Batman Tin Batcopter (Masudaya, 1966)....

Description

Batman Tin Batcopter (Masudaya, 1966). This black tin Batcopter was produced by Masudaya in 1966 and measures 16.5" long. It was based on the 1946 Bell 47 helicopter and uses the same construction as the Police Patrol copter Masudaya also released. The Batman version is much rarer and is not seen often. This battery-operated copter has a black frame with a lithographed engine in back and cockpit in front. Batman and Robin have plastic heads that sit on tin lithographed bodies inside the bubble-encased cockpit. Large yellow Batsymbol stickers are on both sides and a "Batman" sticker is on top behind the fuel tanks and one below it near the engine. The fuel tanks and propeller are removable. The copter is solid with some light paint wear. The clear disc at the rear rotor is missing half and one off the black bands that hold on a fuel tank has come off. There is peeling of the back upper sticker and there is only a partial Batsymbol on one tank. The glass is clear but has minor scratches. The rotor connection is chipped and has been previously repaired but sits on the pin securely. There is no rust and the copter displays well. It may be a long time before another is seen for sale publicly.

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