SMALLSPACE 12 PART 1

 I took a fair number of photos at Smallspace 12, that took place last Sunday in Hanslope Village Hall, so I’ll have to spread these over a few posts.

Although this year’s theme was the 60^th Anniversary of Thunderbirds, and it’s 50 years since the Apollo Soyuz Test Project, there was plenty more on display.

To kick off, for me, this was the star of the show, a large U.S.S.Enterprise refit model, built by Andy Preston.

.Andy’s painstaking attention to detail is exceptional, with an impressive pearlescent paint scheme.

Another favourite is Andy’s SPV, based on a Studio 2 model. This time it was parked next to a studio scale model Explosives Truck seen in the episode, Fire at Rig 15.

A large display of excellent replica puppet figures, made by Vaughan Herriott, and owned by Paul Stroud ticked the Thunderbirds box.

Vaughan also brought along a Steve Zodiac astride a superb Jetmobile replica prop.

David Sisson displayed a recently acquired screen-used prop from Space Precinct, originally built for the series by Steve Howarth.

Although there is a section missing it’s still a highly detailed model. The rear which would have been filmed has a large access cut-out to arrange internal lighting.

David has illuminated the inside with some Christmas lights, and some of the light in the windows have been diffused with bits of old film strip. It’s difficult to identify any of the images, although You can see the number 4 in some, and possibly the Houses of Parliament.

Mega-modeller, Richard Ashton displayed some finely detailed scratch-built models  

One has a removable front section, which bears the name ‘Jupiter Mining Corps’. From an imagined Red Dwarf spin off maybe?

Our very own blog contributor, Kevin Davis had a display too, promoting the Hyde Fundraisers he’s been a member of many years.

Kevin showed off some of his wonderful prop replicas, and could easily have made a career as a TV & film prop maker.

We got Mike Tucker to take a photo of Kevin, with myself, and Alan Marshall, better known on the blog of course, as Mish.

Not to be left out there was plenty of models showing the Apollo/Soyuz test project, along with other space related models!.

And no Smallspace would be complete with out Daleks!

The red movie Dalek built by John Kelly

The grey Dalek built by Iain McDonald

The dark grey Dalek built by Ian Robinson

And what I describe as in a gunmetal colour, but am reliably informed is known as Dalek Dominic was built by Andrew Wilkinson.