Japan - Haji Mansei Toys F-104

Gosh, it's been busy as heck over on our end but I finally carved out a few minutes to take, edit, and upload photos of the latest addition to the air fleet, this Haji Mansei Toys F-104. Of course this toy in no way, shape, or form resembles the F-104 Starfighter and is a lot closer to an F-86 Sabre (close but still a caricature) and measures 5 3/4" (14.60cm) L 4" (10.16cm) wingspan x 2 1/4" (5.71cm) H. I've said it before on the blog that when it came to airplanes  toy companies played fast and loose with designs, markings, and designations but in the end analysis this is just a toy - and a cool one too! Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina

Daiya (Japan) B-47 Bomber

Here's a terrific nifty '50s addition to the fleet, the Daiya B-47 Bomber from Japan. This is the third B-47 featured on Toys and Stuff. Back on 29 Feb 2012, a small Marx plastic version was posted and then on 14 Mar 2013 a nice large tin-litho B-47 from the Japanese firm of TN was featured. Today's great Hunk O' Tin is better proportioned and has more realistic detailing. The plane features the typical two-assembly construction with fuselage and removable wings. Hidden in the fuselage is another typical feature of the time - the sparkling mechanism. It measures 11 1/4" (28.6cm) L x 12 1/2" (31.8cm) wingspan x 3 1/2" (8.9cm) H. Enjoy!

Courtesy Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-47_Stratojet

Here it's shown with Air Force One from TN blogged a couple of weeks ago.