Toys used in Supermarionation - again... and some musings...

In my last post I showed some of my (rather battered) toy vehicles which had also been used in the likes of "Thunderbirds" and "Stingray".  For this update I thought I would show a couple of screen-grabs from the "Thunderbirds" episode: "Sun Probe" which show not only the Matchbox Intercontinental Freighter lorry, but also the Husky Citroen Safari Ambulance.

Firstly, a reminder of the lorry...

Here it is as used in the episode with a single trailer and the rear portion painted blue...

And with both trailers, flashing light and new 'Air Freight' decals in place of the stock items...

Notice the Citroen is woefully out of scale, but who cares?  I don't think the late Derek Meddings and his team were worried about what viewers would be thinking about his work in 48 years time.  Looking at the background models never bores me... so much to see.

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I am also now seriously thinking about tackling a diorama for the Imai 1/350 Thunderbird 2 and F-Toys 1/350 Thunderbird 1, and while watching "Sun Probe" I thought this would make a fantastic background model.  It wouldn't be very big, but would look perfect in capturing the feel of the series.

 

Oh, and for interest's sake, here are the TB1 and TB2 models.  TB1 needs stripped, tidied up and repainted, while TB2 needs to be completed.  I have two each of these, and will complete them in different configurations: TB2 with legs and open pod/TB2 closed up and TB1 landed/TB1 flying.

Thunderbird 2 is very accurate... much more so than any previous Imai version, and is a proper model kit... no wheels, no springs and no missiles!  TB1 comes as a prepainted kit, giving you the option of fixed wings with landing legs, or moveable wings and no legs.  It's also pretty much in scale, as it should be.

FAB!