Fireball XL5 Die Cast Vehicle World Space Patrol Gerry Anderson

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• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• ASIN: B000GL1L38
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #269,238 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars # Fly around the Living room in Fireball XL5., February 2, 2007

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Armchair Pundit "Armchair Pundit." (Durham City, England.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fireball XL5 Die Cast Vehicle World Space Patrol Gerry Anderson (Toy)

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When I first saw that a Die-cast model of XL5 was going to be released, for a while I was back in 1962.
It was an Immediate "must buy", but at £39.99 it wasn't going to be a cheap piece of memorabilia.
The model itself has a comfortably heavy weight to it.
"Fireball junior" (The Nosecone) detaches and reattaches from the main body with a strong in-built magnet.
The level of detail is excellent, even the cabin crew of Steve Zodiac and Robert the Robot.
I have a slight criticism (not with the model) with the Stand that comes with it, it is a bit fiddly to seat the model on. (After playing with it)
But Overall, a great piece of Nostalgia. And worth every penny.
Go on, fly around the Living room in Fireball XL5!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More wonderful memories, May 15, 2007

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Glen A. Gill (Cincinnati, OH United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Fireball XL5 Die Cast Vehicle World Space Patrol Gerry Anderson (Toy)

Like the Stingray I reviewed earlier, this is a toy that doesn't really have any educational value, but like Stingray, this is die cast of a very high quality. The detailing is also exceptional. One really nice feature is that Fireball Junior separates and re-attaches using a very strong magnet. They refer to this as a toy, but the detailing is good enough to be considered a scale model.
Since the series was in black and white, you have to trust the manufacturers to get the coloring right. I had a plastic toy set when I was a kid (I'm talking early 1960's); a rather large Fireball (18"?) with removable Junior, take-off ramp and buildings. From what I remember, the coloring of this version is right.
For fans of this series, this toy/model would be highly enjoyable.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fireball XL5, March 8, 2007

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RJW440 "RJW440" (BOSTON) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fireball XL5 Die Cast Vehicle World Space Patrol Gerry Anderson (Toy)

Great scale model.........Heavy metal and great detail. Strong magnet to hold XL5 junior. Highly recommended to any XL5 fan. Super fast shipping from TOYZZ