Okay, this boggles my mind! I know full well that I'm a procrastinator. I look at my toys and think, "that needs to get photographed and blogged." and then...
...crickets
Nothing
This toy has been sitting on my shelf for about 10 years!
Back on October 8, 2014, I blogged the sister version of this plane which is red & silver and always meant to blog this all-silver version but some kind of mental block just took over and it never got done. Well we're here now so - Enjoy! LOL Opa Fritz
One of the advantages of waiting so long is that a couple of other fun things have come to light, like copies from catalogs showing these planes for sale:
Distributor's catalog extract culled from the Internet
As I can just barely make out the "Star-&-Bar' insignia on the left wing, I'm assuming this B&W image is showing the red version of the plane
This is an extract from a small fold-out type catalog or flyer that I have in my collection.
Eldon offered these jets in two versions:
red upper fuselage with silver under fuselage
all silver
Besides the obvious color difference there's one other major notable change: the silver version is sans "USAF" and "Star-&-Bar" markings.
The silver one may have been for export but it's the version I had as a kid and I definitely didn't live overseas as a kid! OR, the all silver version may have been the one available as a cereal premium.
The plane measures 12 1/2" (31.8cm) L x 10" (25.4cm) wingspan x 4 1/2" (11.4cm) H. each plane came with four rockets which were stored underneath the wings. A single rocket could be removed and placed into the intake and fired off
Here we see our intrepid fighter armed and ready to do battle. Of course the real F-100 didn't have rockets shoved up its intake but it makes for a fun toy! LOL
wheels up
I had the silver one as a child and I clearly remember sending away for it as a cereal premium.
ReplyDeleteThat's how I got mine as a kid as well!
DeleteI`m 72 and when I was little I spent hours "flying" this toy around the house. I loved it and think about it every time I see anything about the F 100, Thank you so much for posting this !!!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome - glad you enjoyed the post! I love collecting the toys I had as a kid and of all the toys I had back then this was one I had the most vivid memories of. I too enjoyed 'flying' this around the house!
DeleteAnother victim of the cereal box. It's nice to see one complete again, thanks!! I lost my intake on the playground during the first grade (the first time I took it to school!) and that tanked the experience for me. I still remember how it felt 65 years later - it really left a mark. After sending in my box tops and waiting for-freaking-ever for it to arrive in the mail, it was the coolest toy I can remember at that age! (Now I need to go fire up DCS....)
ReplyDeleteI honestly don't remember the fate of my original toy but I do know that, when I started this blog, this toy was way high on the list to acquire. It must have left a big impression on my younger self in order for it to be a 'must have' for the collection as an adult.
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