Gerry anderson: an inspiration to us all.

[SSgt Baloo]

My first exposure to Gerry Anderson was when, at age five, I saw Supercar on Saturday Morning. I was so thrilled by the idea of a car that could go anywhere that I immediately began trying to draw the thing. Initially, very badly, but I had never stretched my creativity beyond filling in the coloring book with my crayons, before. Later came Fireball XL-5 and Stingray (I would be an adult before I even heard of Thunderbirds).

I suspect a lot of us wouldn't mind modeling some of these in KSP.

http://www.denofgeek.us/tv/20100/the-spaceships-of-gerry-anderson-by-gerry-anderson

[Bill Phil]

He did UFO and Space: 1999?

[marach]

18 minutes ago, Bill Phil said:

He did UFO and Space: 1999?

yup infact Space:1999 is a semi sequel to UFO

[Scotius]

For me, the show i love the most is Thunderbirds But i liked Space Precinct very much too - too bad it was so short-lived. All in all - Mr. Anderson did a lot of awesome space stuff, that fueled many young imaginations around the world.

[Elrond Cupboard]

41 minutes ago, Scotius said:

 Mr. Anderson did a lot of awesome space stuff, that fueled many young imaginations around the world.

Perhaps more importantly for a teen-age boy; he brought us Gabrielle Drake in a tin foil mini skirt.

[SSgt Baloo]

2 hours ago, Elrond Cupboard said:

Perhaps more importantly for a teen-age boy; he brought us Gabrielle Drake in a tin foil mini skirt.

Hear, hear! Star Trek's miniskirt uniforms pale to insignificance by comparison.

Examples: https://www.google.com/search?q=UFO+tv+series+women%27s+costumes&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=775&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwizhcu5yaDLAhUS0GMKHT9ZBSUQsAQIGw

ETA: There are some images not from UFO, but you can tell because nobody in those have purple hair.

 

Edited March 1, 2016 by SSgt Baloo

[mikegarrison]

The purple hair wouldn't even stand out all that much today. At least not here in Seattle.

[p1t1o]

I LOVED Thunderbirds. Thunderbird wallpaper, Thunderbirds bedsheets, Thunderbirds curtains. I collected vouchers from cereal boxes and sent away for the matchbox toys. I read the weekly comic during its brief existence.

My god, when was the last time you were *that* into something...

[Scotius]

Have you watched the first series of "Thunderbirds are Go!"? It's a very good remake - worthy of its predecessor Second series should start airing in couple of months.

Edited March 2, 2016 by Scotius

[p1t1o]

19 hours ago, Scotius said:

Have you watched the first series of "Thunderbirds are Go!"? It's a very good remake - worthy of its predecessor Second series should start airing in couple of months.

I've watched one episode. I do love the way that even though its CGI they replicate the sort of awkward bumpiness that the original models had due to their scale, like TB2 just kinda rattles off its launch ramp as if someone had picked it up and moved it by hand, and engines have like giant sparks as if produced by the sort of pyrotechnic squibs used in the original too