Cap Scarlet full size sugar smacks box revealed:)

[SteveDix]

Originally Posted by TVC21

Beautiful. There were three (at least) different versions of the large box - badges, mini vehicles (helicopter msv spc spv) and mail away SPV. Ran from late 67 (followed Thunderbirds) to late `68 when it was replaced by Joe 90. Star Trek came next....possibly a Century 21 marketing link.

If it's not too offtopic, I don't remember the cereals, but I do remember that there was such a thing as "Star Trek" TUC crackers. They had cardboard cutout phasers and communicators on the back. The phaser fired an elastic band. This must have been about 1970/71.

[rockwellcm]

The Mini vechicles were snap together jobs,i have never seen them for sale anywhere,which is strange as the Badges come up for sale very often

on the SPV mailaway box it had an explaination about Spectrum is Green,Spectrum is Red on the edge panel

[mike s]

hi Rockwell - great info cheers

do you remember this from the day or have you seen a box or a pic of a box more recently..?

I think the back of the SPV box was the same as the ad in TV21, do you have any memory of this at all..? a few of us think it was but not absolutely confirmed yet

Originally Posted by rockwellcm

on the SPV mailaway box it had an explaination about Spectrum is Green,Spectrum is Red on the edge panel

[A Study in Scarlet]

Originally Posted by rockwellcm

The Mini vechicles were snap together jobs,i have never seen them for sale anywhere,which is strange as the Badges come up for sale very often

on the SPV mailaway box it had an explaination about Spectrum is Green,Spectrum is Red on the edge panel

There was an MSV on Ebay the other week that finished at £63.00(!) with 8 bidders but the one that killed me,and had I spotted it the day before it ended would have gone for,was a job lot of Kelloggs premiums with an SPV hidden in the middle upside-down!!

[miger1]

I had one one of the mailaway SPV's, it snapped together and was softish vinyl with stickers that fell off quite easily.It did have double sets of wheels though and the shape was good.

[rockwellcm]

Here you go,i have waited years to see these again

Enjoy

Credit to Andy B

[A Study in Scarlet]

Thanks very much!

[mike s]

hi everyone - I will be producing some quality replicas of the large size scarlet sugar smacks box, not sure if anyones's interested - do you guys think its something that anyone would want to buy..?

many days have been spent in Photoshop retouching - I am seeing sugar smacks in my sleep

[Cool Caveman]

That would depend on the price

Originally Posted by mike s

do you guys think its something that anyone would want to buy..?

[mike s]

well there's the rub: on the one hand its just a cut and folded print-out, but on the other its taken years of research + endless photoshop work to produce

repro boxes seem to go for about £35 to £45 but I'm not sure if that would be a bit low..? if I make them too cheap and sell a few on ebay then they could easily get knocked off

hmmm

[rockwellcm]

Sell them through the Captains Store as an exclusive product

[tibbington]

I think there was one selling at this website here www.trademe.co.nz

[tibbington]

OOOOH 100 posts horray

[mike s]

really..? I can't see it - which box was it..?

Originally Posted by tibbington

I think there was one selling at this website here www.trademe.co.nz