ATOM ROCKET 7 BLUE VERSION - MASUDAYA - JAPAN

One of Masudaya's tin battery operated space ships with a non-fall action. An astronaut pilot sits inside a cockpit with a clear plastic cover. Rear tail fin and two red conical engines on the side. A metal rocker in the base detects edges and alters the direction of the rocket.

While very similar to the white version of the Atom Rocket 7 this toy has the usual shorter red conical engines running less than half of the length of the ship. Light blue and dark blue with red detailing. Large rotating plastic antenna. Marked Atom Rocket 7. Triangular tailfin.

This version Has a single teardrop shaped red light on each side.
Spaceship design on tailfin.

Date: First sighting Rike's Toyland of Ohio Toy Catalog 1962 Modern Toys.