MARS EXPLORER, RED VERSION - HORIKAWA - JAPAN

A red lithographed tin battery operated tin robot on wheels. The head has lithographed versions of blue fly eyes printed onto the flaps that cover the face. The chest panel is marked MARS EXPLORER. This is effectively a combination of robot and astronaut.

Robot moves forward, stops; chest door drops down and guns fire. Face panels open to reveal astronaut face.

There is also a silver grey litho version of this robot. The box for the red version is the one that depicts the silver version of the robot.