Model toy

Abstract

A model toy includes a plurality of first toy components constituting the model toy, and a plurality of second toy components constituting the model toy, wherein the plurality of first toy components constitute a first structure having a first appearance of the model toy by being connected without the second toy component interposed therebetween, wherein the plurality of second toy components constitute a second structure having a second appearance, different from the first appearance, of the model toy by being connected without the first toy component interposed therebetween, and wherein the model toy is configured to be capable of housing the second structure in the first structure.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A model toy, comprising:
 a plurality of first toy components; and   a plurality of second toy components,   wherein the plurality of first toy components constitute a first structure having a first appearance of the model toy by being connected without the second toy component interposed therebetween,   wherein the plurality of second toy components constitute a second structure having a second appearance, different from the first appearance, of the model toy by being connected without the first toy component interposed therebetween, and   wherein the model toy is configured to be capable of housing the second structure in the first structure.   
     
     
         2 . The model toy according to  claim 1 , wherein the first structure is configured to be capable of having the first appearance without housing at least a part of the second structure. 
     
     
         3 . The model toy according to  claim 2 , wherein the second structure is configured to be capable of having the second appearance of the model toy independently without being housed in the first structure. 
     
     
         4 . The model toy according to  claim 3 , wherein each of the plurality of first toy components includes a first plurality of component parts, and
 wherein the first plurality of component parts include a support portion for supporting the second toy component to be housed.   
     
     
         5 . The model toy according to  claim 4 , wherein a first component part and a second component part out of the first plurality of component parts are configured to sandwich and support the second toy component to be housed by engaging a first support portion, included in the first component part, that supports the second toy component to be housed with a second support portion, included in the second component part, that supports the second toy component to be housed. 
     
     
         6 . The model toy according to  claim 5 , wherein the second toy component to be housed has a portion exposed from the first component part and the second component part at a position not constituting the first appearance in a state of being sandwiched and supported by the first component part and the second component part. 
     
     
         7 . The model toy according to  claim 6 , wherein each of the first plurality of component parts further includes a first engaging mechanism for engaging with a different component part out of the first plurality of component parts. 
     
     
         8 . The model toy according to  claim 7 , wherein each of the plurality of second toy components includes a second plurality of component parts, and
 wherein each of the second plurality of component parts has a second engaging mechanism for engaging with a different component part out of the second plurality of component parts.   
     
     
         9 . The model toy according to  claim 8 , wherein, in a case where the second structure is housed in the first structure, the first engaging mechanism has an engaging function without being affected by the second plurality of component parts, and the second engaging mechanism has an engaging function without being affected by the first plurality of component parts. 
     
     
         10 . The model toy according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of second toy components include a third component part constituting both the first appearance and the second appearance of the model toy, and
 wherein the first structure includes the third component part, so that the third component part constitutes a part of the first appearance of the model toy.   
     
     
         11 . The model toy according to  claim 10 , wherein the first structure houses the second toy component including the third component part out of the plurality of second toy components, and
 wherein, in a state where the second toy component including the third component part is housed in the first structure, the second toy component is not connected to the component part of the plurality of first toy components constituting the first structure.   
     
     
         12 . The model toy according to  claim 1 , wherein the first structure forms an outer skin structure of the model toy, and
 wherein the second structure forms a skeleton structure of the model toy.