YONEZAWA RARE, TIN, MISSILE LAUNCHING TANK W/ORIGINAL TARGETS , MISSILES & BOX

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YONEZAWA RARE, TIN, MISSILE LAUNCHING TANK W/ORIGINAL TARGETS , MISSILES & BOX:
$469.00

HERE I AM OFFERING AN EXTREMELY RARE, VINTAGE, FULLY TIN, TETHERED BATTERY OPERATED REMOTE CONTROLLED \"MISSILE LAUNCHING TANK ~ WITH TARGETS\" MADE BY YONEZAWA OUT OF JAPAN. THIS IS FULLY OPERATIONAL AND HAS IT\'S ORIGINAL FOUR (4) MISSILES AND ORIGINAL FOUR (4) TIN TARGETS! IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE ABOVE, YOU ALSO HAVE THE ORIGINAL BOX WHICH IS IN ALL AROUND EXCELLENT CONDITION! LUC&FWIOB = LIGHTLY USED COMPLETE & FULLY WORKING IN ORIGINAL BOX.I HAVE HAD THIS STASHED AWAY WITH A FEW HUNDRED OR SO ADDITIONAL MODELS ALL OF WHICH I HAVE PERSONALLY OWNED FOR UP TO 5 DECADES AND/OR HAVE COLLECTED ALONG THE WAY! HAVING HUNDREDS TO THOUSANDS OF MODEL CARS TO CHOOSE FROM, MOSTLY PORSCHE AND CORVETTES, I HAVE DECIDED TO START LISTING SOME OF THESE HERE ON . 95% OF THESE ARE ONE-OF-A-KIND LISTINGS AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO SHOW YOU AN ARRAY OF PICTURES AND DESCRIBE THEM TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. THIS RARE MISSILE LAUNCHING TIN TANK IS NO EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE!AS I RECALL, THIS WAS ONE OF THE TOY LINES THAT MY DAD REPRESENTED DECADES AGO WHILE HE WORKED AT A SMALL TOY DISTRIBUTOR OUT OF NEW YOUR CITY. THIS TANK, AS WELL AS MANY MORE SMALLER ITEMS WERE STASHED IN MY DADS BASEMENT UNTIL THEY MOVED SOUTH TO FLORIDA BACK IN THE EARLY 1990\'S. THIS HAS BEEN IN MY POSSESSION, IN MY HEATED BASEMENT SINCE THEY MOVED.THIS TANK IS ONE COOL ITEM! UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT MY DAD WOULD NOT LET US PLAY WITH AS CHILDREN. ACCORDING TO MY MOM, HE WAS AFRAID THAT THAT MISSILES COULD HAVE HURT US! AS HE WAS SURE THAT WE WOULD HAVE TURNED THE TANK ON EACH OTHER! WHO KNOWS BETTER THEN GOOD OLD DAD! LOL....AS SUCH, THIS BOX WAS STORED IN OUR BASEMENT CLOSET WHICH WAS FILLED WITH MOTHBALLS AS IT HELD OUR SEASONAL CLOTHING! THIS DOES HAVE A SLIGHT ODOR OF MOTHBALLS AS IT HAS NEVER LEFT IT\'S ORIGINAL BOX FOR DECADES NOW AND WAS STORED FOR AS LONG IN THIS CLOSET.HERE\'S HOW THIS TANK WORKS...YOU MANUALLY SLIDE THE MISSILES INTO THE INDIVIDUAL SPRING LOADED CANNONS. THEY WILL LOCK INTO POSITION. NEXT YOU PLACE THE TARGETS SOME DISTANCE AWAY. YOU PLACE IN TWO SIZE \"C\" BATTERIES INTO THE TETHERED REMOTE CONTROL (NOT INCLUDED).... AND AWAY YOU GO. THIS TANK DOES NOT STEER ..PER SE. YOU HAVE TO KEEP THE TETHERED CABLE AS STRAIGHT AS POSSIBLE AND THEN YOU TURN YOUR WRIST IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAT YOU WANT THE TANK TO STEER. THE REMOTE CONTROL HAS TWO (2) BUTTONS... ONE FOR FORWARD AND THE OTHER FOR REVERSE, THESE BOTH WORK REALLY WELL. ON THE BOTTOM (OR CHASSIS)_ YOU HAVE A SINGLE ROTATING WHEEL, THIS ASSISTS IN THE STEERING OF THIS TANK.ON THE SIDE OF THE REMOTE CONTROL YOU HAVE THE LAUNCHING LEVER. I FIND THAT THE BEST WAY TO LAUNCH THESE MISSILES IS TO PULL IT TOWARDS YOU AND RELEASE IT ALLOWING IT TO SNAP BACK AND THEREFORE ADVANCE THE MISSILE SEQUENCE. IF YOU RELEASE THIS GENTLY, YOU WILL NOT ADVANCE THE INTERNAL GEARING AND WILL BE STUCK AT THE LAST MISSILE LAUNCHING!THE OBJECT IS TO PLACE THESE TIN TARGETS AT STRATEGIC LOCATIONS AND TRY TO HIT THEM..... THE OPERATIVE WORD IS \"TRY\"! THIS IS A VINTAGE TOY AND AS SUCH IT IS VERY INACCURATE. BUT, IF YOU DO GET LUCKY (OR SKILLFUL ENOUGH) AND HIT A