MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM 1960, 50 years ago

[Tone]

Check out the helicopters forum, Mark Driver and other board members have posted some photos there.

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[craviola990]

Thanks so much Tony, I will do that...really enjoying reading all your posts BTW.

I was born in '61, and grew up with the Marx Tigers CL-44, AA Electra, Cragston AA DC-7, and they were the best toys ever.

Do you know who made the Air Force One (VC-137-707) around 1969 with the retractable landing gear???

I've seen it on eBay with SAS marks as well.

[Tone]

The 707 is by Tomiyama, and it also came in generic blue/red "Intercontinental" colors (Sears Turnpike line 1964), Lufthansa, and SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System (I know - DC-8s only in real life). Mostly plastic with retracting main landing gear, a fairly unusual feature for a Japanese toy jet plane.

[craviola990]

Cool, thanks for that additional info again! Soaking up a lot of knowledge.

You know, there was another one I had when I was really young...this would be like 1964-66 something that.

All gloss black, jet bomber generic, long swept wings, and what I recall most clearly, is there was a bomb drop feature, and I think the bomb was yellow plastic with a black rubber tipped nose. It seemed to be a fairly large toy, or at least to a little kid it was. Might have been my first ever tin litho toy.

Not even sure if I would remember if I saw the airplane, but I think if I saw an underside view, with the opening bomb bay doors, that would trigger it.

Any idea on the piece I'm mentioning?

[Tone]

Though the one you described is a tin toy there is a post about it in the Pressed steel section. The pressing is the same as the Super Sonic Jetliner. It was made in Japan by Tomiyama and also in Spain by Rico.

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[craviola990]

Well I guess that has to be it! The bomb looks right in the Sears ad anyway, with the black tip. I don't recall my toy being nearly that ornate...my memory (Although granted, very vague on this particular piece), was all jet black, like an SR-71 or U-2, but glossy, without much in the way of markings, and really long slender wings like a B-52 or Russian Mya-4 Bison...

But you know what, Mom did a lot of shopping at Sears, many of the toys listed I had; Air Force One, Huey with flashing rotor tips, etc, plus this thing has the bomb that looks right, 1965-66 would be the correct time frame, so I say let's go with that!

Again Tony, thanks for your un-ending knowledge on the subject...I'm mainly a vintage model kit guy, but the tin toys hold such a special place in my heart for those youngest days, and just piecing together the knowledge of what I used to have, is a major push forward.

Also stumbled into another that I had here at the forum...sort of a C-141/C-5 hybrid with a hinged cream coloured plastic nose...was great to see that again! Also had this F-111 very early on, seen here in the '66 JC Penney Xmas Cat:
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The SAS Tippco Caravelle too...Haven't seen it in 45 years!! Forgot I had one until I stumbled into it here last night..

BTW, I sent a post to the group I operate:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Box-Art/

Inviting members of our group to this forum...I think many will really enjoy it.

I'm looking to obtain scans of the MARX Tigers & Slick CL-44 box tops, if you know anyone who might help. I will email back the sender a fully restored image suitable for printing and framing.

Thanks again.

[Planepilot]

Hello, Just wondering if you ever managed to have the jet engines light up..I have the orange version of the super sonic jetliner and only one jet lights up, turning off and on if you push along the floor I looked at the wiring and it seems only one engine is wired...hopefully you can check your one and let me know please.

[Tone]

Unfortunately the Super Sonic Jetliner that I have does not have that feature, so I do not know!

The jet pods are tin plate, only the four exhaust nozzles are red plastic and they are not designed to light up.

[Planepilot]