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L-101 SPACE TANK - LTI - INDIARed lithographed tinplate friction space tank. Green tin pilot with L-101 on his chest under a large clear dome. Angled blue tin fins at the back. Dome shaped red plastic spark window at rear. Simple friction action. Tin friction tank with cartoon animal litho. Marked LTI at the front. Based on the Yoshiya design. This is probably related to the VTI Indian space tank.May 17, 2013
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Space Tank -YOSHIYA - JAPANRed tin friction space tank. Mustard yellow tin pilot under a large clear dome. Pilot's hands fixed. Atomic logo lithographed at the front. Tin fins at the back. Dome shaped red plastic spark window at rear. Simple friction action. Box? The Indian VTI space tank uses this pressing.Oct 07, 2012
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X-7 Space Tank - JapanSmall (4.5 inch) lithographed tin space tank. Marked X-7 on the turret and "Space Tank" on the top rear. Star design on turret. Friction action and the barrel retracts into the turret. Maker?Sep 06, 2012
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SPACE TANK ME-057- CHINATin battery operated space tank with milky white dome. Color dome, bump and go action with flashing lights. Name? Box? ME057 Chinese
Dec 20, 2011
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S-15 SPACE TANK PROTOTYPE - YANOMANA prototype version of the CRAGSTAN SPACE TANK, MARS PATROL NO 17. Hand crafted copper. Antenna at rear. Hand painted. Blue with silver and red detailing. Details?Sep 09, 2011
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PETIT CAR SPATIAL - MONT BLANC JOUETS - FRANCETin wind up space tank with orange pilot under clear dome. Metallic blue with a red spark window at front. Three levers, right top side, the center top, and on the bottom control the direction. French. 1960s. Jul 15, 2011
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MYSTERY SPACE EXPLORER TANK - AHI - JAPANTin battery op tank with astronaut and metal antenna. Gun at front. Single pilot. 20cm. "With moving lighted space gun, Moving figure, Revolving radar" See the Linemar three pilot Explorer Space Tank version.Feb 03, 2010
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STARS-LANDING SPACE TANK M-102 - CHINAPale blue tin friction space tank with pink plastic pilot under a clear dome. Three clear plastic tubes at the rear. Sparks.
Image courtesy Smith House Auctions.Sep 20, 2009
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SPACE TANK V2 - YOSHIYATin battery op space tank with a Robby body for a turret. Bump and go action with flashing lights. Light blue color with antenna. V-2
Image courtesy Smith House Auction.Sep 01, 2009
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TURN-OVER SPACE EXPLORER - GAKKENPlastic battery op tracked vehicle with visible gears. Climbing and tumbling action. space sounds and flashing lights.Jul 31, 2009
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SPACE MISSILE TANK - DAITOTin friction space tank. Turret with transparent green plastic gun. Japanese character under clear bubble dome. Variations of the driver head exist: the black as shown and a white one.Jul 22, 2009
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FRICTION SPACE TANK - ICHIMURA - LUCKY TOYSpace Patrol. Small tin friction tank. Driver under clear bubble dome. Indian head logo. Also sold packaged in plastic bag with header card.
Jul 14, 2009
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FRICTION SPACE - ICHIMURA - LUCKY TOYSpace Patrol. Small tin friction tank. Spark window. Indian head logo. Also sold packaged in plastic bag with header card. Generic box shows a bulldozer.
Jul 14, 2009
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MOON PATROL VEHICLE X-5 - SANKEITin battery op space tank with spinning radar and laser turret, flashing lights and astronaut. Camera-like gun. Mystery action. Rubber tracks. Large metal dish antenna. K logo. Cragstan logo on box.Oct 22, 2011
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SPACE TANK S-100 - MASUDAYASimple tin friction tank with tin antenna. Also sold in a bag with a header card. Jul 10, 2009
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S-100 SPACE TANK - MASUDAYASimple tin friction tank with tin antenna. Bagged with header card. Also sold in a box.
Image courtesy Smith House ToysMay 13, 2009
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SPACE EXPLORER TANK - TOMUROTin friction space tank with rotating cockpit. Yellow astronaut under clear plastic canopy. SP lettering. Dish antenna. Lithographed track detail.