TARGET, THEY HAVE A POINT VALUE AS YOU TRY TO BEAT YOUR OPPONENT OR YOUR HIGH SCORE FROM PREVIOUS EXERCISES. THE TANK ITSELF IS IN VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT OVERALL CONDITION, YOU HAVE NO DINGS OR CREASES. ALL OF THE GRAPHICS ARE DONE VIA TIN LITHOGRAPHY AND ARE STILL VERY BRIGHT AND SHARP. IT\'S ALL TIN TO INCLUDE THE MACHINE GUN AND DRIVER! YOU HAVE NO RUST OR CORROSION ANYWHERE ON THIS TANK.THE TANK MEASURES OUT AT 6 INCHES X 3 1/4 INCHES (15.3CM X 9.5CM) AND IS ABOUT 3 1/2 INCHES HIGH (9CM).THE MISSILES ARE ALL ORIGINAL AND IT LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT SOME POINT IN TIME. IF I WERE TO GUESS, I WOULD SAY MY SON GOT A HOLD OF THIS A DECADE AGO WHEN HE WAS IN HIS \"HELPFUL\" MODE! EITHER WAY, IT IS COMPLETE AND STILL FULLY OPERATIONAL!ON OCCASION, YOU WILL HAVE SOME DIFFICULTIES LOADING ONE OR TWO OF THESE MISSILES AND THIS IS NOT DUE TO THE MISSILES THEMSELVES, BUT THE FIRING SEQUENCE AND IF YOU ALLOWED THE INTERNAL ACTION TO ADVANCE. YOU MIGHT HAVE TO SET OFF A FEW BLANK ROUNDS TO FREE UP OR ADVANCE THE ACTION.THE CHASSIS OF THE TANK IS IN GREAT OVERALL SHAPE/CONDITION. KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS WAS NEVER PLAYED WITH...JUST DEMONSTRATED! THE TETHERED REMOTE CONTROL IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE/CONDITION. THE BATTERIES FIT INTO THE TIN REMOTE TIGHTLY AND IT SEALS REALLY NICELY WITH THE BATTERIES IN PLACE.THE BLUE SHEATH IS SOMEWHAT BRITTLE, BUT, HAS YET TO CRACK. IT HAS BOTH ENDS SLIGHTLY EXPOSED WHICH IS VERY COMMON OF THESE TETHERED REMOTE CONTROLS OF THIS ERA.THE FOUR (4) TARGETS ARE TIN AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AS WELL... THE TWO (2) LARGER TARGETS (A TANK AND A CANNON) HAVE A VALUE OF 100 WHILE THE INFANTRY MEN HAVE A VALUE OF 200 POINTS (THEIR 1/2 THE SIZE). WHEN THEY GET KNOCKED OVER, THESE POINTS ARE REVEALED.THE ORIGINAL BOX IS IN EXCELLENT ORIGINAL SHAPE/CONDITION. THE COLORS STILL POP NICELY AND THE COPY AND PICTURES ARE STILL CLEAR. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL TWELVE (12) STAPLES ARE PRESENT, EIGHT (8) ON THE BASE AND FOUR (4) ON THE LID AND THESE STILL HOLD THE BOX FIRMLY TOGETHER. NO TAPE OR GLUE HAS EVER BEEN ADDED, BUT, YOU DO HAVE A TRACE OF THE ORIGINAL FACTORY TAPE WHICH SEALED THE BOX AS NEW BACK IN THE DAY. YOU DO HAVE SOME DIRT AND SLIGHT SHELF RASHING ON THE LID ITSELF, BUT, FOR A BOX THAT\'S OVER 50 YEARS OLD..... IT WILL PASS IN FLYING COLORS!AS OF THIS LISTING, THIS IS THE ONLY VINTAGE YONEZAWA \"MISSILE LAUNCHING TANK\" LOCATED HERE ON IN ANY SHAPE/CONDITION! HERE YOU HAVE A COMPLETE ONE, WORKING WITH ALL OF THE ORIGINAL ACCESSORIES AND IT\'S ORIGINAL BOX!! THE WORD \"RARE\" COMES TO MIND HERE!! BY MY STANDARDS AND POLICIES, I VERY RARELY DO NOT TEST WHAT IT IS I AM OFFERING HERE ON . AFTER ALL JUST HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO TEST A MODEL? ALL ONE NEED DO IS TO TOSS IN A FEW BATTERIES AND GIVE IT A GO! I AM NOT ONE OF THOSE SELLERS WHO WILL EVER SAY \"THIS MODEL IS UNTESTED AND AS SUCH IT IS SOLD IN AS IS CONDITION\" OR , \"I HAVE NOT TESTED THE WIND-UP MECHANISM (CLOCK-WORK) AS I DO NOT HAVE A KEY, SO THIS WILL BE SOLD UNTESTED\". THIS COOL MISSILE LAUNCHING TANK IS FULLY TESTED (AND WORKS WELL) AND WILL BE FULLY TESTED ONCE MORE, JUST PRIOR TO SENDING IT OFF. I DO THIS TWICE, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FIRST TESTING WAS NOT A FLUKE! I AM SURE WE BOTH DO NOT WANT ANY ISSUES HERE AND THIS IS ONE EASY STEP TO AVOID ANY!
