Have you heard of anyone trying or planning to make a reproduction
studio prop ailen spacesuit like in the Gerry Anderson UFO series? (I read somewhere that the red cloth was lycra.) (I have made a Poser CGI model of a UFO series alien, see http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FAB-CGI/.) |
Anthony,
Actually this is on my list of things to do. I am currently prototyping a lot of reproductions for UFO, Space 1999, Search and The Invaders items in Lightwave. I will be working with a machine shop on fabrication of the prop pieces. The suits and fabric props will be done by my wife and I. I had not started investigation of the materials for the spacesuit yet, so if you nail down any info I would appreciate a post to this list so we can compare notes. Thanks, Martin Anthony Appleyard wrote: > Have you heard of anyone trying or planning to make a reproduction > studio prop ailen spacesuit like in the Gerry Anderson UFO series? (I > read somewhere that the red cloth was lycra.) > (I have made a Poser CGI model of a UFO series alien, see > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FAB-CGI/.) > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > |
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I'd love to see all this. I love replica props. For further info and help in construction, I recommend http://rpf.prop-planet.com Matt =================================================== Anthony, Actually this is on my list of things to do. I am currently prototyping a lot of reproductions for UFO, Space 1999, Search and The Invaders items in Lightwave. I will be working with a machine shop on fabrication of the prop pieces. The suits and fabric props will be done by my wife and I. I had not started investigation of the materials for the spacesuit yet, so if you nail down any info I would appreciate a post to this list so we can compare notes. Thanks, Martin Anthony Appleyard wrote: > Have you heard of anyone trying or planning to make a reproduction > studio prop ailen spacesuit like in the Gerry Anderson UFO series? (I > read somewhere that the red cloth was lycra.) > (I have made a Poser CGI model of a UFO series alien, see > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FAB-CGI/.) > > www.ebloggy.com/Ben_the_Bear Save NJ Bears --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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--- Martin Parrott <parrottm@h...> wrote:
> Actually this is on my list of things to do. ... I will be working > with a machine shop on fabrication of the prop pieces. The suits > and fabric props will be done by my wife and I. ... When is the project likely to be finished? It would look more realistic if the spacesuit had the backpack. |
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I think Paolo Malaguti has an original UFO series alien helmet.
Perhaps he will let you examine and measure it. |
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Unfortunately, I don't expect the UFO items to be done any time soon. I
am currently working 14 hours a day and when I get any spare time, I am working on the Search and 'The Invaders' items since they are the easiest to complete. Then on to the more difficult projects. Anthony Appleyard wrote: > --- Martin Parrott <parrottm@h...> wrote: > >>Actually this is on my list of things to do. ... I will be working >>with a machine shop on fabrication of the prop pieces. The suits >>and fabric props will be done by my wife and I. ... > > > When is the project likely to be finished? > It would look more realistic if the spacesuit had the backpack. > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > |
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I may have mentioned this before but I saw Gay Ellis's command console from
Moonbase used on an eps of the Muppets back in the 1970's - both shows were from ITC so I suppose the set piece was sitting around in some warehouse available for use. I think the piece was used when the Muppets hosted the Carpenters and Karen sang "Calling Occupants..." Pam |
I am currently watching the currently released DVD of Timeslip. In
the stories "Time Of The Icebox" and I think "Year Of The Burnup" some of the electronic consoles from Moonbase are used. In the end credits 21st Century Props are mentioned as the suppliers. Regards, Barry |
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> I may have mentioned this before but I saw Gay Ellis's command console from
> Moonbase used on an eps of the Muppets back in the 1970's - both shows were > from ITC so I suppose the set piece was sitting around in some warehouse > available for use. I think the piece was used when the Muppets hosted the > Carpenters and Karen sang "Calling Occupants..." Was it just me or was there a Barbara Streisand musical special recorded in the early seventies which featured the Moonbase console? Dave. ____________________________________________________________________________ This email and all attachments have been scanned by Kingston Communications' email Anti-Virus service and no known viruses were detected. ____________________________________________________________________________ |
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> I am currently watching the currently released DVD of Timeslip. In
> the stories "Time Of The Icebox" and I think "Year Of The Burnup" > some of the electronic consoles from Moonbase are used. In the end > credits 21st Century Props are mentioned as the suppliers. Century 21 sold or leased a lot of props out to others. It made good economic sense at the time, and they would never suspect their ingenuity would be remarked upon worldwide some 35 years after UFO. Props from the series can be seen in such diverse productions as Dr Who through to truly dreadful adult movies of the day. Myself, I actually had a colouring book marketed by Century 21. Tony and Tina at a fairground; no connection at all to Anderson's future visions other than the company name itself. Dave. ____________________________________________________________________________ This email and all attachments have been scanned by Kingston Communications' email Anti-Virus service and no known viruses were detected. ____________________________________________________________________________ |
Dave: that biz about the Streisand special sounds strangely familiar.....Pam
