What was your favourite?

[Guest]

By the way who remembers Thunderbird 6? Without looking it up who can remember what it was? I went to see the movie as a young kid.

Wasn't it a rickety old biplane? The big unveiling of the new Thunderbird turned out to be a bit of an embarrassment for Brains!

[dave]

TB6 was a biplane. If I remember the film Brains spent the whole time coming up with designs for specialist vehicles that kept being rejected and in the end they needed a light vehicle with lowspeed and minimal engine wash to land on top of an airship. But I cannot remember what the problem with the airship was.

[takeslousyphotos]

Along with many others I suspect Thunderbirds actually got me into modelling. The first episode I ever saw, series one, episode 1, left such a lasting impression I can remember it now just as well. Fireflash, the airliner, had gear trouble and couldn't land. It was circling while Thunderbirds arrived and set up Thunderbird 2. The tension was unbelievable as the fuel in Fireflash got lower and lower. Out of TB 2's pod came these flat topped trucks with around eight massive wheels and a flat bed on top. They accellerated up the runway and of course Fireflash timed it's landing to perfection and dropped it's nose on the trucks. The trucks were nothing like I'd ever seen before. They were grubby, they smoked, they looked real, the engine noises were out of this world as they accelerated up to the required speed to match the ever decending Fireflash and it was all absolutely breathtaking. I was hooked on modelling from that day forth, which must be something like over fifty years ago.
Those flat topped trucks were the best models I ever remember the Andersons making and boy would I love to see one now!


and I even found it on Youtube. I remember now there was a bomb in the landing gear so they couldn't use it. I kid you not it brings a tear to my eye now watching it.

Brilliant ........... I remember that episode so well ........... and don't forget the music / soundtrack.

[Guest]

Along with many others I suspect Thunderbirds actually got me into modelling. The first episode I ever saw, series one, episode 1, left such a lasting impression I can remember it now just as well. Fireflash, the airliner, had gear trouble and couldn't land. It was circling while Thunderbirds arrived and set up Thunderbird 2. The tension was unbelievable as the fuel in Fireflash got lower and lower. Out of TB 2's pod came these flat topped trucks with around eight massive wheels and a flat bed on top. They accellerated up the runway and of course Fireflash timed it's landing to perfection and dropped it's nose on the trucks. The trucks were nothing like I'd ever seen before. They were grubby, they smoked, they looked real, the engine noises were out of this world as they accelerated up to the required speed to match the ever decending Fireflash and it was all absolutely breathtaking. I was hooked on modelling from that day forth, which must be something like over fifty years ago.
Those flat topped trucks were the best models I ever remember the Andersons making and boy would I love to see one now!


and I even found it on Youtube. I remember now there was a bomb in the landing gear so they couldn't use it. I kid you not it brings a tear to my eye now watching it.

Awesome, awesome awesome awesome awesome

[Guest]

By the way who remembers Thunderbird 6? Without looking it up who can remember what it was? I went to see the movie as a young kid.

TB6 was a biplane. If I remember the film Brains spent the whole time coming up with designs for specialist vehicles that kept being rejected and in the end they needed a light vehicle with lowspeed and minimal engine wash to land on top of an airship. But I cannot remember what the problem with the airship was.

Well done guys, that's all the series and the 2 films purchased on blu ray (to watch with Lucy of course!)


£60


ops:o_O

[Guest]

Well done guys, that's all the series and the 2 films purchased on blu ray (to watch with Lucy of course!)
£60


ops:o_O

You'd only have spent it Doug!

[Guest]

I am to young for catching it first time round but used to lover the re runs of thunderbirds, stingray, Captain scarlet and UFO also loved terrahawks.


My favorite 5 are


Battlehawk


Thunderbird 2


Stingray


the Eagle


Angel Interceptor


I also used to enjoy the tops the ladies used to wear in the submarine thing in UFO


Konami did miniature of all the thunderbirds and the pod vehicles with little Dioramas I have some toy stash will dig the out and take some pictures.


Also does anyone remember Star fleet?

[Alan 45]

Some have mentioned terrahawks, I liked nothing about this show sadly as it looked like they went backwards with the puppets and the vehicles but each to their own


Was star fleet the Japanese puppet show ? If it's the one I'm thinking of that was very good although not as good as Gerry Anderson

[papa 695]

Thunderbird 2


Angels interceptor


Stingray

[Guest]

Some have mentioned terrahawks, I liked nothing about this show sadly as it looked like they went backwards with the puppets and the vehicles but each to their own
Was star fleet the Japanese puppet show ? If it's the one I'm thinking of that was very good although not as good as Gerry Anderson

Yeah star fleet was the Japanese one used to be on on Saturdays before the wrestling on ITV


Had a set of 3 ships that joined together to make a big red robot. All the bad guys had some king of insect theme.

[Guest]

So how many of you are old enough to remember the first one, Torchy the Battery Boy? What about Four Feather Falls? Come on guys dig deep!!


The Andersons have always been heros to me, simply modelling and creative genius. From what I remember Terrahawks was a return to pure puppetry again after frustrations with the challenges of working with actors in the more recent series such as captain Scarlet and Space 1999. Unfortunately it never returned to the purity of the concept of Thunderbirds, Stingray, Fireball XL5 etc. For me the pinacle was Thunderbirds.

[Guest]

I am to young for catching it first time round but used to lover the re runs of thunderbirds, stingray, Captain scarlet and UFO also loved terrahawks.
My favorite 5 are


Battlehawk


Thunderbird 2


Stingray


the Eagle


Angel Interceptor


I also used to enjoy the tops the ladies used to wear in the submarine thing in UFO


Konami did miniature of all the thunderbirds and the pod vehicles with little Dioramas I have some toy stash will dig the out and take some pictures.


Also does anyone remember Star fleet?

Some have mentioned terrahawks, I liked nothing about this show sadly as it looked like they went backwards with the puppets and the vehicles but each to their own
Was star fleet the Japanese puppet show ? If it's the one I'm thinking of that was very good although not as good as Gerry Anderson

Terrorhawks scared the shizzle out of me when I was wee. Gah

[Guest]

You will never guess what I found rooting through eBay the other night?


I didn't even know such a thing existed! I bought it immediately and boy was I pleased with myself. I also watched the whole "Thunderbirds are Go" movie last night and really enjoyed it. It was all years ahead of its time.


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[Guest]

Made fireball xl5 on a Saturday morning from bits of balsa its around 12" long I made 2 to practice after I saw how much models of xl5 cost on eBay ,quite pleased as I have no modelling or woodwork skills and am a bit old now
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[rtfoe]

Thats nicely done from balsa, Pete. I can remember my first non kit tank being made from Gillette blade containers, paper and rattan.

Cheers,
Richard