On Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:34:26 +0100 ... That's very sad indeed. At least he still seems fairly lucid at the moment. My Alzheimer's-suffering mother-in-law is...
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Marc Martin
marcmartin2
Jul 7, 2012 2:13 pm
Hi all, Here is a photo I just saw posted on Facebook (Fanderson group): http://ufoseries.com/temp/derekMoonbase.jpg That Moonbase model looks HUGE in this...
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griffwason
Jul 7, 2012 3:13 pm
Hi, Yes I have to agree. I knew the Moonbase model used in the Lunar Module landing sequences (and others) must have been fairly large, but I had no idea it...
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John R. Ellis
twonky1701
Jul 7, 2012 4:48 pm
Marc, That was posted by my pal Brad...and as I pointed out on The Fanderson page, the Moonbase may be a forced-perspective model and not as huge as it...
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Bruce Sherman
Brooklyn_NY99
Jul 7, 2012 5:05 pm
Having seen the Enterprise that hangs in the Smithsonian a number of years ago, the size didn’t surprise me. A couple of years ago, when they auctioned off...
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RG
ita_prog
Jul 7, 2012 6:56 pm
... From: "John R. Ellis" <twonky@...> ... I believe we can get an idea by making a comparison between the Lunar Module Dereks is holding, Derek...
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griffwason
Jul 7, 2012 7:37 pm
Hi, You can really get a sense of scale for Moonbase as a whole from this photo:- http://www.ufoseries.com/photos/btsBuildingMoonbaseSphere.jpg Regards, Griff...
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Graeme Walker
omnicrom2003
Jul 7, 2012 8:02 pm
Keep in mind that there were 2 moonbase miniatures built for the series. The one shown with Derek is the larger and more detailed one. There was also a smaller...
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Wayne Davidson
kiwiwayne36
Jul 8, 2012 12:32 am
Hi all, while looking thru some of my car magazines I came accross a small colour pic of a UFO car, Classic & sports car June 2008, a reader wrote in with this...
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Darth Garlic
darthgarlic
Jul 8, 2012 1:11 am
Do either of the models still exist? ... From: Graeme Walker <graemewalker@...> Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: Rare UFO behind-the-scenes photo To:...
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Marc Martin
marcmartin2
Jul 8, 2012 1:12 am
... If they do, they've been kept a very good secret all these years. Most of this stuff got thrown away at the end of the series... :-( Marc...
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Darth Garlic
darthgarlic
Jul 8, 2012 2:36 am
Thats really too bad. The ship from The Starlost was tossed in a dumpster in Toronto at the end of filming. Moonbase Alpha had a similar fate. The Discovery...
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Bruce Sherman
Brooklyn_NY99
Jul 8, 2012 2:36 am
never be surprised how some low level janitor might have a piece of a model holding up a shelf at his home, not realizing what it is :) Bruce ... From: Marc...
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David P
dep1701
Jul 8, 2012 5:04 pm
"The only franchise that seemed to keep and show anything was Star Wars." That's because George Lucas had vision enough to see beyond one film. Most...
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Ithiaca Dreamweaver
mjsimmons45
Jul 8, 2012 6:05 pm
Be nice if there where a Sci-Fi Museum or exhibit so that these icons to the future could be shared to show the boundless imagination of Humanity. ... -- *I...
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Marc Martin
marcmartin2
Jul 8, 2012 6:08 pm
... There is a Sci-Fi museum in Seattle Washington -- has an original Captains chair from Star Trek, the original Death Star model, etc. Nothing from UFO,...
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Ithiaca Dreamweaver
mjsimmons45
Jul 8, 2012 6:49 pm
I never knew that! Cool, now a real reason to go to Seattle, WA ... -- *I still find it incredible that we still use the term race as a cultural ...
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David P
dep1701
Jul 9, 2012 4:58 pm
"There is a Sci-Fi museum in Seattle Washington -- has an original Captains chair from Star Trek, the original Death Star model, etc. Nothing from UFO,...
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Marc Martin
marcmartin2
Jul 9, 2012 5:03 pm
... Yes, that's true, and these models do get displayed occasionally in England. I went to a Fanderson convention in 2000 and they had an original large...
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Marc Martin
marcmartin2
Jul 9, 2012 7:11 pm
Hi all, Sorry for the off-topic post... I'm currently in the process of acquiring a new batch of UFO photos (some of which I've never seen published anywhere),...
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Branko Vekic
mayonotakkyubin
Jul 9, 2012 8:26 pm
Hello, Just to let you know, the link is for Fanderson forum, for which people has to be signed in to see the it. I do not have any problems with that, but...
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Marc Martin
marcmartin2
Jul 9, 2012 11:06 pm
... Ahh, thanks -- presumably a person who collects anything and everything related to Captain Scarlet would also be a member of Fanderson. :-) I just thought...
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James
veritas.quest
Jul 10, 2012 7:01 pm
Watching 2nd UFO episode saw Rowan Atkins as a SHADO assualt trooper who da thunk it lol...
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Marc Martin
marcmartin2
Jul 10, 2012 7:05 pm
... Rowan Atkinson was only 14 years old when COMPUTER AFFAIR was filmed... maybe it was his older brother? :-) Marc...
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Deborah Rorabaugh
dandello2000
Jul 10, 2012 7:17 pm
If it's the actor I think is being referred to, I'm pretty sure that's Hein Viljoen <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1561854/> _____ From: SHADO@yahoogroups.com...
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Marc Martin
marcmartin2
Jul 10, 2012 7:22 pm
... This web page would seem to agree with you... http://www.aveleyman.com/TVEpisode.aspx?FilmID=354&Episode=10 Marc...
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James Campbell
veritas.quest
Jul 10, 2012 7:29 pm
Thanks guys never thought of that but I would swear it looked like a young Rowan since he looked like he was in his 60s in the last Johhny English movie if...
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James Campbell
veritas.quest
Jul 10, 2012 7:44 pm
I stand corrected ________________________________ From: Marc Martin <marc@...> To: SHADO@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 3:22 PM ...
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Hemmings, Rob K.
darkstarshado
Jul 11, 2012 9:38 am
Is it just the heavy makeup, or is that NOT a picture of Gito Santana on that page? -- Rob ... From: SHADO@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SHADO@yahoogroups.com] On...
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Marc Martin
marcmartin2
Jul 11, 2012 1:26 pm
Yes, I guess that page isn't very reliable either! According to the Fanderson UFO episode guide, Hugo Panczak played the captured Alien. However, according to...