Feb 14, 2009
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PLANET TANK - SPACE PATROL VERSION - MASUDAYA - JAPANBlue lithographed tin battery operated non fall tank with green dome and large rotating plastic antenna. Also produced with a blue dome.
There are two know versions, the one marked Planet Tank on the side and a less common one (shown)marked Space Patrol. Both appear to have been released in the same Planet Tank box. The domes can be blue or green.Feb 09, 2009
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SPACE TANK 6 WITH SIGNALLING AND SPARKLING - NOMURATin friction tank with large gun at front, fragile plastic canopy over pilot. Rear spark window. This uses the low profile pressing that was used for the Super Sonic Tank, and the Space Tank X-4. It has a large rectanglar bare metal antenna. The box art does not accurately depict the toy.
The one-legged pilot and pilot's seat are the same as used on the Nomura Martian Flying Saucer Z-01 Red Man from Space. Jan 17, 2009
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SPACE PATROL NON FALL ACTION, TANK X-11 - YONEZAWATin battery op tank. Large antenna. Non fall action, a loud clicking spacesound and a cockpit covered by 2 shields with flexibel antennas. In action, the 2 shields fold open and the mystery lightend cockpit rises up. Litho variations shown: dark blue and olive green.
Oct 21, 2011
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M-41 SPACE TANK - MASUDAYATin battery op tank with bump and go action. Large plastic dish antenna. Springs at rear.
The M-41 dates at least to 1970 when it appears in the Masudaya catalog for that year. It is not listed as a new item, so may be a little earlier.
Dec 18, 2008
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SPACE PATROL TANK - KANTOTin battery op vehicle with tracks. Pilot under dome with large gun. Rotating dish antenna with lighted rear panel. Blue version. There is a similar Space Patrol tank based on the same pressing.Dec 15, 2008
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SUPER ROBOT SPACE TANK - GREEN VERSION - HORIKAWATin friction space tank in an unusual green color rather than the usual blue. Rapid fire dual barrel guns. Tin friction space tank with robot driver. Marked Super Robot on the tank, though the box has only "Space Tank". The head is like the coil antenna square head of the Easelback robots or the Usagiya/Linemar SP-1 space vehicles. A marked departure from the traditional Horikawa space toys. (Gernot)Nov 18, 2008
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X-7 SPACE YANK - YOSHIYATin friction space tank. KO. Bump N' Go Space X-7 Tank. Crank action.
Nov 02, 2008
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WIND UP SPACE TANK - TTA small tin wind up space tank. The turning of the key alters its direction. Marked T.T. on baseOct 24, 2008
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V-3 ROBOT TANK - YOSHIYATin friction tank with tin Robby driver. Mystery action. Crank powered. Two litho versions of the tin friction tank are known: the basic shape remains the same but there are major differences between the litho decoration of the chassis and the face plate of Robby. V 3Oct 22, 2011
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UNIVERSE EXPLORATION CAR - LINEMAR? 1958Remote control tin battery op Space Tank with steering action. Three astronauts, one driving, two with lighted guns. Single searchlight. "Guns revolve and fire, headlight flashes. Vehicle steers right or left." Marked SPACE TANK EXPLORER on the toy.
This was released in 1958. It appears in the Sears Chritmas Book for that year described as Armored Car, and in 1959 as Futuristic Armored Car. The remote control carries the Linemar logo but we do not yet have the maker's name. The art work gives the tank the X-5 wording but this is not present on the toy. It also features a large dinosaur, a stegosaurus. In fact, the artwork bears only a passing resemblance to the actual toy.
Compare with the Space Explorer Tank, a one astronaut version, and Space Tank, the two pilot version.Oct 23, 2008
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PLANET TANK - PLANET TANK VERSION - MASUDAYA - JAPANBlue lithographed tin battery operated non fall tank with green dome and large rotating plastic antenna. Also produced with a blue dome.
