Counterfeit Power Prop Flying Gliders - Introduction

This is my collection of Power Prop Flying Gliders which came in a bubble wrap bag all the way from China.  This was the very first set of gliders that I bought on E-bay when I found myself starting to collect these gliders.  These gliders came in plastic bags instead of paper envelopes.  They are very clearly counterfeits.  Some of them bear resemblance to the glider they are supposed to represent.  Others are not even close.  If you buy Power Prop Flying Gliders on E-bay, this is likely what you will get.

One way to reduce your chances of buying counterfeits is to ensure that they come in a paper envelope instead of a plastic bag.

Counterfeit Power Prop Flying Gliders - Introduction

Flying Pterosaur Glider - #8 Rhamphorhynchus

Flying Pterosaur Glider - #8 Rhamphorhynchus

Flying Pterosaur Glider - #8 Rhamphorhynchus

Flying Pterosaur Glider - #8 Rhamphorhynchus

Flying Pterosaur Glider - #7 Pterodactylus

Flying Pterosaur Glider - #7 Pterodactylus

Flying Pterosaur Glider - #7 Pterodactylus

Flying Pterosaur Glider - #7 Pterodactylus

Flying Pterosaur Glider - #6 Dimorphodon

Flying Pterosaur Glider - #6 Dimorphodon

Flying Pterosaur Glider - #6 Dimorphodon

Flying Pterosaur Glider - #6 Dimorphodon

Flying Pterosaur Glider - Introduction

This is a slight departure from the airplane photos.  I remember being in the Calgary Zoo gift shop as a kid and seeing these dinosaur gliders.  I recall seeing these and wanting them REALLY badly.  I had enough money to buy 3 of the 4 gliders and I am pretty sure my parents refused to lend me the extra $1.00 at the time.

These gliders were made in Taiwan.  There appear to be 4 of them in the set, but they are listed as follows:

#5 - Pterandon
#6 - Dimorphodon
#7 - Pterodactylus
#8 - Rhamphorhynchus

I have #6, 7 & 8.  I looked online to see if I could locate a #5, but it would appear that the design of these has changed.  The current versions appear to look more like cartoons.

I noticed that the logos on the top right side of the packages is the same logo that shows up on the vintage gliders that I posted about recently.

Flying Pterosaur Glider

Flying Pterosaur Glider

(Vintage) Flying Gliders - #11 Spitfire Mk1

(Vintage) Flying Gliders - #11 Spitfire Mk1

(Vintage) Flying Gliders - #11 Spitfire Mk1

(Vintage) Flying Gliders - #10 Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk

(Vintage) Flying Gliders - #10 Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk

(Vintage) Flying Gliders - #10 Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk