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VINTAGE DAISHIN TIN B/O APOLLO-II AMERICAN EAGLE LUNAR MODULE 100% WORKING WithBOX

VINTAGE DAISHIN TIN B/O APOLLO-II AMERICAN EAGLE LUNAR MODULE 100% WORKING WithBOX
VINTAGE DAISHIN TIN B/O APOLLO-II AMERICAN EAGLE LUNAR MODULE 100% WORKING WithBOX
VINTAGE DAISHIN TIN B/O APOLLO-II AMERICAN EAGLE LUNAR MODULE 100% WORKING WithBOX
VINTAGE DAISHIN TIN B/O APOLLO-II AMERICAN EAGLE LUNAR MODULE 100% WORKING WithBOX
VINTAGE DAISHIN TIN B/O APOLLO-II AMERICAN EAGLE LUNAR MODULE 100% WORKING WithBOX
VINTAGE DAISHIN TIN B/O APOLLO-II AMERICAN EAGLE LUNAR MODULE 100% WORKING WithBOX
VINTAGE DAISHIN TIN B/O APOLLO-II AMERICAN EAGLE LUNAR MODULE 100% WORKING WithBOX
VINTAGE DAISHIN TIN B/O APOLLO-II AMERICAN EAGLE LUNAR MODULE 100% WORKING WithBOX
VINTAGE DAISHIN TIN B/O APOLLO-II AMERICAN EAGLE LUNAR MODULE 100% WORKING WithBOX
VINTAGE DAISHIN TIN B/O APOLLO-II AMERICAN EAGLE LUNAR MODULE 100% WORKING WithBOX
VINTAGE DAISHIN TIN B/O APOLLO-II AMERICAN EAGLE LUNAR MODULE 100% WORKING WithBOX
VINTAGE DAISHIN TIN B/O APOLLO-II AMERICAN EAGLE LUNAR MODULE 100% WORKING WithBOX

VINTAGE DAISHIN TIN B/O APOLLO-II AMERICAN EAGLE LUNAR MODULE 100% WORKING WithBOX

PERFECTLY WORKING (IN ORIGINAL SHAPE/CONDITION) WITH IT'S ORIGINAL BOX. JUST A PRISTINE VINTAGE, BATTERY OPERATED DAISHIN APOLLO - II AMERICAN EAGLE LUNAR MODULE WHICH WORKS AS DESIGNED AND DESCRIBED ON THE ORIGINAL BOX. THIS MODEL HAS WHAT THEY CALLED THE NEW "MYSTERY ACTION" WHICH IN TIME BECAME KNOWN AS "BUMP'N GO". THIS NEW "MYSTERY ACTION" ALLOWS THIS LUNAR MODULE TO BE CONSTANTLY MOVING AROUND ON THE SURFACE FLOOR.

ON THE UPPER SECTION OF THIS LUNAR MODULE, YOU HAVE NO BREAKS ON ANY OF THE PLASTIC PIECES (TO INCLUDE THOSE DELICATE RED THRUSTERS) NOR ANY RUST, DENTS OR CORROSION ON ANY OF THE TIN SECTIONS. ALL OF THE GRAPHICS YOU SEE ON THIS LUNAR MODULE ARE HERE VIA TIN LITHOGRAPHY.

THIS MEANS THAT THEY WILL NEVER PEEL OFF OR BLEED THROUGH AS THIS IS PRINTED DIRECTLY ONTO THE TIN. THE ONLY ISSUE WAS/IS WOULD BE THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THE ORIGINAL BOX (MORE ON THIS LATER). ALL OF THE FOUR (4) RED LEGS ARE ORIGINAL TO THIS UNIT AS IS THE REVOLVING ANTENNA.

YOU HAVE NO REPAIRS ON ANY OF THESE LEGS. IN ADDITION, ALL 12 OF THE TINY SIDE THRUSTERS ARE ORIGINAL AND WITHOUT ANY REPAIRS!

THIS LUNAR MODULE'S REVOLVING ANTENNA APPEARS TO HAVE A REPAIR MADE ON IT (SEE PICTURES). THE ANTENNAS, BOTH OF WHICH STICK OUT OF THE CENTER OF THE RADAR DISHES, HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH A METAL TUBING OF SORTS. IT IS VERY COMMON FOR THESE ANTENNAS TO BREAK OFF AS THEY ARE VERY THIN.

THIS REPAIR WAS MADE PRIOR TO MY ACQUISITION. IT'S A GOOD JOB, BUT THE REPAIR SHOULD BE POINTED OUT AS I HAVE NOTICED IT DONE. THE CHASSIS IS AS CLOSE TO NOS AS ONE COULD ASK FOR.

