Thunderbirds.....just how FAB was it for you?
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TwigtheWonderkid said:
. The tube is no longer operation so they use the old tube train tunnels.
They predicted Bob Crow as well, obviously.As a model builder (even back then) part of the fun was trying to spot what bits of plastic aircraft kits (Airfix and others) were incorporated into the models they made. A favourite piece they used was the tail fin from the (I think) Monogram model of the B-58 Hustler.
Eric Mc said:
It was reportedly dreadful from a comfort point of view.
Apparently the interior was really poor - plywood seats covered in cheap foam for instance. The guy building the replica ( who is a well known movie special effects/scenery guy ) intends to improve on the original interior.Eric Mc said:
As a model builder (even back then) part of the fun was trying to spot what bits of plastic aircraft kits (Airfix and others) were incorporated into the models they made. A favourite piece they used was the tail fin from the (I think) Monogram model of the B-58 Hustler.
Proving that even as a young lad you really needed to get out more Eric. A career in accountancy was already beckoning. 
Eric Mc said:
As a model builder (even back then) part of the fun was trying to spot what bits of plastic aircraft kits (Airfix and others) were incorporated into the models they made. A favourite piece they used was the tail fin from the (I think) Monogram model of the B-58 Hustler.
Pure Hustler ( from Stingray )
And F-5 ( also from Stingray )
Oh, and Anouska Hempel in a string vest
Edited by MartG on Friday 7th February 12:58
slipstream 1985 said:
me and my friend used to play that episode in the playground at school. i was such a good actor the teacher came out thinking i was hurt. She wasnt ammused when i explained i had just crashed thunderbird 2...
Path of Destruction for me - Grablogger, awesome bit of kit.Sidewinder - just silly.
Wanted to buy one of the original puppets, but my dad wouldn't lend (give) me the £600 I needed.
CRA2Y said:
slipstream 1985 said:
me and my friend used to play that episode in the playground at school. i was such a good actor the teacher came out thinking i was hurt. She wasnt ammused when i explained i had just crashed thunderbird 2...
Path of Destruction for me - Grablogger, awesome bit of kit.Sidewinder - just silly.
Wanted to buy one of the original puppets, but my dad wouldn't lend (give) me the £600 I needed.
slipstream 1985 said:
CRA2Y said:
slipstream 1985 said:
me and my friend used to play that episode in the playground at school. i was such a good actor the teacher came out thinking i was hurt. She wasnt ammused when i explained i had just crashed thunderbird 2...
Path of Destruction for me - Grablogger, awesome bit of kit.Sidewinder - just silly.
Wanted to buy one of the original puppets, but my dad wouldn't lend (give) me the £600 I needed.
And who could forget the little mouse sent in by The Hood to spy, only to take a bunch of puppet up skirt pictures!
Ah yes, T-Birds memories!
Human stand-ins for those awkward hand moments.
Spray-on sweat, as mentioned.
Exhaust/s
t coming out sidewaysbetween vehicles' wheels or tracks.
Thundybird 3's backwards wings.
DIN plugs pretending to be microphones.
Lady Penelope (London Agent) - 'tis said she was modelled on Usrula Andress, face-wise.
Parker - "Yes, milady."
Innumerable Lucas black/chrome flick switches.
Every gunshot sounded exactlythe same.
Ah, nostaljur.
Then again, early 70s Daleks used to have Mini/Land Rover indicator glasses on top of their heads.
Human stand-ins for those awkward hand moments.
Spray-on sweat, as mentioned.
Exhaust/s
t coming out sidewaysbetween vehicles' wheels or tracks.Thundybird 3's backwards wings.
DIN plugs pretending to be microphones.
Lady Penelope (London Agent) - 'tis said she was modelled on Usrula Andress, face-wise.
Parker - "Yes, milady."
Innumerable Lucas black/chrome flick switches.
Every gunshot sounded exactlythe same.
Ah, nostaljur.
Then again, early 70s Daleks used to have Mini/Land Rover indicator glasses on top of their heads.
The rocket failing to make it across the suspension bridge always one of my top moments.
Reminded me of the Forth road bridge which we had been across on a Scotland holiday when I was about 8 years old. After the amount of haggis and chips I had eaten the tonnage meter was probably at maximum as well!
Ditto the fireflash with no landing gear landing on the wheeled landing cars.
Reminded me of the Forth road bridge which we had been across on a Scotland holiday when I was about 8 years old. After the amount of haggis and chips I had eaten the tonnage meter was probably at maximum as well!
Ditto the fireflash with no landing gear landing on the wheeled landing cars.
unrepentant said:
Proving that even as a young lad you really needed to get out more Eric. A career in accountancy was already beckoning.
All part of the fun for me so no need to be a smarty pants.Indeed, the preponderance of model work in these series was inspirational to me and showed what could be done regarding weathering etc to make models look more realistic.
I would argue that Gerry Anderson, in conjunction with the Bond films, ensured that Britain assumed a leading role in the world of cinema special effects - a role it still has.
I would also like to think that his series also inspired youngsters to take an interest in aircraft, space and engineering - not just accountancy
My happy memory -
Aged 12 , the Odeon in Salisbury going to see the Thunderbirds movie with my mother who had had a glass or two in the bar beforehand. About 10 minutes into the movie, mother says loudly “ Where's James Bond?".
“No Mum, that's Thunderball, this is Thunderbirds" I reply. ( Thunderball was out about the same time).
Mother stands up. “I'm not sitting here watching f****ing puppets" she announces and walks out.
Cue one very embarrassed 12 year old left alone in cinema ......
Aged 12 , the Odeon in Salisbury going to see the Thunderbirds movie with my mother who had had a glass or two in the bar beforehand. About 10 minutes into the movie, mother says loudly “ Where's James Bond?".
“No Mum, that's Thunderball, this is Thunderbirds" I reply. ( Thunderball was out about the same time).
Mother stands up. “I'm not sitting here watching f****ing puppets" she announces and walks out.
Cue one very embarrassed 12 year old left alone in cinema ......
Lovely mother, I must say.
My mum brought me and my brother and sister to watch "Thunderbirds are Go" in the cinema back in 1966. We all thought it was brilliant.
For the everybody living in the UK and Ireland at the time, the film "Thunderbirds are Go" was our first chance to see Thunderbirds in colour.
Even though the TV series was shot in colour, the UK had no colour TV until 1967 so in its first couple of runs on British TV, everybody watched the series in black and white. It wasn't until the re-runs began in the 1970s that we saw the TV series in colour.
My mum brought me and my brother and sister to watch "Thunderbirds are Go" in the cinema back in 1966. We all thought it was brilliant.
For the everybody living in the UK and Ireland at the time, the film "Thunderbirds are Go" was our first chance to see Thunderbirds in colour.
Even though the TV series was shot in colour, the UK had no colour TV until 1967 so in its first couple of runs on British TV, everybody watched the series in black and white. It wasn't until the re-runs began in the 1970s that we saw the TV series in colour.
If you were too young for "UFO" you must have been WAY too young for the earlier ones.
By the time "Terrahawks" emerged I was grown up so to me it is a pile of tripe and a bit of an anomaly in comparison to the golden age of Gerry Anderson - which was between 1963 and 1975 (the Lew Grade/ATV/ITC era).
By the time "Terrahawks" emerged I was grown up so to me it is a pile of tripe and a bit of an anomaly in comparison to the golden age of Gerry Anderson - which was between 1963 and 1975 (the Lew Grade/ATV/ITC era).
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