I've shown these two THUNDERBIRD 4s before, but never together, and I thought you might find it interesting to compare them side-by-side. The size difference isn't huge, but the difference in detail is immense, one being just a piece of yellow plastic and the other being quite an intricate representation of GORDON TRACY's aqua-craft - complete with the pilot himself. (You can just see part of him through the clear window.)
The first one came free with SUGAR SMACKS back in the '60s, and the second was issued sometime within the last 10 years or so (by a Japanese company - can't remember the name and the box isn't to hand for me to check), but I couldn't choose between them (if I had to). So here's a question for you all - if you could have only one of these models, which one would you choose and why?
Also, did any of you Crivvies ever own any kind of TB4 - or in fact, any Thunderbirds toy back in the '60s? Do you still have it (or them), or did you track down and buy a replacement years after the fact? Or how about TB toys you wanted but never owned? Would you be prepared to fork out the astronomical sums that some of them command today - even if you could afford to - or are you content with your memories, with no desire to own things you once had or wanted? Tell all.