There are two know versions, the one marked Planet Tank on the side (shown) and a less common one marked Space Patrol. Both appear to have been released in the same Planet Tank box.Oct 16, 2008
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SPACE PATROL TANK SP45 - HOPETin friction tank. An unusual mixture of a military green tank in a space themed box. SP-45Oct 14, 2008
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M-29 SPACE TANK - MAKER?Simple small tin friction space tank. Four short guns.Oct 13, 2008
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SPACE TANK X-8Tin friction space tank. Forward motion launches spinner.Oct 07, 2008
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SPACE TANK WITH TURNING RADAR V-75 - ALPSTin pull string action space tank. Mystery Space Tank with Turning Radar. Distributed by Alps. Box carries a fir tree logo of the manufacturer. The red eliptical antenna is the correct one. V-75 printed at back.Jul 20, 2011
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SPACE GUARD MS-61 - MASUDAYATin battery op remote control space vehicle with two missiles. Oct 07, 2008
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SPACE GUARD MS-61 - MASUDAYAThere are two box versions.Oct 07, 2008
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SPACE TANK - GAMATin battery op space tank. Three-wheeled bump and go action. The single front wheel is the drive wheel. The dashboard in front of the 2 plastic astronauts has a red light. Behind them 3 lights in different colors blink. The radar antenna is turned by elastic band which is always broken or dried up due to age.Oct 01, 2008
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BUMP N' GO SPACE EXPLORER TANK - YOSHIYA - JAPANRed tin friction space tank. Green tin pilot with X-8 logo under a large clear dome. Pilot's hand moves. Plastic spark window and large clear plastic pipes at the back. Inertia crank action bump and go mechanism. KOSep 28, 2008
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X-17 SPACE TANK - MIHASHI?M in triangle. Tin friction tank with spark window.Sep 28, 2008
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LOOPING SPACE TANK - DAIYATin battery op tank. Tinted dome with rolling bead. Turn over action aided by the stump aerial behind the dome.Sep 27, 2008
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POM POM TANK - ROSKOLarge tin battery op space vehicle with twin barrelled guns. Remote control via tin handset.Sep 27, 2008
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SPACE SURVEY X-25 - MASUDAYATin battery op tank with floating satellite - styrofoam ball.Sep 27, 2008
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LIGHTED SPACE VEHICLE - MASUDAYATin battery op tank 28905 with floating satellite - styrofoam ball. Sep 27, 2008
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SPACE TANK - UNIONTin friction space tank. Turret with robot driver, double barrel guns and satellite dish.Sep 25, 2008
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SPACE TANK T99 - GAMATin battery op remote control tank. 9939 Contains 3 small wind up vehicles. White gun barrel. W. germanySep 24, 2008
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SUPER ROBOT SPACE TANK - BLUE VERSION - HORIKAWATin friction space tank. 22cm Rapid fire dual barrel guns. Tin friction space tank with robot driver. Marked Super Robot on the tank, though the box has only "Space Tank". The head is like the coil antenna square head of the Easelback robots or the Linemar/Usagiya space vehicles. Also known in a green version. Sep 24, 2008
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SPACE PATROL TANK - KANTORarer red version. Tin friction vehicle. Wrong antenna. One of two vehicles sharing the pressing. This version has an open cockpit, wheels (not tracks) and rotating rear antenna.Sep 24, 2008
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V-17 SPACE TANK - NIPPON KOGEI- JAPANSmall tin friction space tank with lithoed tin dome showing picture of pilot. Large metal dish antenna. 10cm. Two antenna types are known , one with a cut out shape, the other with a solid black background.
There is a boxed version with an N in a circle logo (Nippon Kogei). The tank was also sold in a plastic bag with a header card marked Texas Toys 39c. Header card marked "Crow Wholesale Distributing Company, Kilgore"Sep 24, 2008
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FRICTION SPACE TANK WITH SPARKING - V-7 - OKPTin friction space tank - very simple lines. Translucent plastic tailfin. V-7 printed on the rear. Green tin pilot with articulated arms. Previously attributed to Marusan this is the product of a largely unknown manufacturer OKP.Sep 23, 2008
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SPACE TANK 9940 - GAMATin battery op tank with no gun. Blue. Small antenna. W. GermanySep 23, 2008
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REX MARS PLANET PATROL SPARKLING SPACE TANK - MARX1950s large tinplate wind up tank. (1951?) Driver emerges from inside. The pressing is a reworking of an earlier military toy (a series of "doughboy" tanks with a similar action) - shown below. The addition of a space litho makeover turns an old style toy into something more futuristic. USA X-1. Rex Mars is the in house (license free) space hero created by the Louis Marx company.Sep 23, 2008
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SPACE TANK M-18 MASUDAYATin battery op vehicle with large dish antenna. Litho variations.Sep 23, 2008
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