I TAKE PRIDE IN MY MODELS THAT I OFFER HERE IN THE WORLD. I DO HAVE OPTIONS AND I CHOOSE TO OFFER ONLY THE VERY FINEST THAT I HAVE AVAILABLE. AS I MENTIONED ABOVE, I TEST EVERYTHING PRIOR TO LISTING IT AND ONCE AGAIN PRIOR TO SENDING THEM OFF. I DO THIS SO WE WILL BOTH BE VERY HAPPY WITH THE END RESULT, IT\'S THE ONLY WAY I DO THINGS!PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT MY PICTURES AS THEY DO BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE DESCRIPTION AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR DESIRE ADDITIONAL PICTURES, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME VIA MESSAGING AND I WILL DO THE REST! THIS VINTAGE, TIN, BATTERY OPERATED MISSILE LAUNCHING TANK IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A MODEL AND A TIME THAT HAVE PASSED US BY.THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEW STORE FOR ME HERE ON , BUT, I COME WITH A WELL OILED AND POLISHED TRACK RECORD! I AM CURRENTLY (NOT ON THIS ACCOUNT ... YET!!) A GOLD /RATED POWER~SELLER WITH OVER 5 YEARS OF THIS STATUS BACKING ME. I SPECIALIZE IN PRIMARILY THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD AND I CONCENTRATE WITH/ON PORSCHE, BENTLEY, AUDI AND \"PORSCHE DESIGN\" ITEMS/ACCESSORIES. I HAVE A UPS ACCOUNT AND MOST OF MY OFFERINGS HERE SHALL BE SENT THAT WAY. I PACK EACH AND EVERY ITEM MYSELF AND DO SO AS IF I WERE RECEIVING IT. ALL OF MY DOMESTIC SHIPMENTS WILL BE INSURED FOR THE SELLING PRICE. I ENTER THE SHIPPING DATA DAILY INTO BOTH AND PAYPAL. THIS MISSILE LAUNCHING TANK WILL BE SENT VIA THE USPS AND WILL BE FULLY INSURED.FOR MY INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS, THIS WILL BE SENT VIA THE USPS INTERNATIONAL \"EMS\" AIR MAIL OR DHL. THIS METHOD IS REQUIRED BY BOTH AND PAYPAL, AS PROOF OF DELIVERY IS REQUIRED. UTILIZING THIS METHOD TO OBTAIN ONES SIGNATURE IS THE MOST ECONOMICAL ROUTE TO GO...... ACCORDINGLY, A SIGNATURE WILL BE REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY.PLEASE NOTETHAT I WILL HAVE TO INSURE THIS PARCEL FOR ITS SELLING PRICE. AS SUCH, IT MUST BE DECLARED FOR ITS SELLING VALUE. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TAXES, DUTIES OR ASSESSMENTS WHICH MIGHT BE LEVIED OR ACCESSED FROM ANY FOREIGN GOVERNMENT. SO PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR THIS ON YOUR END!IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THIS, I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU PASS ON THIS AS I DO NOT NEED ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL BUYER WHO DOES NOT TAKE THE TIME TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS, BUT, YET TAKES THE TIME TO LEAVE BADLY PLACED response DUE TO THEIR IGNORANCE!I ALSO RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SUBSTITUTE DHL AS AN INTERNATIONAL CARRIER (AT MY EXPENSE).I ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE POSTAGE STAMP (IF APPLICABLE) ONCE YOU RECEIVE THE PARCEL FROM ME. I MAKE NO MONEY ON THE POSTAGE AND IN FACT, THIS USUALLY ENDS UP COSTING ME MONEY! BUT, IF YOU OVER-PAY BY ONE DOLLAR OR MORE, I ALWAYS AND INSTANTLY REFUND 100% OF THE DIFFERENCE WITH OUT EVER HAVING TO BE ASKED! IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEM PAYING WHAT IT COSTS TO RECEIVE THIS MISSILE LAUNCHING TANK FROM ME IN A TIMELY AND SAFE MANNER, ONCE AGAIN, I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU PASS ON THIS MODEL AS I DO NOT NEED ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL BUYER TO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS, BUT, STILL TAKE THE TIME TO LEAVE NEGATIVE OR NEUTRAL response!INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, PLEASE READ THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION AS IT DOES APPLY TO YOU.......AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THIS IS A NEW AREA FOR ME (HERE ON ) AND I DO TRY MY BEST TO DO AS GOOD AS I CAN. THIS HAS BECOME A FULL TIME BUSINESS FOR ME AND I REALLY ENJOY DOING IT. I WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO TILL IT BECOMES A BURDEN AND I CAN NO LONGER ENJOY IT. I WILL BE ADDING TO THIS STORE WEEKLY (OR TRYING TO) AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SEE THAT I DO EXACTLY WHAT I SAY AND DO SO IN A VERY TIMELY FASHION. THIS WILL BE OFFERED IN THE BUY-IT-NOW FORMAT AND THIS IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND OFFERING BY ME.
