Thunderbirds.....just how FAB was it for you?

[Eric Mc]

R666 said:

That's really fking interesting

You have just destroyed millions of people's memories of fantastic Sunday afternoons and Saturday mornings.

Sorry if I upset you. Even as a kid I was fascinated by the technology behind the making of the Gerry Anderson series. And I wasn't the only one because childrens' comics like "TV21" and "Countdown" regularly featured behind the scenes reports on the making of the TV shows.

And why the bad language and name calling? A bit over the top, wasn't it - and uncalled for.

Edited by eybic on Friday 13th March 10:03

[chris watton]

Eric Mc said:

R666 said:

That's really fking interesting

You have just destroyed millions of people's memories of fantastic Sunday afternoons and Saturday mornings.

Sorry if I upset you. Even as a kid I was fascinated by the technology behind the making of the Gerry Anderson series. And I wasn't the only one because childrens' comics like "TV21" and "Countdown" regularly featured behind the scenes reports on the making of the TV shows.

And why the bad language and name calling? A bit over the top, wasn't it - and uncalled for.

I agree Eric. There are some very odd people on these forums...

Edited by eybic on Friday 13th March 10:03

[Halmyre]

chris watton said:

Eric Mc said:

R666 said:

That's really fking interesting

You have just destroyed millions of people's memories of fantastic Sunday afternoons and Saturday mornings.

Sorry if I upset you. Even as a kid I was fascinated by the technology behind the making of the Gerry Anderson series. And I wasn't the only one because childrens' comics like "TV21" and "Countdown" regularly featured behind the scenes reports on the making of the TV shows.

And why the bad language and name calling? A bit over the top, wasn't it - and uncalled for.

I agree Eric. There are some very odd people on these forums...

Edited by eybic on Friday 13th March 10:03

I thought it was heavy-handed attempt at humour. Or maybe the OP thought it WAS all real.

[chris watton]

Halmyre said:

I thought it was heavy-handed attempt at humour. Or maybe the OP thought it WAS all real.

I thought that, too. But there was no smiley...

[Eric Mc]

Odd sense of humour if that's the case.

[Rick_1138]

countachman said:

Wibble!

[pingu393]

Rick_1138 said:

countachman said:

Wibble!

Soon to be heard coming from a building site near you: "Look at the UFO Killer Drones on that!!"

[Halb]

Terrahawks would make a fantastic film.

http://www.starburstmagazine.com/component/content...

[Spanglepants]

Been a big Gerry Anderson fan since a toddler. Still have some original toys and collectables but one I remember I had was a Captain Scarlet car in a larger scale made of plastic that fired rockets

http://www.modelcollector.co.uk/news/article/capta...

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http://www.modelcollector.co.uk/news/article/capta...
http://www.metropolistoys.co.uk/albumdet.asp?id=19...

And had this Captain Scarlet suit - modelled here by a young Simon Cowell (seriously)



And these, being plastic not many have survived - as with the above Captain Scarlet patrol car



My favourite period, due to my age, was from Stingray to UFO although the beginning and end credits of C Scarlet were my favourite.

[budfox]

I like the fact they were named after most of the original Mercury Seven astronauts:

Alan (Shepherd)
Scott (Carpenter)
Virgil (Grissom)
John (Glenn)
Gordon (Cooper)

Seems that Brains never really had a name, but I like to think it would have been Deke (Slayton) because I'm sure it wouldn't have been Wally (Schirra)

[Halmyre]

budfox said:

I like the fact they were named after most of the original Mercury Seven astronauts:

Alan (Shepherd)
Scott (Carpenter)
Virgil (Grissom)
John (Glenn)
Gordon (Cooper)

Seems that Brains never really had a name, but I like to think it would have been Deke (Slayton) because I'm sure it wouldn't have been Wally (Schirra)

Maybe it was Wernher...

[HQ2]

A good friend of mine is godson to Gerry Anderson's Biographer (also now deceased). He inherited a loft full of toys, models and collectibles from the series. Going back a decade or more, we put a load of the stuff (400+ lots) on ebay and I would estimate that 70%+ went to Japan - especially the more sought after bits. ! The 'good stuff' (Balsa wood prototypes etc) remain in the loft to this day (and survived a divorce!).

I'm of course familiar with the series, but it was Terrahawks getting TV time when I was a kid!

[Eric Mc]

Halmyre said:

Maybe it was Wernher...

He had nothing to do with Project Mercury

[MartG]

budfox said:

Seems that Brains never really had a name,

He did - Hiram Hackenbacker

[MartG]

Eric Mc said:

Halmyre said:

Maybe it was Wernher...

He had nothing to do with Project Mercury

Apart from providing the Redstone launch vehicle for the suborbital flights ?

[onyx39]

http://youtu.be/6y2hFqgtjLk

[MartG]

onyx39 said:

http://youtu.be/6y2hFqgtjLk

Bit of a nod to Space 1999 there....

[Zad]

Here's a (rather poor video quality) look at the 44in studio model of an Eagle transporter from Space 1999
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRwrmmGEcf4

I always think of it as the Ford Transit of space.

This chap did a lot of model work for pretty much all the British Space / Sci-fi / fantasy TV and films of the era, his web site has a nice gallery:
http://www.martinbowersmodelworld.com/

[Halb]

Loved Space 1999. It was gonna be remade wasn't it?

[Eric Mc]

MartG said:

Apart from providing the Redstone launch vehicle for the suborbital flights ?

True.

I was thinking of the design of the capsule itself, mission control, the Atlas booster etc - all the other stuff.