After I had bought the Blue Box Space Shuttle, I latched on to this carded Zee Toys version labeled as a UFO vs. a shuttle, and to my surprise it was exactly the same in every respect except for the name 'Zee Toys' replacing 'Blue Box' on the underside! I kept mine on the card and that's how it got photographed - a tad awkward but if it ends up getting sold then it's best staying on the card. Enjoy! Opa Fritz
Blue Box vs. Zee Toys comparisons
Ed, you know Blue Box's parent Tai Sang bought the Zee factory (in Macau I think?) about twelve years ago, maybe a little longer, which is why their Zylmex 1:72nd tanks are now in Redbox sets . . . clearly they had worked together on other projects before . . .
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I did not know that Hugh! Good info. There must have been some collaboration for these two toys to be identical except for name.
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