfaces.
F-94C (Republic), 9" WS, friction, looks like Grumman Panther, plastic canopy, open-ended wingtip pods, black and red, USAF "B-106"
F-101, 5" WS, friction, machine guns on wings, green with yellow/red markings, "JF-54" on tail.
Gloster Javelin, delta wings, plastic "window" behind cockpit, T tail, green/yellow camouflage, pale blue underside, RAF insignia, WT368.
Jet fighter, resembles F-84, friction, working compass on nose, grey overall, USAF "Leader."
JF-54 Jet Fighter, 5" WS, friction, red plastic canopy, metal wingtip fuel tanks, medium blue with red details, white "JF 54" and USAF insignia with red center on wings.
Lockheed F-94C #B-106, friction, plastic canopy, bare metal nose, black with red wingtip tanks and other details.
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, 4” WS, 6 ½” L, friction with sparks, blue with red anti-glare panel, US Air Force FG-366.
Martin Matador/Regulus II, 19 ¼” L, 13” WS, friction, tin pilot figurine under plastic canopy, white fuselage has red forward part, dark blue lower fuselage and bands, dark blue/white wings and tail surfaces, USAF TM-GIB (Marchand, p. 148).
Martin Matador/Regulus II, 19 ¼” L, 13” WS, friction, red plastic window atop rear fuselage, red top and silver undersides/control surfaces, Navy “Regulus II”.
Martin Matador/Regulus II, 19 ¼” L, 13” WS, friction, red plastic window atop rear fuselage, royal blue, Navy “Regulus II,” “73152” on tail fin.
XF-21, 5" WS, friction, orange-yellow, red/blue USAF markings, 4 pilots in windows, blue wing tanks and underside.
X-7, 5 1/2" L, friction, delta wings, nose wheel, two bare metal intakes or rocket launchers on wings, blue with red and yellow markings, "X-7 Sky Rocket" on tail fin.
Helicopters:
Bell 47, battery remote control, 3-bladed metal main rotor, plastic canopy with pilot figurine, red fuel tank, cutaway fuselage cage, dark green/white, "Polizei."
Space Bus, fantasy toy, same fuselage as XC-142 Tilt Wing VTOL, battery, two intermeshing white plastic two-bladed rotors, clear canopy with visible interior, yellow/blue/red #SB-995H.
Light Aircraft:
Blackburn, metal 2-bladed prop, lithographed radial engine, blue body, red/yellow high wing.
Cessna Plane, friction, twin-engine, red/white.
Cessna Sport Plane, 13" WS, battery remote control, tin wings with rounded tips, white plastic body with 3-bladed prop and transparent red engine cylinders in front of cabin window.
Ryan Spirit of St Louis, 9" WS, friction, red/yellow with blue markings, "Sky Bird" "MX-2H PVAN" instead of "NX-211 RYAN."
Ryan Spirit of St Louis #4460, 11" WS, battery, plastic and tin, two-bladed propeller, detailed cylinders, silver, orange-red upper wing, N-X-211, in window box, 1970s.
Travel Air Monoplane, 9" WS, friction, high wing, radial engine, N-5281.
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B Brands Part 2
by Tone » Sun Jan 30, 2011 4:21 am
BELLONI, VITTORIO – VICTOR BELL "VBM"
Made in Italy, 1960s.
Fighter, Jet:
8 1/2" WS, wind-up, delta wings, nose wheel, silver overall, blue markings, USAF insignia and "VBM" on wing, "2000" on tail fin.
BIG DEAL-Alfred M Lewis, Riverside, CA
An American brand of small, inexpensive toys each sold in a "header bag," i.e. a plastic bag with a punched cardboard rectangle, folded over and stapled so it could hang on a rack. A small Japanese tin Douglas Sky Rocket has been identified. There were probably others.
Fighter, Jet:
Douglas Sky Rocket D-558-II, 5 1/2" L, friction, silver with red/blue markings.
BILLER
Biller was a German firm that concentrated on novelty toy airport scenes with small airplanes or helicopters that revolved above them, often rising and landing. Biller, however, made a fine Vickers Viscount 700 series airliner. It came packaged in a square box and it did not come apart in two pieces, as many toy airplanes do. The Viscount has a folding lever under the body to work the propellers, and it also has a lever atop the fuselage to retract and lower the landing gear. Small opaque plastic 4-bladed propellers were fitted. The Viscount was available as a battery-operated flight deck simulator. The trademark is an italicized "B" to which is attached a wind-up key.
