THIS BLOG IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF GERRY ANDERSON 1929 - 2012, CREATOR OF THUNDERBIRDS & CENTURY 21 TOYS.

Saturday, 26 September 2009

A BLOGGIVERSARY MESSAGE FROM MARTIN BOWER, MODELMAKER


Hello Paul!
Yes, I DO remember you. I’m sorry my reply was not very inspiring back then (letter to Ed.)

I am now nearly 58 and have had no recurrence of any of my former back problems since I was prayed for back in 1996. I became a Christian as a direct result of that healing, as not only was I freed from SIXTEEN YEARS of back problems, I was also cured of a heart murmur & a duodenal ulcer & 2 stomach ulcers! Indeed a miraculous healing.

Now as regards “PROJECT SWORD”. I have never been asked to make any of the SWORD designs, although as you can see on my website and the picture I was commissioned to build a studio sized replica of “ZERO X” a few years ago. But recently I picked up a PROJECT SWORD ANNUAL &….wait for it- 3 THUNDERBIRD, 2 STINGRAY, 3 FIREBALL XL5, 2 LADY PENELOPE & 3 SUPERCAR annuals & books for 50p each at a car boot sale!! I just could not believe my luck! All were in VERY good condition and although I had some of them already (like ALL the Supercar books –as it was this show I most loved as a kid of 8 in 1960) I realised these I’d just found were in considerably better condition.

As regards design, I did always like “THE PROSPECTOR” & “THE SCRAMBLE BUG” as these struck me as nice looking, practical designs. Also the one wheeled “Survey Vehicle”. Anyway, THANKYOU for keeping Project Sword alive, what a pity it was never a real TV show. It was an inspiring project, even if many of the still photos used were taken from “2001: A Space Odyssey”.

With very best wishes
MARTIN BOWER

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