X-7 SPACE EXPLORER SHIP - MASUDAYA - JAPAN

Metallic blue lithographed tinplate battery operated saucer MT. Pilot under a clear domed canopy. A series of six circular colored lights surround the canopy. Bump and go action with flashing lights. There are at least five variations of the pilot. The current first sighting is a newspaper ad from November 1960. This was a very successful toy that enjoyed a long production run. There are several box designs, and the saucer was altered to reduce production costs. Later versions incorporate more plastic components and the saucer effectively becomes a different toy. See also the Flying Saucer X-7 version released as an exclusive by Rethel. Oddly there is also a version of this saucer in a box marked "Exclusively for Rethel", though there is nothing different about it. X7