I found this toy hovercraft a few months ago in a flea market. It is not 100% complete, since the big propellers and its fans are broken.
I have found out that Mitsui is a Japanese engineering and shipbuilding company, and Zosen seems to be the Japanese word for Shipbuilding.
Anyway, a die-cast hovercraft in 3 inches size is something rare. We already saw the two ones made by Matchbox and I am already aware of a vintage model made by Tomica, which is the one that can be found easily in Google when searching "Mitsui Zosen". The Tomica model, however seems to have a plastic base.
FACTS AND FIGURES:
- Name: MITSUI ZOSEN HOVERCRAFT
- Scale: 1:210
- Year: Around 1980
- Company: Eidai Grip (Japan)
- Size: approx. 7 cm
Pareciera ser Eidai Grip. Saludos!
ReplyDelete!Cierto! el logo es idéntico. Jamás había oído hablar de esta marca, !muchas gracias!
DeleteNo es la primera vez que me sacas de una de éstas, recuerdo al menos otro comentario tuyo. Eres un verdadero experto, gracias.
Dë nada :) De hecho, tanto no sé, pero me sonaba el logo y ya sabia a quien preguntarle ;)
Delete!Gracias de todos modos! A ver si saco tiempo para buscar información sobre Eidai Grip...
DeleteHey, acabo de descubrir tu blog, y me lo he apuntado en el feed para seguir lo que vayas publicando. ¡Saludos!
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