roboz Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 A friend of mine sent me these glorious pics from an overseas collector People speculated on & off that this car was "faked" Well now you see it in it's full glory with it's magnificent box! Same makers as the Robot War Boat Maybe someone could add to the database ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticaugie Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Really? Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrogonza Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Amazing Car and the box is beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gernot Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Incredible rare box! Fantastic piece! Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian.. Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 18 hours ago, roboz said: Maybe someone could add to the database ? Ozzie, you need to have a word with your IT guy to get some permissions in place. Great box, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Very cool box! Ha Ha, the box artwork shares a strong semblance to a futuristic Lake Shore Drive in Chicago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoboCopy Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 This discovery was posted a few weeks ago already by Plasticaugie Call me paranoid but nothing about this box looks right to me. A simple sniff test could easily address my doubts (the scent of a 70 year old cardboard box can’t be faked (probably)), of course, but it looks odd (and so does the car) The artwork is very one dimensional and has no movement and a very limited colour palette. It looks like it could have been painted by a talented artist like Phil and made yesterday. The box could have been restored recently explaining the very crisp edges, but why does it look like the box is darker in the center? Is it because of poor resolution photos or was it because the watercolour painting got a bit wetter in the centre? The lettering on the side also doesn’t look perfect. photos from Plasticaugie’s post below Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I've seen the car and only have heard about the box - really something special and of course rare...thank yo for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kirk Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 It's an odd box, but it's also an odd piece by a manufacturer that we don't see much from. I suppose it could be faked, but without seeing it up close, I wouldn't think we could be sure. I find it odd that "Robot Car" is so small on the box top, but that doesn't say anything about its provenance. I like that the backseat robot is watching at an upright screen. I would think the differences between the toy and the box actually add to the possibility that it's authentic. If somebody was faking the box, you'd think they'd try to be a little closer to the toy. I looked up the Robot War Boat box thinking it might reveal something, but it's quite different, at least compositionally and has a more dynamic look, like other action toys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticaugie Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 5 hours ago, RoboCopy said: This discovery was posted a few weeks ago already by Plasticaugie Call me paranoid but nothing about this box looks right to me. A simple sniff test could easily address my doubts (the scent of a 70 year old cardboard box can’t be faked (probably)), of course, but it looks odd (and so does the car) The artwork is very one dimensional and has no movement and a very limited colour palette. It looks like it could have been painted by a talented artist like Phil and made yesterday. The box could have been restored recently explaining the very crisp edges, but why does it look like the box is darker in the center? Is it because of poor resolution photos or was it because the watercolour painting got a bit wetter in the centre? The lettering on the side also doesn’t look perfect. photos from Plasticaugie’s post below Thanks for the solid, I thought I was in an alternate universe for a minute. The owner of that toy is a Japanese fellow who is an Instagram contact of mine, there is more detail in my original post. He brought the toy and box to an Antique Roadshow type TV show where he presented it to Kittihara and asked about the ET CO on the box. He also exhibited his collection at a Museum of art, its all in the original post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticaugie Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 2 hours ago, David Kirk said: I looked up the Robot War Boat box thinking it might reveal something, but it's quite different, at least compositionally and has a more dynamic look, like other action toys. It's not the Robot War Boat, it's the Atomic Boat made by ET CO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboz Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 Plasticaugie apologies , I didn't see your thread & still don't not that it matters It's not like I'm trying to claim dibs on this in fact I was surprised it wasn't posted earlier Correct on the Boat - misstated it As for the box - it is authentic , I know of the other example that exists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboz Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 Brian - yes 100% on the permissions Just need to know who the volunteers are For whatever reason when I log in I can't see pictures & I have a few other issues/gremlins going on that aren't there when I'm checking things not logged in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticaugie Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 10 minutes ago, roboz said: Plasticaugie apologies , I didn't see your thread & still don't not that it matters It's not like I'm trying to claim dibs on this in fact I was surprised it wasn't posted earlier Correct on the Boat - misstated it As for the box - it is authentic , I know of the other example that exists lt does deserve its own thread, there was a honeymoon car thread but if it's archived I guess it's closed, maybe you could merge the threads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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