"Tiger Captain" (タイガーキャプテン) was a plastic [[science_fiction|sci-fi]] [[tank]] model released in 1968 by [[Aoshima Bunka Kyouzai]].
The front half was an [[armored_vehicle|armored car]], and the back half was a box-shaped tank with [[caterpillar tracks]] and a gun turret. The entire unit resembled a sort of [[half-track]]. It could be separated at the middle and the front half could operate independently. 
There were several variations of the toy having different sizes and costs with additional spring action or remote controlled motors and such. Almost all the models were equipped with a spring-loaded [[missile]] launch function.

This toy, along with "Thunder Captain" also released by Aoshima, was one of the most successful "original" sci-fi [[mecha]] models in Japan, and was re-released time and again with only minor changes. 
The two models, however, called attention to copyright issues at the time. Tiger Captain's front half was almost identical to the [[Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle]] from [[Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons]] and Thunder Captain's mimicked that of the [[Spectrum Patrol Car]] from the same show. 
Furthermore, the gun turrets are the spitting image of the British Chieftain tank. 

h4.See also

* Tiger Captain's photo (from "Okada Toshio's":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshio_Okada site): http://www.netcity.or.jp/OTAKU/okada/collection/2418.html 
* [[Aoshima Bunka Kyouzai]]

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