Tomiyama TWA Convair 880

[Tone]

From the 1962 Sears Christmas Catalog, here is model TP24, Tomiyama's Convair 880 in TWA colors ... note the box art looks like a 707.

The plastic jet engines have very intricate, but fragile, plastic exhausts.

In order for this plane to be a proper Convair 880 it would need the ridge along the top. This mold also made a DC-8 in various color combinations, and with opening front passenger door. Some examples also came with display stands.

The Tomiyama trade mark had changed from "E T Co" to a cartoon mouse head with big round ears. Yonezawa's "Cherry Y" logo no longer appeared on the toys nor on the boxes.

[dasimperator]

Drool...


Very nice 880, even without the 'hog frame' on top. Even better that the engines are silver and not those clear red or green plastic jobs other tinplate jets get.

[grwebster]

Same here - ditto drool.
Tone got me onto collecting Yonezawa all metal tin many years ago, but I only have a few examples.
By far the best tin aircraft toy maker post war.
Post war Tiip&Co are pretty nice, too.
Pre war?
Lehmann?, Tipp&Co?, Ingap? Jep? all nice and am lucky to have a few of each.

[richardstarr]

This isn't fair, Tony. Your japan tin airplane collection is fifty times as good as my collection.

The truth is, you know fifty times as much about collecting airplanes as me.

What I like is that you are always willing to share your information about
aviation related items with others. You like to pass on the Information.

This CONVAIR 880 is absolutely beautiful.
I still have the beautiful colour pictures of your JAPAN TIN AIRPLANES.
Thanks again,

Regards, Rick

[Tone]

Even better that the engines are silver and not those clear red or green plastic jobs other tinplate jets get.

The separate jet exhaust nozzles are opaque red plastic ... they are intricate and fragile! Honeycomb? Is that what you call it?