Rare Vintage Space Toy Battery Operated Moon Patrol Space Tank With REMOTE

Rare Vintage Space Toy Battery Operated Moon Explorer Space Tank With REMOTE! MOON EXPLORER - GAKKEN - JAPAN. A red and blue tin battery operated vehicle. Bubble dome at front with pilot inside.

Lithographed tin track panels on the sides. There is a fan-like structure on the top.

See also the Moon Patrol radio controlled version that uses the same pressing. On sale in December 1970.

THIS IS THE REMOTE CONTROL VERSION! May be one of the first remote control toys. Includes antennae which is also usually missing.

Just noticed I don't have it showing for the photos.. But I have the antennae, too. Does not seem to work, tho, I tried batteries but it did not operate.

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