The archive collection of the late Derek Meddings will go up for auction at Bonhams in London on November 22nd 2006. This auction includes sketches and drawings from his career which included Thunderbirds and UFO. This is the first time in many years that Anderson-related content has been available.
During the 1990s there was a nice little magazine which went by the catchy name of "Sci-Fi & Fantasy Modeller". It ran for (about) 40-50 issues and covered scale models from TV and movies. Almost every issue containing at least one article related to Gerry Anderson. It was very good, if you see one, check it out. Anyway, after a bit of a hiatus, it appears that the magazine is back again!
This time, instead of coming out every 6-8 weeks, the publication cycle is going to be a bit more conservative, closer to 3 times a year. However, this means that each issue is going to be chock-full of goodies. The first issue was just published and runs 100 pages.
The magazine is full-colour and this first issue includes:
The magazine can be ordered online from the website at They will ship worldwide and even take Paypal. I'm going to place my order in the next couple of days and then I'll let you know how it is. It is worth noting that this is a limited run, so don't hang about.
UPDATED Japanese toy company Bandai will be releasing a large range of toys based on the "New Captain Scarlet" TV series currently airing in the UK. The range will include both small and large vehicles as well as figures. Two small vehicle sets of 3 item will be available, as well as larger vehicles of the Rhino, Stallion bike, Hummingbird helicopter and Cheetah car. There will also be a large SkyBase toy which will work with the smaller vehicles which will include cars and aircraft. The figures will be of Captain Scarlet, Black, Blue, as well as Colonel White and Destiny Angel. Figures will be 12.5cm tall and sell for 5 each.
Photos of the complete range of new toys from Bandai can be found in the Photo Gallery.
The Skybase toy (40) features light and sounds from the show as well as a repair area. It comes with an Angel fighter plane. There will be 2 small (8cm) vehicle sets and will sell for 10 per set. One set will include the Angel, another figter and a truck, while the other set will include the Cheetah, humminbird and passenger jet. There are some larger vehicles in the DX (deluxe) range, with the Stallion Bike and Hummingbird Helicopter, each 15, a Rhino for 25 which fires missils, and a Cheetah car with opening door. Both the Cheetah and the Rhino feature sounds and all 4 DX vehicles are the same scale as the figures. The Cheetah activates different phrases depending on which character you place into it. Cool. Lastly, an "actual size" item is the communicator which looks like a bit like a cell phone and sells for 13. All items should be available in the UK some time in August.
Art/collectables house Robert Harrop in the UK has just released a set of figures and vehicles. The set appears to be made of ceramic (it's hard to tell from the web site) and includes the main cast of (original) Thunderbirds as well as Thunderbird One landing and Thunderbird Two in take off mode. They look very nice and seem reasonably priced. Retail on the figures is approx
The Animation Art Gallery in Oxford Circus will be hosting a one day exhibition featuring the end titles artwork of Ron Embleton. The exhibition appears to be for one day and intended to co-incide with the first screening of the "New Captain Scarlet" TV show on ITV.
The exhibition opens at 10am. For full details, click the "Read more..." below.
With this year being the 40th Anniversary for Thunderbirds, Vivid Imaginations is set to release a new(ish) range of toys to tie in with the festivities. The 30cm figures will be re-released along with the larger Thunderbird craft and a "NEW" Interactive Tracy Island with automated take off and landing sounds. For full details click the title or "Read more..." below.
Read more: Vivid to release revised Thunderbirds toys for 40th anniversary
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