Airliners:
Vickers 700 Viscount, 11 1/8" WS, friction, silver/white with the following liveries:
British European Airways, thin red cheat lines and Union flag on the tail fin, G-ALWE.
Capital Airlines, red cheat line, cardinal logo, "701 N7" on wings.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, medium and dark blue cheat lines, diagonal stripes on tail, red titles, "701 N7" on wings.
Lufthansa, blue cheat line, blue/yellow crane logo on tail fin.
Pan American, blue cheat line, globe logo on tail, "701 N7" on wings.
Trans-Canada Air Lines, silver overall, red markings, CF-T6I or "701 N7" on wings.
BLOMER & SCHÜLER
Blomer & Schüler was a German firm that made a tinplate flying car, finished in red, in the late 1940s or early 1950s. This car had a tail section fitted to its trunk, and two rectangular wings emerged from its sides with the flip of a switch.
Helicopters:
Thanks to Arne Lasance
Blomer und Schïuler friction helicopters.
BS 557 Sikorsky S-55, 5 ½” L (14 cm), civilian.
BS 558 Sikorsky S-55, 5 ½” L (14 cm), navy.
BS 560, 6” L (15 cm), tadpole-shaped, Helios.
BS 565 H16 twin rotor, 7 ½” L (19 cm), BEA civilian.
BS 566 H16 twin rotor, 7 ½” L (19 cm), navy.
BS 567 H 16 twin rotor, 12” L (30 cm), BEA, with or without battery compartment for lights.
BS 568 H 16 twin rotor, 12” L (30 cm), Air Force, with or without battery compartment for lights.
BS 570, 8 ¼” L (21 cm), tadpole-shaped, Air Taxi.
BS 570, 8 ¼” L (21 cm), tadpole-shaped, “Libelle” (dragonfly).
Tadpole-shaped Helicopter, 2 1/3” L (6 cm):
Blue/red/yellow with tailwheel.
Replica, red/blue/white without tailwheel by Josef Wagner.
Carousel with two tadpoles.
BUDDY-L
Buddy-L is a well-known maker of sturdy pressed steel toys, located in Moline, Illinois. After World War Two the firm continued its pressed steel line, including airplanes such as a large transport plane painted white and blue. In 1976 Buddy-L also imported a line of small Japanese tin toys that it called "Brutes." They were caricatures and not scale models! By the 2000s, Imperial owned the rights to the name, and issued another line of small tin toys that were similar to the earlier Brutes.
Airship:
Blimp, 4 1/2" L, unpowered, silver envelope, light blue plastic gondola and engines/nose cone/stabilizers, 3 wheels, 2 black plastic props, "GOOD YEAR" stickers with winged foot symbol.
Helicopters:
Steel On Wheels Brutes Helicopter, 5" L, unpowered, red fuselage, clear windows, white plastic lower body, black plastic floats, chromed rotors, "Rescue" label on side. 2004 issue.
Light Aircraft:
Air Racer, Gee Bee Super Sportster, 3 3/4" WS, unpowered, caricature, yellow metal body and wings on red plastic frame, chrome plastic cowling, clear canopy, small plastic wheels, three-blade red prop, black label on fuselage.
-Yellow with blue sunburst pattern on wings.
-Bright green metal body.
Float Plane, 3 5/8" WS, unpowered, caricature, blue, chrome two-bladed prop, tinted windows, red/orange/yellow cheat line, "BL 4930."
Float Plane, 3 5/8" WS, unpowered, caricature, blue, Pan Am symbol lithographed on wings.
Wing Ding, 3 1/8" WS, unpowered, caricature, yellow metal body and wings on orange plastic frame, grey metal cowling, open cockpit and cruciform tail, large plastic wheels, two-blade orange prop, "wing ding" decals on wings in green stylized letters.
Made in Italy, 1960s.
Fighter, Jet:
8 1/2" WS, wind-up, delta wings, nose wheel, silver overall, blue markings, USAF insignia and "VBM" on wing, "2000" on tail fin.
BIG DEAL-Alfred M Lewis, Riverside, CA
An American brand of small, inexpensive toys each sold in a "header bag," i.e. a plastic bag with a punched cardboard rectangle, folded over and stapled so it could hang on a rack. A small Japanese tin Douglas Sky Rocket has been identified. There were probably others.
Fighter, Jet:
Douglas Sky Rocket D-558-II, 5 1/2" L, friction, silver with red/blue markings.
