The world of PROJECT SWORD collecting, like any passion, has a core collection of the main items and a murky outer rim of indirectly related stuff. The unlicensed UFO Missile Tank, pictured below, fits into this latter category as it's only link to Project SWORD is the use of recycled Moon Crawler artwork on the lower left corner of the box. It has more to do with UFO than SWORD but as its the only toy with the Moon Crawler box art it holds a special place in the SWORD canon [some Moon Crawler models exist but I am talking about toys]. For whatever reason this toy can still command high prices on auction sites.
So I was thrilled when reader Arto, up in Helsinki Base, spotted this red variant of the Missile Tank, on the Vectis auction site: the Space Attack Missile Mod..? The maker's name in yellow top centre appears to be FIM. Anyone got one of these tanks?
Arto has been in touch and informed me that the missing M owrd is MODULE and the toy maker is TIM. Cheers Arto. On another matter, just wondering, is the UFO artwork on the UFO missile tank box art lifted from the Dinky Interceptor box art?
ReplyDeleteI have one of the red Missile Modules for sale on eBay right now. Search for seller: spidersam_lego
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