NO ISSUES EXIST WITHIN THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT AND THE BATTERY COMPARTMENTS DOOR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE ALSO WITH NO ISSUES. THE ORIGINAL 3 TRANSPARENT ORANGE SECTIONS ARE IN EXCELLENT OVERALL SHAPE/CONDITION WITH ONE OR TWO TINY SUPERFICIAL SCRATCHES. HOWEVER, I DO CLAIM THAT'S IT'S ORIGINAL AND 100% FULLY OPERATIONAL. THE ORIGINAL LIGHT STILL FLASHES ON AND OFF!

THE ORIGINAL BOX DOES LEAVE A LOT TO BE DESIRED. SMALL SECTIONS HAVE GONE MISSING AND A BUNCH OF TAPE HAS BEEN USED TO KEEP IT FROM GETTING ANY WORSE. YOU HAVE A LOT OF SHELF RASHING HERE AND THE TOP OF THE LID IS SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED FROM BEING STORED ON A SHELF WITH SOME SMALLER BOXES PLACED ON TOP OF IT. THE BASE IS COMPLETE AND ALSO SHOWS SOME WEAR. THIS LUNAR MODULE TAKES TWO (2) SIZE "D" BATTERIES (NOT INCLUDED).

IT'S ABOUT 10 1/2 INCHES TALL (27CM) WITH A FOOTPRINT OF 7 X 7 INCHES (18CM X 18CM). ONCE THE BATTERIES ARE IN PLACE, YOU SIMPLY SWITCH SLIDE THE RADAR ANTENNA INTO PLACE AND THEN ON THE CHASSIS YOU SWITCH THIS TO "ON" AND PLACE THIS LUNAR MODULE DOWN ON ANY LEVEL AND HARD SURFACE, KEEPING IN MIND THAT NONE OF THESE VINTAGE "MYSTERY ACTION DRIVES" WERE DESIGNED WITH CARPET IN MIND. ONCE RELEASED, THIS LUNAR MODULE WILL TAKE OFF, EMITTING IT'S STRANGE LUNAR SOUNDS, WITH IT'S INTERNAL LIGHT FLASHING AND IT'S DUAL RADAR DISHES REVOLVING. SUDDENLY THE LUNAR MODULE WILL STOP MOVING, IT'S "LUNAR SOUND" INCREASES IN REGULARITY, THE DOOR WILL THEN AUTOMATICALLY OPEN AND THE ASTRONAUT WILL APPEAR!

ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS LATER, THE LUNAR MODULE WILL TAKE OFF AND SUDDENLY THE DOOR WILL AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE AS THE ASTRONAUT DISAPPEARS BACK TO THE INSIDE OF THE CRAFT AND ALL THE TIME, IF THIS MODULE WERE TO STRIKE A WALL OR OBSTACLE, IT WILL VEER AWAY AND REGAIN IT'S DIRECTION. THESE ARE THE FEATURES WHICH THE BOX DESCRIBES THESE AS THE "7 AUTOMATIC ACTIONS", ALL OF WHICH WORK PERFECTLY AND WITHOUT EFFORT.

THE MYSTERY ACTION DRIVE WILL SOMETIMES NEED THE WHEELS CLEANED AS THIS WILL ASSIST THIS LUNAR MODULE GOING STRAIGHT AND TRAVEL AROUND (SOMETIMES A SMALL NUDGE WILL ACCOMPLISH THE SAME). AND JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO ON 7/20/19 WAS IT'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY! MY PICTURES DO A FAR BETTER JOB THEN MY DESCRIPTION ABOVE, PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE PHOTOS DO BECOME A VITAL PART OF THE DESCRIPTION, SO BE SURE TO CHECK THESE OUT REALLY THOROUGHLY AND IF ANY QUESTIONS DO ARISE, FEEL FREE TO ASK. The item "VINTAGE DAISHIN TIN B/O APOLLO-II AMERICAN EAGLE LUNAR MODULE 100% WORKING WithBOX" is in sale since Friday, November 15, 2019.

This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Electronic, Battery & Wind-Up\Battery Operated\Pre-1970".911" and is located in Coventry, Rhode Island. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Modified Item: Yes
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
  • Custom Bundle: No
  • Material: TIN & PLASTIC
  • Theme: Space
  • ITEM LOCATION:: 4T.
  • DAISHIN MODEL NUMBER:: 7020.

  • Year: LATE 1960'S EARLY 1970'S.
  • Modification Description: IT APPEARS THAT THE TWO (2) ANTENNAS WITHIN THE RADAR DISHES HAVE BEEN REPLACED.
  • Character Family: NONE
  • Age Level: 3-4 Years
  • Brand: DAISHIN KOGYO CO.


    VINTAGE DAISHIN TIN B/O APOLLO-II AMERICAN EAGLE LUNAR MODULE 100% WORKING WithBOX