zzrobot Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 What toy is this from ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoboCopy Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Looks like the dome and base plate of this Russian toy with some modifications with parts of Masudaya/Modern Toys space vehicles (the pilot and the plastic coloured “buttons”). Suspect it was homebrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 RoboCopy, I suspect a homebrew as well. Zzrobot, I've never seen anything like your incomplete toy but it does share parts in common with the authentic vintage Russian Moon Walker circa early 1970s. The design is a copy of the Japanese "Yone Strolling Space Station". There are many interesting variations of the Russian copies with different tin litho (base plates), body colors, antennas, and walking/wheeled versions. The Russian wheeled versions are similar to the Japanese Yone minus the astronaut. The two variations pictured below are from my own collection; the Yone (red body) is shown to the lower-right. Interestingly both the Russian Moon Walker and Yone Strolling Space Station designs are based upon Russia's real life 'Lunokhod 1', the very first robotic rover to reach the moon in 1970 after a failed attempt in 1969. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Stan, the tin litho astronaut in the toy appears to be identical to the astronaut from a Yonezawa XS-126 Satellite Launching Truck right down to the oxygen tanks. More evidence that the toy is very likely homemade. Also I've never seen an example of the Russian Moon Walker with an antenna placed outside of the clear dome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzrobot Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 But it was holes in the dome and in the oxygen tanks are drilled so well, doesn’t look homemade…… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 The lithographed tin base plate and grey plastic antenna are definitely Russian but the astronaut driver really does appear to be Japanese made (Yonezawa). I've seen Japanese space toys from India that have been rebuilt/repaired with misc, parts, and with craftsmanship good enough that the end result looks almost original. I'm not saying that that's what you have but it is a mystery that key parts of the toy would have an origin from two entirely different manufacturers, let alone countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoboCopy Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Stan My 2 cents (and I could be wrong of course) -If it was designed this way, they would have created a dome with a hole, not have to drill one - Based on your photo, it looks like the hole is not evenly drilled - holes in the base for the green and red plastic domes have been punched out (with a screwdriver?) rather than drilled or cut (you can see the sharp edges sticking up) - It’s a combination of a Russian and a Japanese toy. That doesn’t happen - in my opinion, the design has no artistic merit (even if it was part of something larger) so I really doubt if it ever was a production piece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Robot Bob Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 I thought it close to this, but that hole in the top does look wonky: https://alphadrome.net/data/displayimage.php?album=15&pid=1810#top_display_media https://alphadrome.net/data/albums/userpics/e2.png (link insert button not working) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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