Konami Gerry Anderson UFO Toys Review

There have been very few toys produced based on Gerry Anderson's UFO. Elsewhere in Space City's UFO section you can see many of the kits we've made up and the two 1960's Dinky Toys.
Konami have now produced a superb range of small but very accurate fully finished replicas of UFO series craft.
Size of the models ranges from three to four inches in length. Each model has a display stand.
These Konami models are sold as 'Candy Toys'. Don't be mislead though, these are not at all like breakfast cereal giveaways as you can see from our photos. The 'candy' seems incidental as it is in a very tiny packet.
Some models require a little assembly. Generally speaking no glue is required as the parts fit very well.
We did glue the parts on the Interceptor though.
All painting and lettering is finished and the items can be displayed as soon as you get them out of the packet.
What you see here is exactly what you get.
Actually, the 'getting' is one major drawback with these models - they are difficult to get.
They are made exclusively for the Japanese market. Not only that but they are sold in packs that do not identify the specific model they contain. They are 'Trading Toys' just like 'Trading Cards'.
Konami produced 7 UFO models in 2002. Skydiver, Sky 1, Mobile, UFO, Moon Module/Carrier, Interceptor and Gay Ellis. The Ellis figure is 'rare' as fewer were sold in the packs though they retailed at the same price.
In 2003 Konami released a model of the Space Intruder Detector (SID). That's in a twin pack with either an XL5 or an Eagle spaceship.
In 2004 Konami reissued the six UFO vehicles together with a new Gay Ellis figure. This time Ellis is wearing her off-duty miniskirt outfit.
All of the Konami models exhibit an amazing level of detail that would put to shame larger kits and toys.
If only all Gerry Anderson related toys and models were of this high quality.
I used to hope that Galoob would produce a Gerry Anderson collection of Micro Machines like the Star Trek and Star Wars toys they did.
These are far better than those, admittedly excellent toys. Forget tacky gimmics - these 'toys' are fantastic recreations of the studio models - in miniature.
Konami also manufacture many of the craft from other Gerry Anderson shows - we'll be adding pictures to the other Space City sections.
Konami are not just another toy manufacturer 'cashing in' on the Anderson market. They are producing models that are head and shoulders above the 'competition'.

Note: We have a few spare Konami UFO models for sale. See our Sales Page .