As I am still downsizing my personal collection, I have
decided to let my Bulldog Light tank collection go.
The Monkey Division in this auction is in great shape and
works perfectly going forward and back and fires the 8 shells. It includes the 8 man team and flag. The box is in great condition. It includes the impossible to find original instructions. This is a collectors tank. It would be hard to find a nicer one.
Remco made five different versions of the tank including the
boxes. There was the original black,
white and red box that Remco used for several toys including the Bulldog, the
Johnny Reb cannon, Pom Pom gun and several others. They started using that box in the late 50?s. Later the same Bulldog light was upgraded to
the orange colored box in the mid 60s.
Remco then added the Monkey Division to several of its toys including
the Bulldog. The Monkey Division was the same tank just with a Monkey Division
sticker. Later Remco made the Bobcat
which was an orange body. They also made
the Whirlybird in orange and added orange to the Fighting Lady to rebrand her. Finally, they made the Climb Action which was
exactly the same except they blocked the gun barrel and did not provide any
shells. The firing mechanism still works
but with no shells and blocking the barrel it cannot shoot. Instead, they added rubber weights to put in
the shell holders on the side. The weighs are impossible to find. I bought several of each tanks over the years
to create my collection so you can be sure that these tanks are the best you
can find.
The last picture shows all the boxes at once. This picture is just for reference.