Toy spacecraft
Corgi
Category
Toys
Date
1980 (copyright date)
Materials
Metal and plastic
Measurements
165 mm (length); 90 mm (width); 45 mm (height)
Place of origin
Great Britain
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 663709
Summary
A white painted metal Corgi model of the Starfighter spaceship from the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century series. It is generally triangular in shape, the main body is white painted metal with transparent yellow plastic for the cockpit windows. There are plastic yellow wings that can be pushed inside the body of the ship. There are blue plastic 'jets' at the rear of the craft. At the front, there is a blue plastic 'foot', there is a metal switch which should operate this but it is jammed. Above the cockpit is a multi-coloured sticker with a picture of Earth on it. Either side of this are two metal 'lights' that can be depressed. Under the ship there are three small black plastic wheels at each point of the triangular shape of the ship. The ship is in good condition with light scuffing and scratching.
Marks and inscriptions
Underside of the spaceship: 'corgi MADE IN GT BRITAIN BUCK ROGERS STARFIGHTER 1980 R. C. DILLE'
Makers and roles
Corgi , maker