www.opamerica.com Presenting an extremely rare, much sought-after, 1960 Capsule 6 Masudaya Battery Operated Toy! This vintage rocket toy was made in Japan by Masudaya Modern Toys in the early 1960's. The capsule measures 10" inches longs and is 5 1/4" inches tall. The litho appears in great shape! Some very light scuffs and light wear. No crack or missing pieces. I put in 3 size D batteries to test the toy out. The nose light right up and the capsule moved around. The was also a whistling sound while the astronaut rocked back and forth. I found some information about this toy in the book Vintage Toys: Robots and Space Toys: "The pre-Mercury period in American space history is an interesting one. This was the time in which the best and the brightest were determining exactly how to make space vehicles viable and safe for the astronauts they'd be carrying. The public wouldn't get a tasted for NASA's designs until late 1961 and early 1962, when the first Mercury capsules were put on public display. Prior to this, of course, the designs of the future were an exercise in complete subjectivity, as Capsule 6, by Masudaya, demonstrates. This circa 1960 toy actually has more in common with the armor shell concepts first pioneered by turn of the century filmmaker Georges Melies than the succeeding designs of NASA's Mercury and Gemini capsules. The the tin litho battery op features standard mystery action, flashing lights, and its most notable element, a visible cockpit housing a tin ...
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that thing is loud lol
is it vacuuming the floor?
TURN IT OFF..
@Andy001ful hes trying to sell an item on ebay not make a living off of youtube videos
wtf is that crap noob 0/5 LOSER
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That’ all it does? I hope the people who created died in a house fire.
AHHH My Ears. T_T make it stop.
it sure does know how to go in a circle, but what about strate? that pilot must be dunk.
ohh my god!! what i ever wanted!!, a annoying whistling “i dont know what the fuck it is” err umm thing…
0:15 he’s like “son, i’m disappoint. seriously, what the hell”
SOLO ASE ESO O q
Thats bad ass im gettin it
lol!
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yo tengo uno¡¡¡¡¡¡
thanks for your comment even though it was a whole year after mine,..?
It just captures a moment in time from our history.
idiot
this sucks………….
My vacuum cleaner does the same. Just without that annoying whistle.
I might just collect these robots someday.
Wow that looks cool. Ill waste my money on this, PFfft, yeah id like somting like this.
lol his dad gave him that “ok ur toy’s retarded” look. o wait this is a retro toy so it’s excused…
sounds like vaccum cleaner….
Pink Floyd sonics… great effects!!! THANKS!!!
exactly wats soo great about this?