Every now and then something completely new to Project SWORD collecting surfaces. Its always very exciting when it happens.
Earlier in the year this entirely new set appeared in the Japanese auction world, which I discovered once it had closed.
eh voila!
The Task Forces, boxed!
Its a Century 21 Toys square box with a top lid and a bottom
The box says 3 Entry Task Forces, Project SWORD. The sides repeat the title and add lots of details, which I can't clearly read.
Inside this auctioned example were 5 x Task Force 1's.
I assume it should actually contain one each of the Task Force 1,2 and 3, as stated on the box lid. The card holder shows the three different nose holes too.
Sort of knowing I'm unlikely ever to own a boxed set like this I asked my mate Wotan Bill if he could reproduce the box.
He said yes and he did! I received a beautiful set of flat box front and sides through the post from Bill.
With my trusty glue, scissors, some cardboard and my set of Task Force rockets, here's the Moonbase Central custom edition of this set.
Enjoy!
What a find that was! It never ceases to amaze me what turns up after so many decades Bill
ReplyDeleteYep, Japan is a frontier for new SWORD. It was a real surprise this one. The Japanese do seem to love repackaging the smaller SWORD fleets - think of the carded Scouts - so I wonder if this Century 21 boxed set of Task Forces was specifically for the Japanese market?
DeleteThe box art looks great, I love it!
ReplyDeleteIt is a good looker Scoop.
DeleteBeautiful recreation of the rarest of Sword boxes, congrats for the joint effort Bill & Woodsy!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the auction item originated from a closed-down C21 depot, where they filled the redundant boxes with leftover TF stock.
Could well be Arto! Glad u like it.
DeleteWonderful box restoration, those graphics are too, too cool! SFZ
ReplyDeleteCheers SF.
DeleteThanks guys and thanks Bill for designing and printing the box. It's a real surprise that this C21 box has never been seen in Europe or the US before.
ReplyDeleteLovely work, you two!
ReplyDeleteHey thanks Looey!
DeleteIf you look closely, you can see the three Task Force ships are recoloured versions of the original box art, but with some non standard graphics added. I had to add a bit of artistic licence to the text on the sides, as the low res auction image didn't allow a close view, but it turned out nicely, thanks to Woodsy's expertise with glue and plastic scissors! Bill
ReplyDeleteHa ha! And my trusty guillotine!
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