The Varitank

Varitank, Popy, Japan, 1978

This vehicle comes from the first ever Super Sentai show : Goranger ! They had sweet mecha back in the 70ies...  To read more bout these shows, check this link.

Swim Goldo, swim !

Grandizer / Goldorak, Bandai, Japan, 1978

I sense something tingling...

Spiderbike, Corgi, Gt. Britain, 1978

See the smaller version here. 

Superman's pimp my ride !

Supermobile, McFarlane, China, 2024

How cool is that ? McFarlane finally got the correct Supermobile out, nothing like that 1980's thingy Kenner tried to sell us in their Super Powers line in the 1980's ! 

And yes, I know it's Captain A. flying the damn thing... But really, why would the Man of Steel need a vehicle anyhow ? He has a cape... a cape !

With Corgi toys for size...

Public transport to travel the deserts of Tatooine ? Not for me...

Desert Sail Skiff, Kenner, Macao, 1983

Oh Boba, you did it again !

The Korean Godphenix - Gatchaman, sorry... Eagle Riders !

New God Phoenix, Seoul Chemical, 1996, Korea

The vehicles were more detailed than the red Popy ones...

It is really a good plastic counterpart from the Popy diecast...

... and came with a Ken action figurine... see here !

Major Tom ? nope... Major Matt Mason !

Matt Mason, Mattel,
Hong Kong, 1966

The small BOTP Delacoste Ken the Eagle / Marc

Marc, Delacoste, France

(back) 1979

 

Astro will keep your JPY safe !

Astroboy bank, Daiwa, Japan, 1960's

Space ? All rainbow in color !

Rocket (Kaleidoscope) keyhanger

Germany ? 1960 ?

 

The Siku futuristic racer

I know this one is not in the best of nick, and missing the transparent cockpit, but it is a fleamarket find and it is rare as heck... Has SIKU made others in that size ? The company still exists to this day, and they are still making beautifull toys. Read more about it here.

25 cm long...

Futuristic Racer, Siku, 1960's, Germany

Speed on ice

Go !

Ready ?

 

Bobsleigh, Lehmann, 1970's Western Germany

You can even choose your team to personalize the toy !

Yellow tumbling robot

Acrobat Robot, Korea, 1980's

Originally a Horikawa Japan toy, this one is marked "made in Korea"... 

Sharpening pencils in space ? Then you need one of those !

and spacey design...

8 cm.

Rocket (pencil sharpener), 1950's ?
Japan ? Germany ?

Glued ?

UFO Grandizer 6 UFO Diapolon glue sitcks, Japan, 1970's

 

Tomy's drilling tank ?

I don't know to what extend this was a toy to replicate / compete with Bandai's Thunderbirds license, because this thing has the looks of the Mole, but tires instead of tracks...

TOMY tank, Japan, 1970's (?)

The propulsion on this toys is quite clever, since a track links both independent set of 4 wheels on the bottom of the vehicle, making it an 8x8 drive vehicle.

Eh la qui va là ?

Inspector Gadget, Field-Comics, 1983 Spain

Ford Fairlane in space...

Space Patrol, Nomura, Japan, 1962

detail (astronaut)

detail  (gun litho)

This version is lightblue and the canister is at the back !

(other versions have canisters as backpack for spaceman) 

sponsored by... Ford !

1959 Ford Fairlane (non-space ready !)