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Momoya - 720

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:32:04 +0000

Japan's Momoya issued a variety of tin toy prop and jet planes in the 50s and 60s. Nearly all of them were stylized-looking. Because it has a fairly short fuselage, the toy seen here resembles a 720, a relative of the 707 that entered service …

Asahi Toys - B-57

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:53:50 +0000

Asahi Toys - B-57

This cute and bright toy airplane has nothing to do with a real B-57, for it has two propellers! The B-57 was a jet that was originally designed and built in the United Kingdom as the Canberra bomber. It was a more slender aircraft than what t…

Manoil - Ercoupe and Navion

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 22:51:10 +0000

Manoil - Ercoupe and Navion

Ercoupe # 520 Wingspan: 3 3/4" Ryan Navion # 518 Wing span: 3 5/8" Features: Two-tone paint schemes. Both examples have replaced propellers. Manoil, a major 1930s lead toy soldier manufacturer based in New York City, produced a small l…

Edison - Aviatik Berg and Hansa Brandenburg

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:46:26 +0000

Edison - Aviatik Berg and Hansa Brandenburg

# 1102 Aviatik D.1 "Berg" 1917 Edison Air Line H.F. Italian Sky series Wingspan: 4 1/4" # 1104 Hansa Brandenburg D.1 1916 Edison Air Line H.F. Italian Sky series Wingspan: 4 1/2" Made in Italy, 1970s Features: Detailed castings with exc…

Tootsietoy - Bonanza and "Cub"

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:00:09 +0000

Tootsietoy - Bonanza and "Cub"

Made in USA, 1960s Wingspan: 4" Features: All-metal construction, open underneath, with spinning propellers and black rubber tires The toy Piper is identified underneath as a "Cub;" however, it is actually a low-wing "Sky Sedan."

Schuco - 1:600 Jet Airliners

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:12:21 +0000

Schuco - 1:600 Jet Airliners

Made in West Germany, late 1960s until 1976 707, Lufthansa #335-787, wingspan 3" DC-8, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines DC-8, Swissair #335-790, wingspan 3" DC-10, Pan American #335-792, wingspan 3" Il-62, Czechoslovak Airlines #335-797, …

Zylmex - Dyna-Flites

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:40:07 +0000

Zylmex - Dyna-Flites

Made in Hong Kong, 1970s Wingspans: about 3" A-108 P-51 Mustang in red/white A-109 P-38 Lightning in gold A-102 F-100 Super Sabre in silver A-103 F-84 Thunderstreak in olive A-110 F-104 Starfighter in silvery blue Zylmex's line of di…

Tootsietoy - Waco

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:57:04 +0000

Tootsietoy - Waco

Made in USA #718 Wingspan 5" Features: All metal construction with embossed details, spinning propeller and white rubber tires. The Waco, pronounced "wack-oh" and not named after the city in Texas with a similar name, is a beautiful cabin …