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| Popy - box |
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| Grip - box |
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| Thunderbird 2, Popy, Japan, 1970's |
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| Thunderbird 2, Grip, Japan, 1970's (with tiny TB4) |
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| Before weight watchers (left)... after (right) |
From all the Thunderbirds spacecraft, this is without any doubt the most recognizable. It taught kids that you could put a 20' container in a spaceship and call it a "pod" - and that the whole thing floated when dropped in water. In all my experience in international trade - a container will absolutely sink if it falls of a vessel ! (unless it is filled with styrofoam :). The detail on these small ships are amazing - and the legs (which don't have any opening mechanism like the Dinky toys) are very fragile.
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| Difference between TB4 from Popy and Dinky? Popy has sloped cockpit. |
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| WIth their British Dinky cousin... |
The "jolly green giant"!! : )
ReplyDeleteThat's a great spaceship! I love it! Got (only) one myself. Congratulations!
Filipe
It is Filipe, it is also one of my all-time favorites.
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