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Product Enterprise Lt Ellis: In 2006, Product Enterprise released a Lt. Gay
Ellis "talking action figure". Here are some photos (courtesy Paolo Malaguti):
ENA Interceptor: Here are photos of an assembled 27" Interceptor
model put out by ENA Models. Model built by and photos courtesy of Romano De Marco:
Martin Bower 6 ft Skydiver:
Modelmaker Martin Bower created a 6 foot Skydiver model, which is to
scale with the original large Sky One model. Here are photos of
Martin and the model's new owner, Paolo Malaguti (photos courtesy Paolo Malaguti):
Studio 2 Skydiver Model (3 foot): Here are photos of an assembled 3 foot
Skydiver model produced by Studio 2 in 2002 (photos courtesy John Goode):
Konami UFO Trading Figures: In 2002, the Japanese company Konami
produced a series of 7 pre-painted and assembled UFO trading figures. They were trading
figures because you didn't know what you were getting until you opened the box, and
some figures were rarer than others (the boxes also included candy!). Here are some
photos:
- Box front, back
- Interceptor (1 in 5 chance) top, side,
bottom
- Skydiver (1 in 5 chance) top, bottom
- Sky One (1 in 5 chance) top, side,
bottom
- SHADO Mobile (7 in 40 chance) top, front,
bottom
- Lunar Module (1 in 10 chance) front, bottom
- UFO (1 in 10 chance) top, side,
bottom
- Lt. Ellis (1 in 40 chance) front,
side, back
UFO Models on Display at "Century 21": In October 2000, Fanderson
held the "Century 21" Gerry Anderson convention near Birmingham England.
Here are some UFO models/vehicles which were on display in the Exhibition Room/Hotel
Lobby:
Foster's Car 1998: Foster's car is currently owned by Tony Read in eastern
England. Unfortunately, it is missing the original engine, interior and several
portions of the exterior. Here are photos of the car taken in November 1998
(courtesy Dave Griffiths):
Original series models on display: Some years ago in Wolverhampton, UK
there was an exhibit of the models used in the various Gerry Anderson series. Here
are photos of the models used in UFO, taken by Chris Potter (courtesy Chris Potter):
Original 13" Interceptor: Here is an original 13"
Interceptor
studio model used in UFO, which was offered for sale in December 1998 (courtesy
Roch Tremblay)
Original UFO model: Here is an
original UFO model
used in the series (courtesy Bill Cotter)
Original series models: The Japanese "UFO Super Visual" book
contains a foldout page featuring photos of these original models used in UFO (courtesy
Tetsushi Yukawa):
Scratch-built SID: here is a scratch-built SID built by Paul Gilbert (courtesy
Paul Gilbert):
S.H.E.D. UFO: In 1989, S.H.E.D. Models (U.K.) produced a 4.75" diameter model kit of a UFO. Here are some photos:
- side view with white background (courtesy Ken Alfter)
- side view with space background and laser added using Paint Shop Pro (courtesy Paul Gilbert)
WAVE Skydiver: Several years ago WAVE Models in Japan released an 18"
vinyl Skydiver kit. Here are photos of a completed model (model built and photos by Albert Hastings):
RESHAPE Skydiver: Recently, a 30 cm (12") resin Skydiver kit was produced
by RESHAPE. Here are photos of a completed model (model built and photos by Chris
Potter):
Sky One model: Here is
Sky One model built by Chris
Potter. It is about 10 inches long and built from a resin kit (courtesy Chris Potter)
Marixian SHADO Mobile: Here is a studio-scale 2 foot SHADO Mobile (courtesy Chris Potter):
Waterjet Powered Skydiver: Here is a
waterjet
powered Skydiver model, based on a kit created by the same person who created
the Marixian SHADO Mobile. This model is approximately 3 to 4 feet long (courtesy Chris Potter)
IMAI Sky One: IMAI has released several different model kits of Sky One since
1971. This is the
box art for a 1988 release (courtesy
Bill Cotter)
BCI Interceptor: In 1994, BCI produced an 18" resin Interceptor kit.
Here are photos of a completed model showing the
top-side
and
side (model built and photos by Albert Hastings)
Musasiya Interceptor: Here is a Japanese "garage" kit of a Moonbase
Interceptor, shown
unassembled (courtesy Jim Small)
BANDAI Interceptor: In the 1970's and 1980's, BANDAI sold an Interceptor
model kit, which when assembled was about 8" in length. Here are some photos:
Dinky Interceptor: In the early 1970's, Dinky Toys produced an Interceptor
toy, which for some reason was painted green! Here are
two photos of one
in it's original packaging.
IMAI SHADO Mobile: IMAI has released several different model kits of the SHADO
Mobile since 1971. Here is the
box art for a 1988 release
(courtesy Bill Cotter)
Dinky Mobiles: In the early 1970's, Dinky Toys produced an Interceptor, Mobile,
and Straker's car toy. Here are front/back/side views of the Dinky Mobile,
in
green and
blue
versions (courtesy Phill Wright)
Lark Lunar Module: here is a 1/144 scale resin
Lunar Module kit
produced by Lark in Japan (from Angelo Finamore's UFO Merchandise Collection)
Scratch-Built SHADO Mobile: here is a scratch-built, studio scale SHADO Mobile, built
by Dave Ruther (courtesy Dave Ruther):
Scratch-Built Moon Mobile: here is a scratch-built Moon Mobile built by Michael Dentzer (courtesy Michael Dentzer):
Scratch-Built Mobile Rocket Launcher: here is a scratch-built Mobile Rocket
Launcher built by Michael Dentzer (courtesy Michael Dentzer):
Dinky Straker's Car Box: In the early 1970's, Dinky Toys produced an Interceptor,
Mobile, and Straker's car toy. Here is the
box that
the Straker car came in (courtesy Alain Lapointe)
UFO Dinky Toys Advertising: Here are various advertising materials featuring
the UFO Dinky toys (courtesy Chris Freeman & Angelo Finamore):
- Photo of Ed Bishop dressed as Straker holding a Dinky Interceptor and Mobile
- UFO models shown in Dinky Catalog #9 (1973)
- UFO models shown in Dinky Catalog #10 (1974)
- Dinky Interceptor ad on the rear cover of the 22 May 1971 issue of
COUNTDOWN (the fine print under the Apollo capsule says "Colour of models may differ from illustration")
- Dinky Catalog #10 front cover showing the Interceptor.
- A London bus covered with a Dinky advertisement, from Dinky catalog #10 page 3.
COMET MINIATURES Mini-Metals: In the 1980's, Comet Miniatures produced
a series of UFO mini-metals. Here are some photos. (courtesy Branko Vekic):
Scratch-Built Lt. Ellis: Here is a
scratch-built
model of Lt. Ellis, built by Angelo Finamore. This model is 50 cm high,
is clay with silicon parts, and was displayed at the Fanderson 91 convention (courtesy
Angelo Finamore)
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