Here's another SWORD mystery. Some of the illustrated toys in the Official Manual are pictured with numbers: Nuclear Ferry is 1, Scramble Bug 6, Space Glider 803 and Dyna Soar 4. Looking at the actual toys only the Scramble Bug has any sort of numbering. Why are the numbers shown in the manual? The Bug makes sense as 6 is the Century 21 model number as well as stated on the undercarraige. What do the others refer to? Something in the comic strip? What was the artist looking at? [PS. The Moon Bus is a special case - more to follow].
Pictures: Century 21 [all Manual drawings], Vectis [Glider and Dyna Soar], Chris King [Bug], Ferryman [Ferry]
I THINK ITS A NOD TO THUNDERBIRDS ETC IN THE MANUAL
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