The New Project S.W.O.R.D Toy Manual by Bill B.

This is my 2024 colour update of the original Project SWORD toy manual which was included with every SWORD toy back in 1967.

Created specially for Project SWORD Day, my new 24-page Technical Manual is intended as an unofficial update to the late 1960’s Project SWORD line, bringing together images of all toys produced for the line and speculating on how the series might have been extended, using existing designs from Century 21 publications and adding in models which fit well with

the SWORD ethos. 

Credit is given where possible and the manual is intended

as a fan publication only.

Enjoy!

Bill

BILL'S FIRST EVER POST IN 2008

During the space age of toys, rubber monsters were popular as a pocket-money collectable. Among these, I found as a boy a range of six space creatures. These were apparently sold in the US as 'Moon Goons' or similar and in the UK alongside the 'Teachers Pets' monsters. 

Each one had a suction cup under it and was generally molded in a browny gold coloured silicone, and painted greens and blues and yellows on top. Among these six was one large 'bell shaped' alien that I as a kid always thought would be the boss!

As more and more space toys hit the market, i began to find these same aliens in other guises, as tiny chrome coloured figures to threaten the golden astronauts in Apollo Moon Exploring sets and also on keyrings and other knock off rubber toys. 

Recently I decided to immortalise my favourite alien in a painting, the classic space creature of my childhood. Having so many different versions of the same toy, I wonder if he appears anywhere else - maybe as a cereal premium ? 

The picture shows my painting above and original alien on far left, silver Apollo set aliens and various copies. Large yellow figure is a solid plastic keyring.

Posted by Wotan

18th September 2008

THREE MEN IN A BLOG

 

New portrait of Scoop, Bill and me taken especially for the blog!

All funny comments and captions welcomed!

PROJECT SWORD VERSES STAR WARS

A few years back Bill and I published a cool set of Project SWORD cards called the Codex. A sort of Top Trumps really. Remembering it I got to thinking, could a SWORD Top Trumps pack be played against a STAR WARS Top Trumps set?

For instance, is the Zero X more powerful than the Millennium Falcon? Is Scout 3 more agile than a Speeder Bike? Is Probe Force 3 better equipped than the X-Wing?

What do you think readers?

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CENTURY 21 TASK FORCE FLIGHT 3

CENTURY 21 TASK FORCE FLIGHT 1

PROJECT SWORD TASK FORCE FLIGHT 2

PROJECT SWORD ZERO X

PROJECT SWORD SAND FLEA

PROJECT SWORD SCRAMBLE BUG

PROJECT SWORD ANT