Hi Shaqui, The TV21 and other publicity photos of XL5 are in general obviously *not* the XL5 from the TV show. If you see a colour photo of XL5 you can almost...
The ships are different from the originals. I saw a mini-doc on the making of the new film and the designers had a picture of the old and new VW Bugs up on the...
... I can live with the vehicle changes, I just wish they would respect the premise of the original story rather than simply repeating current marketing...
... the portholes filled to make it easier to paint. Then teh portholes were marked on afterwards - in a pretty random configuration in many cases. Hi Robin I...
Yes, adding more detail to the original Thunderbird craft would have been good. But... I doubt that the craft have been changed for any other reason than...
There is a 'booster' rocket under XL5's hull - which we put on our 3d model too. It's a half cylinder with a conical front near as I can tell, embedded in the...
... This isn't a cylinder on the undrside - it's a definite groove. I've now posted the image in the Photo section for everyone to see - please excuse the felt...
In the absense of any 'TV21' style cutaways or charts, has anyone ever made an attempt to map out Space City and the atoll it sits on? Some strips in 'TV21'...
Hi Shaqui, Yes, Space City is located in the Pacific. See the episode 'Sun Temple' and watch where teh heat ray strikes the Earth. It appears to indicate...
Howdy folks, I've just uploaded our review of Fanderson's Fireball XL5 model. You can see the page at: http://fireballxl5.sfdaydreams.com/fandersonxl5.htm This...
Thanks for posting this review Robin. It's nice to see exactly what the model is like and the photos from all angles are a great help. I think it looks...
Hi Mrs. Gooner, I think the Fanderson XL5 is better than the Konami version (and more expensive). It looks far more like the real McCoy. It will balance on...
Hi Robin. Forgive my ignorance, but did Reg Hill design anything for Gerry Anderson after Stingray? Mrs G [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hi Mrs. Gooner, As I understand it, Reg Hill designed Supercar, Fireball XL5 and Stingray.. Derek Meddings designed the Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet SPV,...
Hi folks, This weeks episode for discussion: Robert To The Rescue Written by Dennis Spooner Directed by Bill Harris This is one of my favourite episodes. There...
In a message dated 7/18/2004 23:59:29 GMT Daylight Time, ra.day@... writes: This is one of my favourite episodes. Yeah, mine too. There's absolutely...
Hello Mrs Gooner, I loved reading all those comments about the episode. It's stories like this that make it very easy to 'forget' the puppets and instead,...
In a message dated 7/22/2004 19:40:03 GMT Daylight Time, ra.day@... writes: I think we see why Steve could not resist the aliens. They had a gun-like ...
Hi Mrs. Gooner, Whilst Steve certainly still retained his 'free will' as far as his mind was concerned, he was powerless to act. It seemed like some kind of...
... i confess having not watched the episode recently to make a meaningful contribution, but I always recall this as it was one of the first I ever saw when...
Hi Shaqui, Yes that's an interesting point. Robert was perhaps the most 'human' of the Fireball crew when the other were 'robotized'. The Domeheads being...
In light of the thread about 'Robert to the Rescue', is it ever established why Robert actually exists? Is he a prototype? Did Professor Matic build him? After...
Hi Shaqui, There was a little more about Robert's origins in the Misc Mayhem comic that might one day see light of day. From the series it would seem Matt...
Howdy folks, Since the new XL5 comic is a long time coming I thought you might like to take a look at a new Fireball XL5 story I've written with Keith Ansell. ...
This week's episode for discussion, Episode 25: The Forbidden Planet Written by Anthony Marriott Directed by David Elliott If any of you get the chance, take a...
Thanks for letting me in here - I've enjoyed browsing through your Files Section. I had the impression that the TV Fireball XL-5 episodes were set in 2067-68,...
Hello Mike, Welcome aboard. :-) The episode we are currently discussing, 'The Forbidden Planet', is set in 2062. I think there are probably other episodes that...
Thanks for the information, Robin. Gerry Anderson continuity is a tricky thing indeed, but Fireball XL-5 certainly feels significantly further in the future...
Hi Mike, I think Supercar, Stingray and Fireball XL5 are superior shows compared to the later Supermarionation productions. So I'm happy that Fireball XL5...
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