Some might be interested in this.
https://www.gerryanderson.com/gerry-anderson-a-life-uncharted-launches-nationwide-cinema-tour-with-bfi-southbank-premiere/
Just came across these two Gerry Anderson related films
I've only watched the Thunderbirds one so far, some really interesting stuff. I guess it would all be covered in the film Reg posted about
Love these making of things.. the cpt scarlet one was great...
Quote from: David L on April 25, 2023, 03:53:09 PMAnother one!
Watched that as well. Great .. interesting comments about Joe 90 not being as good as the others.. I thought it was great as a kid but now find Joe really annoying.. lol
Quote from: Fishy on April 25, 2023, 04:12:08 PMQuote from: David L on April 25, 2023, 03:53:09 PMAnother one!
Watched that as well. Great .. interesting comments about Joe 90 not being as good as the others.. I thought it was great as a kid but now find Joe really annoying.. lol
Yeah, kids are alright...............when you
are one
Cracking theme toon though. Mind you they all were.
I had a wonderful Dinky model of that Joe 90 vehicle. But I can't remember what it was for now .. why did he need a car with an aero engine in the back? Did it take off?
I also had a Joe 90 briefcase with the Joe 90 handgun. Guns were very popular kid's toys in the '60s. I had a Napoleon Solo gun and a Captain Scarlet gun. There was a Thunderbirds gun as well, all the Tracy boys had guns. I didn't get one of those though.
Joe was supposed to be 9 years old, but I'm sure he used his personal firearm responsibly.
I had loads of toy guns, come to think of it. As well as the above, I had a few cap-firing "cowboy" guns made out of cheap metal. I had a plastic M16, a plastic Belgian FN, a toy Mauser pistol. I had a pretty realistic-looking Luger as well.
I had a green Shado interceptor from UFO which I really liked as a series .. Ed Bishop was great as was Gabrielle Drake with her purple hair
Quote from: Slim on April 25, 2023, 08:38:02 PMI had a wonderful Dinky model of that Joe 90 vehicle. But I can't remember what it was for now .. why did he need a car with an aero engine in the back? Did it take off?
I also had a Joe 90 briefcase with the Joe 90 handgun. Guns were very popular kid's toys in the '60s. I had a Napoleon Solo gun and a Captain Scarlet gun. There was a Thunderbirds gun as well, all the Tracy boys had guns. I didn't get one of those though.
Joe was supposed to be 9 years old, but I'm sure he used his personal firearm responsibly.
I had loads of toy guns, come to think of it. As well as the above, I had a few cap-firing "cowboy" guns made out of cheap metal. I had a plastic M16, a plastic Belgian FN, a toy Mauser pistol. I had a pretty realistic-looking Luger as well.
Nothing could ever beat this bad boy! I remember setting myself up in the sniper position, out of sight, on our landing and I'd ambush my sister as she appeared at the top of the stairs - carnage
Johnny Seven OMA(One Man Army)
Quote from: Fishy on April 25, 2023, 09:02:55 PMI had a green Shado interceptor from UFO which I really liked as a series .. Ed Bishop was great as was Gabrielle Drake with her purple hair
The Shado Interceptor had a pretty potent missile, I recall.
I had the Dinky TB2, Captain Scarlet car, SPV and the white one with the box of gold bullion onboard. I also had the Joe 90 car. It had wings as well as the jet engine and the wheels were on extendable legs.
I wish I had them now. Unfortunately they were all ruined when I painted them in the colours of the local Banger Racing teams 😩
Oh yes I had a Johnny Seven as well - I loved that. It was a birthday present. I vividly remember going out to play with it in the garden for the first time.
UFO was my favourite of all the Anderson productions and I have both the DVD and BluRay box sets. I started working through them about a year ago, I will resume that I think once I've got through the entire Phil Silvers Show.
I had the green Interceptor but I hated it for being green. Allegedly a senior manager at Dinky decreed that the white one wouldn't appeal to kids. Some people repainted theirs in white. I also had the SHADO mobile, and I still have Staker's car.
I also still have Lady Penelope's FAB1 although it's pretty battered.
I had a beautiful orange plastic Thunderbird 3, can't remember who made those but it wasn't Dinky. I had the Dinky TB2. The yellow plastic legs didn't last long. I still have Captain Scarlet's car somewhere. Actually that probably went when my mum's house was cleared out.
The one I always wanted but never had was the Dinky Spectrum SPV.
Oh I had a plastic Stingray as well. I used to play with it in the bath.
I still have thunderbird 2 on a shelf in the "office" at home
Here's something I didn't know until today - Sylvia Anderson based the Spectrum uniforms on the Pierre Cardin 'Cosmos' collection from 1967:
(https://i.ibb.co/QXT26zJ/cardin-cosmos2.jpg)
Can you imagine how annoyed you'd be if you spent your hard-earned on one of these outfits in 1967, then a year later every time you went out in it people thought you were wearing a Captain Scarlet costume?
(https://i.ibb.co/NWdC3Mx/Pierre-Cardin-7.jpg)
You wouldn't want a brown one .... He got killed...
Just finished watching the Life Uncharted doc.. gosh it was very sad.. he had a fairly miserable childhood... poor family relations.. a brother who he looked up to as a hero who got killed in the war and some miserable marriages...
About a year ago his son was interviewed on 5 Live - can't remember why, maybe promoting a book or a radio biography. Come to think of it it was almost certainly for A Life Uncharted.
He said that Gerry's mum wouldn't let him have any toys, isn't that ironic? The only things he had were given to him by a prostitute who was a neighbour (if I remember correctly).
And when his brother died, their mum told Gerry that she wished he'd died instead.
Sylvia Anderson came across as a pretty loathsome individual as well...
Quote from: Fishy on April 26, 2023, 01:16:38 PMI still have thunderbird 2 on a shelf in the "office" at home
I have a Meccano Thunderbird 2 with Mole which I paid about £8 for on Groupon or Wowcher.
Now going for stupid money . . .
https://www.amazon.co.uk/MECCANO-6027350-Thunderbird-2-Multi-Colour/dp/B015PWPQHE (https://www.amazon.co.uk/MECCANO-6027350-Thunderbird-2-Multi-Colour/dp/B015PWPQHE)
Interesting in the doc they speculate that Zelda from Terrahawks (which I thought was fkn awful) resembled Sylvia....
I watched the Captain Scarlet doc yesterday - great stuff!
"the white one with the box of gold bullion onboard" - Maximum Security Vehicle :)
Found a nice shot of the Moonbase set from UFO
(https://i.ibb.co/2YQJ9fb/moonbase-set.jpg)
Heard Jamie Anderson on the radio this morning.. they're trying to track down the guy who voiced Joe 90 .. Len Jones