Calling International Rescue agents – we have a very important assignment that you may be able to assist with! We’re trying to find the current owners of the official FAB 1 numberplate, for use in an upcoming documentary – but we’re having trouble tracking it down! FAB 1 was first issued in July 1946, and was purchased by broadcaster Chris …
In less than forty minutes from the moment the fire alarm first blared aboard the Arcadia, International Rescue were on the scene. Operating from the air in Thunderbird 1, Scott Tracy directed the rescue operation. Below and to starboard he saw the mighty hull of the ultraliner floating on the waves below, its propulsion system inoperative. Huge plumes of thick black …
The Gerry Anderson movie that never was finally comes to life this summer, as Five Star Five is now available from Anderson Entertainment. Five Star Five: John Lovell and the Zargon Threat is now available as a digital download at £16.99, exclusively from the Big Finish website. Adapted by Anderson stalwart Richard James (Space Precinct, Terrahawks) from an unmade 1978 …
Are miniatures disappearing from our world? What is it that makes filming miniatures and practical effects so expensive? (HINT: it’s not the building cost!) Why does the public have biases about practical or digital effects? How do you pick between these two approaches to creating visuals for a film or television series? There are no easy answers, but Richard Taylor …
From the control room of XL8, Steve Zodiac and the others watched speechlessly as the rock Colossus advanced slowly towards them. It must have been hundreds, maybe even a thousand feet in height. But what exactly was it? Perhaps a form of sentient rock? Steve thought it was possible. He knew there had been rumours of rock lifeforms on Mars, …
An upcoming Space:1999 online convention to be held on September 12th 2021 will be featuring series stars Barbara Bain (Helena Russell), Prentis Hancock (Paul Morrow), and Yasuko Nagazumi (Yasko) among its special guests! Hosted by Bain’s series stand-in Suzanne Peterson, the six hour-long Destination Moonbase Alpha event will be the very first virtual Space:1999 convention! As well as special guest interviews, …
Over the course of his amazing career, Richard Taylor has collected many stories. Stories about Peter Jackson’s collection and preservation of rare Thunderbirds props and memorabilia, stories about Space:1999 becoming a hit show in New Zealand, and stories about bringing Thunderbirds back to the screen for the CGI Thunderbirds Are Go series. At the heart of all these Gerry Anderson-related …
The mighty retro motors of XL5 roared into life, slowing the huge craft as it approached the bizarre cluster of asteroids ahead. Captain Steve Zodiac checked in with Professor Matic and requested an update. From the centre of his revolving desk in the observation bay, the Professor spun around and took a reading on the spacemascope. “There’s a faint trace …
A stunning 10″ replica of the Space: 1999 Eagle with Laboratory Pod is now available to pre-order – exclusively from the Gerry Anderson Store! This ‘Type E’ Eagle One boasted a remote laboratory pod, modified from the passenger pod. It was used to locate and refine crude minerals on planetary surfaces and offered an array of scientific equipment for contact-and-survey teams, …
Richard Taylor started out by sculpting from clay harvested in the backyard and building model railroads with his father. These humble beginnings were the foundation for one of the most successful special effects careers of all time! He’s a five-time Academy Award winner, a veteran of numerous big-budget productions (such as Lord of the Rings, Narnia, and Blade Runner 2049), …
