Thunderbird 3 is a beautiful craft, eminently 'rockety' but managing to look completely unique too. Testament to the unsurpassed design genius of Derek Meddings, it has several classic retro future elements including large boosters and the central radiator vanes. Graham Bleathmans FAB cross section book confirms Kevin D's suggestion and shows that the atomic fusion generator lies at the centre of this area and the grey fins shed the excess heat. When Thunderbirds was relaunched in the late nineties for a new audience, large versions of the craft were released complete with new play options such as mini figures, sound chips and other ideas. I picked up the large TB3 on ebay a few years back as it was the least distorted of the toys and was a fair representation of the ship. It features a central lift and two large incongtuous hatches, but still looks quite nice on the shelf next to its old cousin.
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