After a considerable hiatus, The Davies Spacex Shipyards have been busy again and Kevin has expanded the fleet with his interpretation of the series two Apollo Tracker.
A variation on the original Base Patrol Cricket P1, the tracker boasts a slightly wider wheelbase and a concentric radar dish on the rear.
Kev based his creation on the smallHong Kong army missile tank that often surfaces on ebay.
Wow, the Apollo Tracker is seriously awesome! A magnificent build, bravo!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
ReplyDeleteHey! Look what I found!
ReplyDeleteThe source of all the 4 wheel tractor types used in "Thunderbirds!"
Like the video guy, I wondered about this for a long time!
Apparently, so many Thunderbirds vehicles used a 4 wheel tracked wheel base in their models. Apparently, it came from a toy of the Victor's Vigor Tractor.
Enjoy, Friends!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9OZy97PIeE
Just try finding one these days! The other toy which was used extensively was the Topper Tiger Joe Tank.
DeleteYep, you can't get them. Even, a rare, battered one goes for silly money. I managed to get a resin casting of one when I made my studio scale scratchbuild of the Mole.
DeleteThere was an article on the Vickers Vigor tractor, and its use in Thunderbirds, in one of the British die-cast collecting magazines years ago - perhaps in the 1990s. This would either have been Model Collector or Diecast Collector. I recall reading it at the time.
ReplyDeleteMore here
ReplyDeletehttps://www.therpf.com/forums/threads/spacex-or-golden-astronaut-toy-project.344803/
Yep, that's my thread.
ReplyDeleteSuperb work Kev as always. Were you pleased with your Tracker?
ReplyDeleteThank you. Yep, I'm pleased with it. It's a nice companion to the Cricket.
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