Thunderbirds 2 with Mini 4

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Thunderbird 2: a supersonic carrier aircraft that transports rescue vehicles and equipment to accident zones in detachable capsules known as “Pods”. Piloted by Virgil. FAB Facts: Which Thunderbirds Elevator Car Crashed in Trapped in the Sky?. 14 April 2021 – via YouTube. Hearn, Marcus (2015). Thunderbirds: The Vault. London, UK: Virgin Books. p.48. ISBN 978-0-753-55635-1.

Yujin (of Japan) released vending machine toys in 1999, as part of its "mini collection" and produced a excellent likeness of a TB4. Re-released in 2000 as part of a "mini box" collection. Another vending machine toy was released in 2000, a Thunderbird 4 "motorised base". A small pod could be opened by a spring release, that contained a thunderbird 4 inside. In the 2004 live-action film, Penelope also owned several pink Ford cars, at least one of which was named "FAB-8". [37] Miscellaneous [ edit ] Toy company Bandai produced toys to coincide with the release of the 2004 live action movie in the UK. As of 2007, Japanese companies such as Aoshima, Konami and Takara were still producing new Thunderbirds toys based on the original series vehicles, including Takara's very expensive Thunderbird 2 model with lights and working motorised legs which lift the fuselage, exposing the cargo pod. Bentley, Chris (2005) [2000]. The Complete Book of Thunderbirds (2nded.). London, UK: Carlton Books. ISBN 978-1-84442-454-2.Thunderbird 5 is located in a geosynchronous orbit, 22,400 miles (36,000km) above the Pacific Ocean and believed to be above Tracy Island. Thunderbird 5 is electronically cloaked to avoid detection from ground-based radar or other spacecraft's sensor systems. The aircraft is primarily piloted by Scott Tracy, with Alan taking his place when he is unavailable as Thunderbirds 1 and 3 are rarely required on the same mission (such as in the episode " Atlantic Inferno", where Scott, as the eldest Tracy brother, takes charge while Jeff is on holiday). Jeff described it as "sleek, first and fast" at the beginning of Thunderbird 6.

The Brains Behind Thunderbirds (1965/2000), Carlton International Media Limited. Appears on Bonus Disc on Thunderbirds: 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition. Ocean Pioneer was a class of ocean-going nuclear-powered tanker which carried liquid alsterene. Ocean Pioneer I was destroyed by an explosion after a chemical reaction of her cargo with OD-60 gas in the Mediterranean Sea, there were no survivors. Ocean Pioneer II suffered the same fate; however, International Rescue saved all three crew members. Both vessels are featured in the episode " Danger at Ocean Deep". Thunderbird Shadow was designed by Shōji Kawamori, best known as the creator and mechanical designer of the Macross franchise. Although the Sentinel was prevented from fully destroying Thunderbird 2 when an identification signal was transmitted at the last minute, the damage sustained to the craft's engines crippled it for the rest of the episode. Subsequently, the Sentinel helped International Rescue to save some reporters from drowning in an underwater river in New York by taking Thunderbird 4 aboard and carrying it near the city, as Sentinel was the only available craft capable of transporting Thunderbird 4 that was fast enough to take it to the city in time to make a difference. [44] Sidewinder [ edit ] SidewinderFirefly: a fire-proof vehicle used for demolition and fire-fighting work. Used in " City of Fire" and " Terror in New York City". [29] [33] Our next two items come from the Fairylite toy company. These rare 12” action figures, which were released in 1966, represented ground-breaking production values in that period. Prior to the release of these dolls it was the puppet company Pelham that made toy replicas of the heroes of Gerry Anderson’s earlier puppet shows, such as Supercar and Fireball XL5. Who knows, maybe it was the imminent release of Palitoy’s new Action Man (which was to win Toy of the Year in 1966) that influenced the decision to make a posable action figure, rather than the somewhat dated puppet format. The fact the name on the box states ‘Action Thunderbirds’ seems to support that theory. The Top Ten Cool Sci-Fi Vehicles". syfy.co.uk. NBCUniversal. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Thunderbird 4: although a Thunderbird in its own right, Thunderbird 4 usually transported to a rescue in Pod 4 of Thunderbird 2. It is the most frequently seen of the Pod Vehicles.

FAB 0: a six-wheeled motor car that appears in the Thunderbirds Are Go episode "Designated Driver" as the vehicle that precedes FAB 1. It resembles the original FAB 1 from the original Thunderbirds series and additionally features propellers housed in its wheels for flight. The natural gas being sealed off Launch Sequence [ ] Main article: Thunderbird 4/Launch Sequence Appearances [ ] In the context of the series, most of the advanced machines that appeared in the show belonged to the International Rescue organisation and were used during rescues. These were known as "Thunderbirds", of which there were five core machines and a variety of other rescue craft. It was after these that the series was named. In the show, all of the International Rescue vehicles were designed by the organisation's resident technical genius known as Brains. [1] In 1992, Tracy Island became a phenomenon in the UK, after Thunderbirds was re-run on BBC2 and generated massive interest in Thunderbird related toys. The Tracy Island playset was top of many Christmas lists but large demand resulted in a shortage that left many parents and children upset.Thunderbirds is set in the mid-2060s and followed the exploits of International Rescue (IR), a life-saving organisation equipped with technologically-advanced land, sea, air and space rescue craft; these are headed by a fleet of five vehicles named the Thunderbirds and launched from IR’s secret base in the Pacific Ocean. The main characters are ex-astronaut Jeff Tracy, the founder of IR, and his five adult sons – Scott, John, Virgil, Gordon and Alan, who pilot the Thunderbird ships. Other main characters included Lady Penelope and Brains.