GAMA BATTERY OPERATED MARINER ROCKET SHIP NR. 3570. FULLY WORKING W/ORIGINALBOX

Description

HERE I AM OFFERING A PERFECTLY WORKING (IN ORIGINAL SHAPE/CONDITION) WITH IT'S ORIGINAL BOX A VINTAGE, PLASTIC, BATTERY POWERED, DUAL ACTION MARINER SPACE/ROCKET SHIP MODEL NUMBER 3570 FROM GAMA, ONCE BASED IN WESTERN GERMANY.
THIS GAMA ITEM NUMBER:
3570
HAS BEEN WITH ME FOR MORE THEN A COUPLE OF DECADES NOW. THIS MODEL WAS USED, BUT, ONLY FOR A VERY SHORT TIME AS MY INTEREST VARIED GREATLY AS A CHILD.
THIS ROCKET SHIP, HEREAFTER SIMPLY REFERRED TO AS "SHIP" IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC AND DOES HAVE A TETHERED CONTROL FEATURE (MORE ON THIS LATER).  ALL OF THE CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS STILL WORK AS DESIGNED. THIS SHIP IS DESIGNED TO FUNCTION BOTH ON THE GROUND AND IN THE AIR! ALLOW ME TO EXPLAIN....
THIS SHIP HAS A UNIQUE DRIVE TRAIN WHICH WHEN LIFTED OFF THE GROUND BY IT'S TETHERED STEERING CONTROL, IT DIVERTS IT'S POWER/DRIVE FROM THE WHEELS TO THE
PROPELLER AUTOMATICALLY AND DISENGAGE THE WHEELS POWER. AND ONCE AIR-BOUND, THIS SHIP WILL SLOWLY GAIN UP SPEED AND START TO DO SMALL 360 CIRCLES AND IN TIME, THESE CIRCLES BECOME LARGER AND LARGER!
AT ANY POINT IN TIME, YOU SIMPLY LOWER THE SHIP BACK TO THE GROUND AND ONCE IT TOUCHES DOWN, THE POWER/DRIVE WILL ONCE AGAIN AUTOMATICALLY BE ADDED TO DRIVE TO THE WHEELS. THE PROPELLER IS CONSTANTLY TURNING, WHILE THE POWER TO THE WHEELS IS DISENGAGED AS NEEDED.
THE TRICK IS TO LEARN HOW TO STEER AND THUS CONTROL THIS SHIP FROM IT'S TETHERED CONTROL. BY GENTLY PULLING ON IT, IT WILL FORCE THE FRONT SINGLE WHEEL TO STEER TO THE RIGHT. IF YOU ALLOW ALL OF THE TENSION TO DISAPPEAR, THE SHIP WILL DO FULL CIRCLES (360 DEGREES) TO THE LEFT. SO BASICALLY YOU DRIVE THIS SHIP ON THE GROUND AND CONTROL IT'S DIRECTION BY THE TETHERED CONTROL STRING.
WHEN YOU LIFT IT UP AND OFF THE GROUND, THE REAR DRIVES, ONCE AGAIN, DISENGAGES.
THIS ROCKET SHIP IS IN VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT OVERALL SHAPE/CONDITION. YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE NOSE CONE IS SOFT AND HOLLOW. DURING IT'S TIME IN IT'S ORIGINAL PACKAGING, THIS NOSE HAS BECOME SLIGHTLY DISTORTED AS THE ORIGINAL DESIGN IS CLEVER, ALLOWING THE ROCKETS NOSE TO POP-OUT AND BE TOUCHED, BUT THIS ALSO HAS CAUSED IT TO WARP SLIGHTLY
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WITH IT'S REAR FIN ADDED, THIS SHIP IS IN EXCESS OF 13 INCHES IN LENGTH!
THE ORIGINAL "MARINER" DECALS CAME OFF YEARS AGO AS YOU GRAB THIS SECTION TO ADD AND REMOVE THE BATTERIES. THIS SECTION POPS OUT WHEN YOU PULL THE RED TAPERED SECTION FROM THE ROCKETS BASE. THE FRONT WHITE SECTION DOES HAVE A SMALL CRACK WHICH SURFACED AND BECAME OBVIOUS ONCE THE "MARINER" DECALS DISAPPEARED!
YOU DO HAVE SOME SIGNS OF BOX RASHING ON THE ORIGINAL BOX, NONE REALLY THAT BAD AND WHAT IS HERE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO LOCATE.... IT'S THAT MINOR! BUT, I DO FEEL COMPELLED TO POINT THIS OUT. THE ORIGINAL CLEAR WINDOW IS SOMEWHAT DETACHED IN AREAS. NO TAPE OR GLUE HAS BEEN ADDED TO THIS BOX. YOU DO HAVE A TEAR ON THE BOX FROM THE SECTION OF THE WINDOW TO THE BOXES EDGE.
OTHER THEN THAT SMALL CRACK ON THE FRONT WHITE SECTION, YOU HAVE NO DAMAGE ON THIS VERY RARE, WORKING EXAMPLE OF THIS 3570 ROCKET SHIP FROM GAMA.
YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL INSERT IS ALSO INCLUDED AND IN VERY GOOD ORIGINAL SHAPE AS WELL.
YOU HAVE NO RUST, NO DINGS, NO CORROSION, NO FRACTURES AND ONLY THAT ONE (1) SINGLE ISSUE WHICH IS MENTIONED ABOVE.
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT MY PICTURES AS THESE DO A FAR BETTER JOB OF SHOWING YOU EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM ME VS. MY WORDS HERE.
DOMESTICALLY SENT VIA THE USPS FULLY INSURED.
INTERNATIONALLY SENT VIA EBAY'S GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM (GSP). OTHER SHIPPING ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE WITH PRIOR CONTACT VIA EBAY'S MESSAGING AND PRIOR TO MAKING THE PURCHASE. YOU THE BUYER BECOME SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AND ALL "IMPORT FEES" AND ANY ADDITIONAL "OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES". WHEN BEING SHIPPED OUTSIDE OF EBAY'S GSP, PROOF OF DELIVERY IS MANDATORY.
ONCE AGAIN, MY PICTURES DO A FAR BETTER JOB THEN MY DESCRIPTION ABOVE, PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE PHOTOS DO BECOME A VITAL PART OF THE DESCRIPTION, SO BE SURE TO CHECK THESE OUT REALLY THOROUGHLY AND IF ANY QUESTIONS DO ARISE, FEEL FREE TO ASK.
I AM TRYING A SHORTER CONDENSED APPROACH TO MY LISTINGS AS I HAVE LITERALLY MORE THEN A THOUSAND MODELS TO ADD.....
WHOEVER PURCHASES THIS VINTAGE, PERFECTLY WORKING MARINER SPACE/ROCKET SHIP WILL BE PROUD TO ADD IT TO THEIR COLLECTION, IT'S A RARE ITEM SELDOM SEEN HERE ON EBAY OR ELSEWHERE, ADD TO THIS THAT YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL BOX AND IT'S PERFECTLY WORKING AND NOW YOU HAVE YOURSELF A REAL KEEPER HERE!
JOE