SPACE FIGHTER X-Y-105 - K LOGO, ALPS DISTRIBUTOR - JAPAN

This is a very large (46cm) and impressive spaceship, a classic of the genre. Made by a little known company with a letter "K" inside a gear circle. the brightly lithographed tin rocket is a combination of dark blue, light blue and red. There's extensive litho detailing of exhaust pipes and other space features. There's a relatively small cockpit on top with two pilot heads inside; this gives the impression of a big space rocket. Two engines run the length of the sides and there's a small rear fin with tailplanes at the top (missing in the lower example). Two small tin machine guns sit on the top front. Marked SPACEFIGHTER

A newspaper advertisement dates this to December 1954.


Very similar in design to the Jet Fighter. X-Y-105 Label box.