I love it how everything moves around with invisible hands! Stop motion heaven!
Anyone find anymore old Imai ads?
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READ THE ESSENTIAL PROJECT SWORD COMICS HISTORY BY SHAQUI LEVESCONTE & KIM STEVENS
the definitive guide to vintage thunderbirds toys - steve's thunderbirds vintage toys
PROJECT SWORD SPACEX TIMELINE
- 1968 SPACEX LT10 CONCEPT
- 1966 SPACE GLIDER REAL THING
- 1969 LUNAR CLIMBER & MOONSHIP
- 1968 PROJECT SWORD ANNUAL
- 1968 TV21 #168 PROJECT SWORD PHASE 2
- 1968 PLEASURE CRUISER CONCEPT
- 1968 CENTURY 21 TOY MANUAL
- 1967 SCOUT 1 CONCEPT
- 1967 NUCLEAR FERRY TOY AD
- 1967 SWORD TOY AD
- 1967 SWORD TOY AD
- 1966 SPACE GLIDER CONCEPT
- 1966 HOVERTANK IN COMIC
- 1966 NUKE PULSE NEEDLEPROBE IN COMIC
- 1966 ZERO X FILM DEBUT
- 1966 MOONBUS IN COMIC
- 1966 SPACE PATROL 1
- 1966 P3 HELICOPTER IN COMIC
- 1966 SAND FLEA AND SNOW TRAIN
- 1966 MOBILE LAUNCH PAD IN COMIC
- 1965 SPACEX MOONBASE CONCEPT
- 1965 APOLLO FIRST UK TOY AD
- 1962 NOVA CONCEPT
- 1962 MOONBUS CONCEPT
- 1961 MOON PROSPECTOR CONCEPT
- 1953 MOLAB CONCEPT
BLOG EXCLUSIVES ARCHIVE: CUrrently out of order
BLOG EXCLUSIVE: TARHEEL PROBE FORCE 3 BOX ART AND INSTRUCTION SHEET DOWNLOAD
Courtesy of Graeme Walker
Blog exclusive 3 - tarheel moon prospector instruction sheet - print-out a4 and keep!
KYUSHU THUNDERBIRDS MUSEUM
OTHER PROJECT SWORD VEHICLES IN THE ANNUAL
DREAMS OF space - a fabulous timeline of space books and art
PROBE FORCE 3 VARIATIONS
PROJECT SWORD, SPACEX AND APOLLO MOON EXPLORING LIST. KEY SS = SIMILAR TO SWORD, SB = Similar box
- T Moon Prospector artwork box
- T Moon Prospector Photo Box
- T Moon Ranger
- Tarheel (T) Space Glider USA
- Sears 3 Stage Rocket Base USA
- Century 21 (C21) Moonbase Playset UK
- C21 Zero X
- C21 Nuclear Ferry
- C21 Cape Kennedy Set
- C21 Apollo Saturn Rocket
- C21 Space Glider
- C21 Moon Ranger
- C21 Booster Rocket
- C21 Moon Prospector
- C21 Probe Force 1
- C21 Probe Force 2
- C21 Probe Force 3
- C21 Re-Entry Taskforce 1
- C21 Re-Entry Taskforce 3
- C21 Re- Entry Taskforce 2
- Century 21 Scout 1
- Century 21 Scout 2
- Century 21 Scout 3
- C21 Rocket Launcher - SS
- C21 Mobile Bridge & Combat Tank - SS
- C21 Moonship - SS
- C21 Lunar Climber - SS
- C21 Topo Gigio Camper - SB
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I do love Japanese toy and kit commercials. These Imai ads are great.
Hey Paul:
German Supermarionation fan, Mickey Bister's site has just about everything television-advertising-wise available. Just click on the videoclips button and then they're sorted by series.
http://www.thunderbirds-and-friends.de/
Be warned though, there's an entire evening's worth of video nostalgia to be had...
Enjoy,
Graeme
Hey Graeme! Hi! Yeah, I love Mickey's site. I just can't get the ad's to run on my laptop for some reason and they aren't on YouTube( which I can view on the laptop). There's a cool Zero-X ad on Mickey's site. I know it's there, just never been able to watch it! if only I could find some UK, European, Canadian or US TV ads for Project SWORD/ Spacex. Now that would be something! Are you still into Outerspacemen?
Oh, Woodsy :( Didn't realise you still hadn't seen that Zero-X ad.
Leave it to Toad ... **begin Mission Impossible music**
Email on way.
Hey Paul:
All Mickey's early clips are in .MOV format, which is a Quicktime file. I can only view them myself by downloading the videos to my hard drive and then watching. (Can't view them in my browser like YouTube content).
Yes, I still have a soft spot for the Outer Space Men and continue to do replica parts for them & Major Matt Mason (helmets, weapons etc.) through toyreplicas.com
Just checked out Toyreplicas Graeme! Excellent. Outerspacemen are the one space toy range that I wish I had again but probably won't ever be able to afford. The backing cards that came with the figures have without doubt the most beautiful artwork of any sixties toys! BTW do you still have your Tarheel SWORD toys?
Hey Paul,
Yes, the Outer Space Men packaging really outshines their inspiration (Major Matt Mason cards).
I don't have a full set of SWORD vehicles but I do have a couple of Tarheel releases within my collection. Moonbus, PF3 and the Prospector are all 'T' versions.
Cheers,
Graeme
D'ya know it's five years since I bought some repro Xodiac parts off you - helmet, raygun, staff. Beautiful. But where does the time go Graeme? Pity we can't reproduce time! If you ever want to send me pics of your Tarheel SWORD fleet it would be great to post them on the blog - not many of us have seen a proper Tarheel PF3. There are lot's of copies like NASA and Hover but they're just not the real McCoy. I still have my signed copy of the Space Toys of the Sixties by Mr. Gilliam. Wasn't he a friend of yours?
Yea, time flies when you're not paying attention...
RE: Tarheel SWORD - The molds appear to be identical to their C21-Toys counterparts. There may be differences in the embossed text on the underside that denotes manufacture but other than that, I'd be hard pressed to identify the manufacturing pedigree of a loose one from a photo. However, the box art is definitely unique so I'll see about taking pics for the blog later on in the week. I only have 3 boxes but I'll give it a go... (Prospector, MoonBus & PF3).
I used to see Jim Gillam and Robert Goodwin quite a bit when I frequented Toy & Collectible Shows in the Toronto area but lost touch with them when I lost interest in the shows...
Cheers,
GW
Cheers Graeme,
Pics in particular of the PF3 box would be so cool. Not many of us have one! I know what you mean about Toy Shows. I used to stand at them but gave that up as it took up too many whole Sundays. I do enjoy browsing at shows no and then still. Ebay has affected things for sure, both good and bad. Rob Godwin is a reader of this blog!
Keep on Swordin'
Paul
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