IT IS MY INTENTION TO LIST ONE OR TWO DIFFERENT MODELS EACH AND EVERY DAY (IF AT ALL POSSIBLE), OR UNTIL SUCH A TIME WHEN I GET BURNT OUT FROM DOING SO. IT MIGHT BEHOOVE YOU TO CHECK IN WITH ME OFTEN AS YOU\'LL NEVER KNOW WHEN AND IF I WILL OFFER THAT SPECIAL SOMETHING THAT WILL ROUND OUT OR COMPLETE YOUR COLLECTION!

THIS IS WHERE I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN READING ALL OF THE ABOVE.

I HAVE JUST ADDED THE \"STORE\" FEATURE THAT OFFERS WE SELLERS TO USE (AT A FEE OF COURSE) AND THIS IS TO ASSIST YOU, THE BUYER, TO VIEW ALL OF MY OFFERINGS. IN ORDER TO VIEW MY LISTINGS IN A CONCISE AND ORDERLY FASHION, ALL YOU NEED DO IS TO LOCATE THAT SMALL \"RED\" DOOR A TOP THIS PAGE. THIS IS LOCATED JUST BELOW MY SELLERS ID AND response TALLY. ONCE LOCATED, A SINGLE LEFT CLICK ON IT WILL IN TURN \"OPEN\" THE VIRTUAL DOOR TO MY STORE HERE ON !IN ORDER TO STREAMLINE YOUR SEARCH FURTHER, ONCE YOUR IN MY STORE, TO THE LEFT YOU WILL SEE A \"SEARCH\" BAR, IF YOU\'D LIKE TO SEE JUST MY MODEL CARS, JUST TYPE IN \"MODEL CAR\" AND JUST MY LISTED MODEL CARS WILL POP-UP. ... IF YOU\'D LIKE TO SEE SOME LP\'S ... YOU GOT IT ... TYPE IN \"ALBUMS\" . I THINK YOU GET THE JIST OF THIS NOW!I HAVE A LIST OF CATEGORIES THAT WILL ASSIST YOU IN STREAMLINING YOUR SEARCH AS WELL. I HAVE JUST ADDED A NEWER CATEGORY \"ANTIQUE/VINTAGE TOYS\" TO HELP KEEP SOME OF THESE MODELS SEPARATE FROM MY OTHER LISTINGS HERE.

ONCE AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONS ON THIS EVER-SO-LIGHTLY USED, TIN, BATTERY OPERATED, TETHERED REMOTE CONTROLLED MISSILE LAUNCHING TANK WITH ALL OF IT\'S ORIGINAL ACCESSORIES WHICH IS STILL IN IT\'S ORIGINAL BOX AND FOR ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE GIVEN ME IN THE PAST......JOE
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: THAT I AM CURRENTLY TESTING THE S \"GLOBAL FREIGHT SYSTEM\". IF YOU, AS AN INTERNATIONAL BUYER, FIND THIS TOO COSTLY ... PLEASE CONTACT MY DIRECTLY VIA MESSAGING AND WE WILL FIND OUT WHICH METHOD OF SHIPPING WOULD BE PREFERRED (AN POSSIBLY LESS COSTLY FOR YOU).INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS ..... PLEASE NOTE: I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TAXES, TARIFFS, DUTIES OR MONIES WHICH MAY BE ACCESSED (AND/OR OWED) BY ANY FOREIGN OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT(S) AT THE TIME OF, OR PRIOR TO, THE DELIVERY HEREOF. IN ADDITION, ON ALL OF MY INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS, I DO RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SUBSTITUTE DHL AS AN INTERNATIONAL CARRIER. IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH DHL, PLEASE LET THIS BE KNOWN FROM THE START AND WE WILL SEEK ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS.