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Friday, April 29, 2022

Tin-litho F-101 Voodoo - KO in a Diamond / Yoshiya Kobe Yoko Ltd. (Japan)

Here is a gorgeous Hunk O' Tin I picked up years ago and always meant to post, but just never got around to it. Part of the problem was it came to me with a broken nose piece. The tip was actually held together with clear tape! Soooo, this past week I decided to fix it. The rubber/vinyl that it's made out of is deteriorating, but there was enough structural integrity to enable me to drill holes in both halves and insert a small wire to act as an armature before gluing the two pieces together. It's among my bigger planes, measuring 17 1/2" (44.45cm) L x 8 1/2" (21.59cm) wingspan x 4 1/4" (10.79cm) H and, like many tin litho airplanes of the era, has a removable wing assembly housing the friction motor and battery compartment (which takes one 'C' cell battery). The plane has a friction motor, but when it rolls forward, lights in either wing light up (as shown in the YouTube video. Enjoy! Opa Fritz




As you turn the wheels or roll the plane forward, the lights come on in an alternating fashion





















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