Thunderbird 2 and Thunderbird 4

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[Kies]

Ok Virgil

 

[biggs682]

was it Tracey island ?

 

[MontyVeda]

hope he doesn't lose Thunderbird 4 like the rest of us did

 

[phil_hg_uk]

FAB

 

[phil_hg_uk]

I had Thunderbird wallpaper when I was a kid.

 

[Profpointy]

[QUOTE 2665614, member: 1314"]My son had the uniform as well. We did baulk at buying him the entire Thunderbirds collection on DVD, though. The box-set was about £100. He still ended up with 7 or 8 of the episodes on video.[/quote]


I treated myself to the box set - was less that £20 if I recall correctly. Still stands up just as well as it did first time I saw it 40 odd years ago, but attitudes are of its time - eg casuallly sexist, but what stands out now is the clean cut Tracy boys drinking and smoking fags after a hard day's rescuing.

 

[Profpointy]

[QUOTE 2665563, member: 1314"]My youngest has just rediscovered his fondness for Thunderbirds!

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"Youngest son" has rediscoverd- yeah, right, we believe you.
Missed that first time round..

 

[Lance Jack]

While talking about Thunderbirds I always felt sorry for John Tracey in Thunderbird 5. Was he the black sheep of the family and had been sent to a space station on his own just to answer emergency calls?

 

[guitarpete247]

While talking about Thunderbirds I always felt sorry for John Tracey in Thunderbird 5. Was he the black sheep of the family and had been sent to a space station on his own just to answer emergency calls?

I think I read somewhere that Gerry Anderson thought that John was not as good looking as the other brothers (I know I'm talking puppets) so he kept him in space and was only on screen for short periods.

 

[Lance Jack]

I think I read somewhere that Gerry Anderson thought that John was not as good looking as the other brothers (I know I'm talking puppets) so he kept him in space and was only on screen for short periods.

I wondered if there was a bit of a love triangle going on between John, Alan and Tin Tin.

 

[captain nemo1701]

My favourite action sequence from Thunderbirds:

Over 40 years on, this still has me on the edge of my seat and blows some CGI stuff out of the water

 

[guitarpete247]

My favourite action sequence from Thunderbirds:

Over 40 years on, this still has me on the edge of my seat and blows some CGI stuff out of the water

I remember pestering my parents to take me to the film "Thunderbirds are Go". It was fantastic and lead directly to "Captain Scarlet" .

 

[Dayvo]

I had Thunderbird wallpaper when I was a kid.

Me too, I bet it was the same! Late 60s/early 70s at a guess.

Then I upgraded to James Bond wallpaper; which was fortunate for an 11-12 year old with pictures of Ursula Andress close at hand!

 

[morrisman]

[QUOTE 2665776, member: 1314"]How do those backward wings on T2 work? Don't wings have to arrow backwards?[/quote]
Nope!

http://orbitalvector.com/Aircraft/FSW/FORWARD SWEPT WING.htm