Retro Sci-fi illustrations

Here is a collection of sci-fi illustrations by the prolific Shigeru Komatsuzaki (1915-2001), whose fantastic work appeared on plastic model kit boxes and in magazines and picture books in the 1960s to 1970s.

The Missiler, 1970


Giant Shocker Machine, 1975


Space colony, 1980


Crawler, 1968


Mobile marine airport, 1980


Tokyo volcano, ca. 1965


Attack Boy, 1970


Undersea super tunnel, 1981


SHADO-mobile, ca. 1970


UFO, ca. 1970


Solar City, 1982


Thunderbird 1, 1964


Thunderbird 2, 1964


Thunderbird 3, 1964


Thunderbird ships, 1964


Rikishi Boy, 1970


Frog car boat, 1961


Baron car boat, 1961


Highway rescue boat, 1981


Space train, 1981


Moon bus


Air car


HariHari, 1970


Sea monster battle, 1954


The Mole (Jet-Mogura Tank), 1968


Thunderbird 6 – Sky-Ship 1, 1968


Thunderbird Mars Explorer – Zero X, 1967


Proteus Bluebird CN7, 1963


Long John – Spirit of America, 1963


Earthquake, 1979


Guardman Robot, 1970


Underground metropolis, ca. 1980


World Space Force, 1982


Horizon Car, ca. 1960


Ark of Space, 1968