Phil R Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Just picked up these items recently including the SMOKE GUN at Black Angus for $50.00(the box was in three pieces and had to be restored) and the spaceships for $20.00.at Renningers. The diecut clicker pistol(red and yellow) was a $20.00 Ebay purchase. My wife's relative had the rocket salt and pepper shakers. The 3 raygun pistols are pencil sharpeners available at Pencilthings.com. By the way, all rayguns collectors notice the plastic card holders which are available in 3 sizes and great for holding rayguns in two positions. They're about a third the cost of the advertised ray gun holders. :) more ray guns coming soon. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartzenegger Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 nice!!! i always liked the smoking gun... very fifties looking?? any smoking pellets? box looks great!!!congrates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dratomic Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Nice pickups, Phil. The smoke ring gun's great, definitely one of my favorites. The box is pretty cool, too -- and $50 is a great price. Did it come with any rocket matches? The toy was originally sold with three packs all either blue or green. Replacements could be ordered, and came in red. I'm trying to get a complete set of each color (so, three of each). So far, I've got two of each color... the search continues... I don't have a box, though... There are two other variations of the smoke ring gun -- one's all yellow (except for the metal area that holds the matches, which is grey), and the other is yellow, grey, and red. Obviously, they're pretty darn rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dratomic Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Oh yeah -- that clicker gun is un-branded, and comes in many different colors. However, I just saw, for the first time, one labeled SPACE CADET (as in, Tom Corbett). It was silver, and sold on ebay for $100+. Has anyone ever seen one of these before? I really wish I had bid on it... Talk about rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil R Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 Dr. A . I believe you mean this one. I got a picture. It has subtle differences from the yellow/red one. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic guy Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Hi Phil. Great acquisitions! You may just have converted me into spaceguns... ;) Just wandering, are you willing to share where you got those nice perspex stands from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dratomic Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Agh! Phil, stop posting cool pics! We don't need any more ray gun competition!!! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil R Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 Atomic Guy, I got the stands at Black angus and a local antique center. Many people who deal in plastic bags, display cases, stickers , etc. usually have them. here's another plastic gear gun that came in today's mail. The gears spin and a long rod bangs on a plastic drum at the back of the gun. :) t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 PHIL - Congrats to your very fine collection. I enjoy every piece - thats indeed really 50th art ( one exception - your last acquisition seems to be milenium / china ?? made...) Thank you very much for sharing! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil R Posted September 19, 2006 Author Share Posted September 19, 2006 Thanks , Dirk. The gear gun is actually Korea, made for Coast Orient Trading Company, Los Angeles. The operation is quite interesting when the trigger is activated. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil R Posted September 22, 2006 Author Share Posted September 22, 2006 I got two items in the mail this week. A Buck Rogers Midge Rocket in the box which I've been wanting. They're also available in blue and red and I believe gold tone or copper. I got the Atom Bubble Gun on ebay at a good price and did some touchup. The boxed raygun is coming soon. I believe it's from Hungary :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dratomic Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 The atom bubble gun is a GREAT piece, and not too common -- took me a while to find one. It's easy to touch up, too, mostly because they were hand-painted to begin with. It's rare that they're found in mint condition... they're usually missing paint near the rings because the painters weren't too careful when they did their job. But in my opinion, this gives the gun a lot of character.I like the midge toy ship a lot, too. Is it plastic or metal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil R Posted September 23, 2006 Author Share Posted September 23, 2006 Dr. The Midge spaceship is what old timers call pot metal, diecast. It has two front wheels and a rod in back. They're generally inexpensive now. A company bought a large supply of old stock from Midge. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dratomic Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Hm. You've set the bar high with those pics, Phil. Now I've got to find one of each color in mint condition! Thanks a lot! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil R Posted September 23, 2006 Author Share Posted September 23, 2006 Dr. A No problem. Try here. Esnarf.com then Vintageville, Dimestore, toy Dept. , die cast toys. :) VINTAGEVILLE TOYS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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