Fireball XL5: New Video and Music by Dominic Halpin and the Honey B's

Made by reader and music meastro Dominic Halpin [and the Honey B's].

So cool I can't describe it: rockets, rock 'n' roll, the Works!

Check out Dominic and the Honey B's other music Videos! The new Cool!

And I want one of those Space Helmets for Christmas!

Jim's 12 Days of Christmas: Thunder Vinyl

This is the 1967 released Mono version of the THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO soundtrack LP. It also enjoyed a stereo release too and record shops were advised to sell this in the 'Popular' section of the rack! An enjoyable mix of music from the film along with themes heard in the television show itself it is another sought collectible for THUNDERBIRDS enthusiasts.

THUNDERBIRDS established without question the name Barry Gray with audiences. Having contributed to Gerry and Sylvia's productions almost from the outset of their careers Gray would continue right through to the live-action spectacular SPACE:1999. As the productions themselves improved and developed in technical terms so Gray's compositions reflected these changes. The driving JOE 90 theme and the Jazzy/Mod sounds of UFO are all known to the public but it is perhaps his rousing THUNDERBIRDS march which will forever remain with television and Sci-Fi fans. Jim Lewis

Mike Burrows: Greatest Ships

Reader Mike Burrows has been gracing our blog with his fantastic model diorama's since we started way back in September 2008. Here's a gallery of just some of Mike's pictures starting in 2008 with the Spacex Moon Base and  ending in 2010 with his Zero X at the bottom.

All pictures: Mike Burrows 2008 -2010

Cold War Bugs

Take a yellow Scramble Bug and add a space truck body and what do you get?

Iron Curtain Bug!

Currently on Fleabay

SMALL S.W.O.R.D

Reminded by Andy B's mini Fireball XL5, these are the miniature SWORD and SPACEX craft and boxes I made and/or painted last year: I call them SWORD-Y-KINS!

Any more miniatures out there?

[Blackbird is a die-cast and not altered by me at all]

Moon Base Darth

Hey Paul,

Thought you might like these. It's not a Project Sword Base but it is in fact four real moon bases! I just inherited these from the Apollo Program Lunar Science Manager. They are sculpted by the US Army Topographical department and are cast in molded styrene. The Apollo 14, 15 and 16 maps are each about four feet high and 2 to 3 feet wide. The Apollo 11 is about 2' by 18". They are accurate 3D renderings of each of the landing sites. God knows how many were made of these, but the same sculpts were used by the Apollo astronauts inside the Lunar Module simulator. So, not exactly a lunar base but 3D renderings of four real lunar bases! Now all I need is a Project Sword lunar base....!

Cheers

Darth

OMNI PRESENCE

Canadian reader Darth has kindly sent in an online link to a site he's created for one of his favourite old magazine's, OMNI. A little gem. Darth's site that is, the magazine itself was HUGE! Like Darth I loved leafing through it - in my case in the Seventies. I had a pile next to my beloved Undercurrents stack [the Hippy in me!]. I remember OMNI providing great theories, stories and facts to heatedly discuss in the kitchens at countless teenage parties circa 1978! [is that geekish?] I have no idea what happened to all my OMNI's but they'll have wieghed a ton so I imagine they were ditched when I moved abroad. Shame. I just can't visualise the covers anymore except for the huge word OMNI at the top. Still, there's always Darth's secret website! Anyone else like OMNI?

PS. Here's another OMNI tribute site.

Jim's 12 Days of Christmas: The Lion Roared

LION was a popular boys comic in the 1960s and like many offered readers special editions at various holiday times throughout the year. The Summer of 1967 saw the movie special edition of LION in the nation's newsagents. Three real 'must see' movies for the target audience of the publication were covered in depth. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE, BATMAN and of course THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO. Such was the popularity of the Anderson show that it enjoyed the 'LION's share' of coverage. (Ouch!!, sorry!)

The lavish piece featured a little of the background to the movie and featured some lovely imagery included one behind-the-scenes shot of ZERO X as the picture had not been sufficiently cropped so as not to show how the miniature was rigged for flight sequences. Not a hugely expensive magazine when it appears I rarely see it which is surprising but should you do so nab it. You won't be sorry. Jim Lewis