VINTAGE BATTERY OPERATED, TIN HAJI HELICOPTER WithTETHERED REMOTE CONTROL & BOX

THIS IS STILL IN IT'S ORIGINAL RETAIL BOX WITH DUAL BLADES. THIS IS HAJI MODEL NUMBER: 2999 WHICH IS THEIR DUAL BLADE "DSL DREAM SKY LINES" HELICOPTER. LU&PWWB = LIGHTLY USED & PERFECTLY WORKING WITH 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 E-BAY. 95% OF THESE ARE ONE-OF-A-KINDS 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 HELICOPTER IS NO EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE! AS I MENTIONED ABOVE, THIS HAJI HELICOPTER IS FULLY WORKING AND 100% ORIGINAL. MANY YEARS AGO, MY DAD WORKED FOR A SMALL TOY DISTRIBUTOR OUT OF NEW YORK CITY. HE RETIRED IN THE MID 1980'S AND MOST TO ALL OF HIS SAMPLES, SHOW MATERIAL AND SALESMEN GOODIES WERE LEFT UNDISTURBED IN MY PARENTS BASEMENT FOR MANY A YEARS. THIS WAS/IS ONE OF HIS LINES THAT HE REPRESENTED. THIS HAJI, TIN HELICOPTER IS A PRETTY COOL ITEM AND ONE THAT ANY COLLECTOR WOULD LOVE TO ADD TO A COLLECTION. IT IS MADE ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY OF TIN AND LOOKS AS CLOSE TO A NOS HELICOPTER AS ONE WOULD HOPE/ASK FOR! THE ONLY NON-TIN ITEMS ARE THE RUBBER WHEELS (ALL THREE OF THEM) AND THE HAND HELD BATTERY/REMOTE CONTROL.

THE DUAL SET OF BLADES ARE IDENTICAL AND EASY TO MOUNT AS THEY HAVE A TINY RUBBER BUSHING (LIKE AN O-RING) CONTAINED WITHIN EACH COUPLING. THEY SIMPLY SLIDE ONTO THE RECEIVER AND THE BLADES FOLD DOWN. THIS IS SIMPLY A WONDERFUL HELICOPTER THAT YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO EVER LOCATE AGAIN.... ADD TO THIS FACT THAT YOU ALSO HAVE THE ORIGINAL BOX AND NOW YOU HAVE YOURSELF A REAL KEEPER HERE. THIS HELICOPTER OPERATES IN FORWARD AND REVERSE DIRECTION.

BOTH BLADES DO SPIN, HOWEVER ONLY THE REAR BLADES ARE CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO THE TINY INTERNAL ELECTRIC MOTOR. THE FRONT BLADES WILL SPIN AND WILL DO SO ONLY WHEN THIS HELICOPTER IS MOVING AS THEIR IS A PINION GEAR CONNECTED TO AN AXEL WHICH ROTATES THE FRONT BLADE AS THE FRONT WHEEL TURNS. THE FASTER AND LONGER YOU RUN THIS HELICOPTER, THE BETTER THE FRONT BLADE WILL SPIN AND WILL CATCH UP WITH THE SPEED OF THE REAR BLADE.

ON THE BODY OF THIS TIN HELICOPTER YOU HAVE NO RUST, CORROSION, DIMPLES OR AREAS OF CONCERN. ALL OF THE GRAPHICS ARE DONE VIA TIN LITHOGRAPHY AND STILL POP REALLY NICELY. BOTH BLADES ARE 100% ORIGINAL AND STILL WORK. THESE ARE FULLY INTERCHANGEABLE AND ARE DESIGNED TO BE SO. AS I MENTIONED ABOVE, THEY SIMPLY SLIDE ONTO THE RECEIVER AND STAY FIRMLY IN PLACE DUE TO THE RUBBER BUSHING.

THE TETHERED REMOTE CONTROL DOUBLES AS THE BATTERY BOX AND IS MADE FULLY OUT OF PLASTIC. THIS TAKES TWO (2) SIZE D BATTERIES (NOT INCLUDED). THE BATTERY CASE WILL CLOSE, BUT IT WILL TAKE A STRONG PAIR OF HANDS TO DO SO. KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS AN OLD PIECE AND AS SUCH IT HAS CONTRACTED SLIGHTLY OVER THE DECADES. SO YOU WILL FIND IT A TIGHT FIT.

YOU HAVE TWO (2) TINY LOCKING TABS ON THE SIDE OF THIS REMOTE CONTROL. THESE DO WORK TO HOLD THE BATTERIES IN PLACE.

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! THIS RARE HAJI TIN "DSL" HELICOPTER. IS FULLY TESTED (AND WORKS PERFECTLY) 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 TAKE PRIDE IN MY MODELS THAT I OFFER HERE IN THE E-BAY 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! ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THESE PICTURES AS THEY DO A MUCH BETTER JOB SHOWING YOU EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM ME AND ND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR DESIRE ADDITIONAL PICTURES, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME VIA E-BAY MESSAGING AND I WILL DO THE REST! IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A MODEL AND A TIME THAT HAS LONG PASSED US BY. THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEW STORE FOR ME HERE ON E-BAY, BUT, I COME WITH A WELL OILED AND POLISHED TRACK RECORD!

I SPECIALIZE IN PRIMARILY THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD AND I CONCENTRATE WITH/ON PORSCHE, BENTLEY, AUDI AND. 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. UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE PAST I HAVE HAD SOME RUN-IN'S WITH SOME VERY SCRUPULOUS INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, WHO BY THEIR NATURE.

"DO NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS". 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 E-BAY) 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. 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.

IN ORDER TO VIEW MY LISTINGS IN A CONCISE AND ORDERLY FASHION, ALL YOU NEED DO IS TO LOCATE THAT SMALL. DOOR A TOP THIS PAGE. THIS IS LOCATED JUST BELOW MY SELLERS ID AND FEEDBACK TALLY. THE VIRTUAL DOOR TO MY STORE HERE ON E-BAY! 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... I THINK YOU GET THE GIST 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 LIGHTLY USED (AT BEST) AND FULLY TESTED/OPERATIONAL, TIN, BATTERY OPERATED TETHERED REMOTE CONTROLLED HAJI "DSL DREAM SKY LINES" HELICOPTER WHICH IS STILL IN IT'S ORIGINAL RETAIL PACKAGING WITH IT'S ORIGINAL SET OF DUAL BLADES. AND FOR ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE GIVEN ME IN THE PAST.....

This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Electronic, Battery & Wind-Up\Battery Operated\Pre-1970".911" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Custom Bundle: No
Age Level: 4-7
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Material: TIN
Year: CIRCA MID TO LATE 1960'S.
HAJI ITEM NUMBER:: NO.
Brand: HAJI TOYS/ MANSEI GANGU/MANSEI TOY CO.
Gender: UNISEX & COLLECTORS
Theme: Helicopter
THIS HELICOPTER IS 100%: \