Gerry Anderson toy question - Zero-X

[Mikey]

Was just watching Thunderbirds Are Go (I haven't seen it for ages) and thought the Zero-X seemed very familiar ...

I kept thinking about it, and I could swear back in the 70's I had a Zero-X diecast toy ... or perhaps a knock-off facsimile.

Even though the real Zero-X was blue/grayish, I remember my toy being a metalic green.

My questions are ... did Corgi or Dinky make a Zero-X diecast back in the 70's ?

Also, if one of them did make one, was it released for general sale in the US ?

[clemso]

Project Sword a pre-runner to JR21 Rosenthal made a Zero X. Its very rare and sort after now. I found a youtube of it, so you can see what it looks like.

YouTube - ZERO-X THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO VINTAGE TOY 1967 Gerry Anderson PROJECT SWORD

Clem

[Mikey]

Wow !!!
That is neat.
Wonder what it sell for today ?

Not the one I had though.
Mine was probably no more then 9" long.

[Emgee]

PROJECT SWORD was a whole fictional concept that Gerry Anderson's merchandising and publishing teams created to sell books, comics and toys based on vehicles seen therein. It was not a prerunner or rival company to JR21 Rosenthal toys. As the commentary says on the YOU TUBE thing this toy came out after the Rosenthal THUNDERBIRDS toys in early 1967. It was produced by them just as they became Century 21 Toys. In answer to the other question there were no Dinky die-cast toys of ZERO-X.

Project Sword Toys Moonbase Central: October 2009

Here is a whole site dedicated to the PROJECT SWORD line and concept for those who want to learn more.

[clemso]

Thanks Emgee,

Appreciate your input.

Clem