BILLER
Biller was a German firm that concentrated on novelty toy airport scenes with small airplanes or helicopters that revolved above them, often rising and landing. Biller, however, made a fine Vickers Viscount 700 series airliner. It came packaged in a square box and it did not come apart in two pieces, as many toy airplanes do. The Viscount has a folding lever under the body to work the propellers, and it also has a lever atop the fuselage to retract and lower the landing gear. Small opaque plastic 4-bladed propellers were fitted. The Viscount was available as a battery-operated flight deck simulator. The trademark is an italicized "B" to which is attached a wind-up key.
Airliners:
Vickers 700 Viscount, 11 1/8" WS, friction, silver/white with the following liveries:
British European Airways, thin red cheat lines and Union flag on the tail fin, G-ALWE.
Capital Airlines, red cheat line, cardinal logo, "701 N7" on wings.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, medium and dark blue cheat lines, diagonal stripes on tail, red titles, "701 N7" on wings.
Lufthansa, blue cheat line, blue/yellow crane logo on tail fin.
Pan American, blue cheat line, globe logo on tail, "701 N7" on wings.
Trans-Canada Air Lines, silver overall, red markings, CF-T6I or "701 N7" on wings.
BLOMER & SCHÜLER
Blomer & Schüler was a German firm that made a tinplate flying car, finished in red, in the late 1940s or early 1950s. This car had a tail section fitted to its trunk, and two rectangular wings emerged from its sides with the flip of a switch.
Helicopters:
Thanks to Arne Lasance
Blomer und Schïuler friction helicopters.
BS 557 Sikorsky S-55, 5 ½” L (14 cm), civilian.
BS 558 Sikorsky S-55, 5 ½” L (14 cm), navy.
BS 560, 6” L (15 cm), tadpole-shaped, Helios.
BS 565 H16 twin rotor, 7 ½” L (19 cm), BEA civilian.
BS 566 H16 twin rotor, 7 ½” L (19 cm), navy.
BS 567 H 16 twin rotor, 12” L (30 cm), BEA, with or without battery compartment for lights.
BS 568 H 16 twin rotor, 12” L (30 cm), Air Force, with or without battery compartment for lights.
BS 570, 8 ¼” L (21 cm), tadpole-shaped, Air Taxi.
BS 570, 8 ¼” L (21 cm), tadpole-shaped, “Libelle” (dragonfly).
Tadpole-shaped Helicopter, 2 1/3” L (6 cm):
Blue/red/yellow with tailwheel.
Replica, red/blue/white without tailwheel by Josef Wagner.
Carousel with two tadpoles.
BUDDY-L
Buddy-L is a well-known maker of sturdy pressed steel toys, located in Moline, Illinois. After World War Two the firm continued its pressed steel line, including airplanes such as a large transport plane painted white and blue. In 1976 Buddy-L also imported a line of small Japanese tin toys that it called "Brutes." They were caricatures and not scale models! By the 2000s, Imperial owned the rights to the name, and issued another line of small tin toys that were similar to the earlier Brutes.
Airship:
Blimp, 4 1/2" L, unpowered, silver envelope, light blue plastic gondola and engines/nose cone/stabilizers, 3 wheels, 2 black plastic props, "GOOD YEAR" stickers with winged foot symbol.
Helicopters:
Steel On Wheels Brutes Helicopter, 5" L, unpowered, red fuselage, clear windows, white plastic lower body, black plastic floats, chromed rotors, "Rescue" label on side. 2004 issue.
Light Aircraft:
Air Racer, Gee Bee Super Sportster, 3 3/4" WS, unpowered, caricature, yellow metal body and wings on red plastic frame, chrome plastic cowling, clear canopy, small plastic wheels, three-blade red prop, black label on fuselage.
-Yellow with blue sunburst pattern on wings.
-Bright green metal body.
Float Plane, 3 5/8" WS, unpowered, caricature, blue, chrome two-bladed prop, tinted windows, red/orange/yellow cheat line, "BL 4930."
Float Plane, 3 5/8" WS, unpowered, caricature, blue, Pan Am symbol lithographed on wings.
Wing Ding, 3 1/8" WS, unpowered, caricature, yellow metal body and wings on orange plastic frame, grey metal cowling, open cockpit and cruciform tail, large plastic wheels, two-blade orange prop, "wing ding" decals on wings in green stylized letters.
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Re: Tin Toy Plane Production List Project
by alas » Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:37 am
an interesting arnold for sale on ebay.de
untill feb 4
untill feb 4
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