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I have never heard of Timeslip. Please advise. Is this another G. anderson show I missed?sl
[hidden email] wrote:> I am currently watching the currently released DVD of Timeslip. In > the stories "Time Of The Icebox" and I think "Year Of The Burnup" > some of the electronic consoles from Moonbase are used. In the end > credits 21st Century Props are mentioned as the suppliers. Century 21 sold or leased a lot of props out to others. It made good economic sense at the time, and they would never suspect their ingenuity would be remarked upon worldwide some 35 years after UFO. Props from the series can be seen in such diverse productions as Dr Who through to truly dreadful adult movies of the day. Myself, I actually had a colouring book marketed by Century 21. Tony and Tina at a fairground; no connection at all to Anderson's future visions other than the company name itself. Dave. ____________________________________________________________________________ This email and all attachments have been scanned by Kingston Communications' email Anti-Virus service and no known viruses were detected. ____________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Groups Links __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
--- In [hidden email], legg bryan <bslwrsf@y...> wrote:
> I have never heard of Timeslip. Please advise. Is this another G. anderson show I missed?sl No, a British ITV children's serial from 1970-71. If you wish to learn more of it then this is the oficial website http://www.timeslip.org.uk/index2.php I've also remembered watching a Children's Film Foundation film from the 70's called Kadoing in which an alien is found by children and he is using one of UFO's Alien spacesuits. Only when he takes the helmet off a stalk growing on his head pops up with a "Kadoing" noise. Can't remember the plot... Regards, Barry |
Thank you for advising me on timeslip. I really love UFO and Space 1999. bsl
naughtyhector <[hidden email]> wrote:--- In [hidden email], legg bryan wrote: > I have never heard of Timeslip. Please advise. Is this another G. anderson show I missed?sl No, a British ITV children's serial from 1970-71. If you wish to learn more of it then this is the oficial website http://www.timeslip.org.uk/index2.php I've also remembered watching a Children's Film Foundation film from the 70's called Kadoing in which an alien is found by children and he is using one of UFO's Alien spacesuits. Only when he takes the helmet off a stalk growing on his head pops up with a "Kadoing" noise. Can't remember the plot... Regards, Barry Yahoo! Groups Links --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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> No, a British ITV children's serial from 1970-71. If you wish to
> learn more of it then this is the oficial website > > http://www.timeslip.org.uk/index2.php Also, you might like to take a butchers at the (in)famous: http://tv.cream.org/ Which has many Brit noistalgic media/telly gems, including all the Anderson series, naturally. > I've also remembered watching a Children's Film Foundation film from > the 70's called Kadoing in which an alien is found by children and > he is using one of UFO's Alien spacesuits. Only when he takes the > helmet off a stalk growing on his head pops up with a "Kadoing" > noise. Can't remember the plot... So obviously building on the more challenging second season of UFO there then :-) Dave. ____________________________________________________________________________ This email and all attachments have been scanned by Kingston Communications' email Anti-Virus service and no known viruses were detected. ____________________________________________________________________________ |
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--- legg bryan <bslwrsf@y...> wrote:
> I've also remembered watching a Children's Film Foundation film > from the 70's called Kadoing in which an alien is found by children > and he is using one of UFO's Alien spacesuits. ... Was this Kadoing made while the Gerry Anderson UFO series was being made? Or afterwards? If afterwards, perhaps the alien spacesuit and helmet used are still somewhere in the BBC props store, or old unused junk store (which some people call an "elephants' graveyard"). Or is the helmet from that suit the helmet which the Italian still has? |
>> I've also remembered watching >> a Children's Film Foundation film >> from the 70's called Kadoing in >> which an alien is found by children >> and he is using one of UFO's Alien >> spacesuits. ... > > Was this Kadoing made while the Gerry > Anderson UFO series was being > made? Or afterwards? KADOYNG was an English one hour TV movie from 1972 made by the Children's Film Foundation who "regulary produced moderately budgeted juvenile SF films. In doing this the normally conservative organization showed itself well in advance of Hollywood's film moguls in its realization that children would be the target audience for Science Fiction. One of the Foundation's best efforts, this gentle comedy features a trio of children who find an alien (played by Leo Maguire who wrote the screenplay also) from a planet of 'brainy people', only he's not quite so brainy. Accordingly, their joint efforts at stopping a planned motorway, though finally successful, are not without their difficulties. The scene where the children's family politely don't question Maguire's odd appearance (he has a pair of antennae) is charming." (from "Science Fiction - The Aurum Film Encyclopedia") I've got a rather rare picture from this seldom seen movie (I for myself saw it only once in 1972); I'll post it into the files section. Christian |
Dear Marc - I think I discovered your site about 5yrs ago! I have enjoyed it
immensely and to tell you the truth - your site was instrumental in getting me back into writing fan fiction. Thanks also to Deborah Rorabaugh (SHADO librarian) for accepting my work! Pam |
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Anthony Appleyard wrote:
> Have you heard of anyone trying or planning to make a reproduction > studio prop ailen spacesuit like in the Gerry Anderson UFO series? > (I read somewhere that the red cloth was lycra.) > (I have made a Poser CGI model of a UFO series alien, see > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FAB-CGI/.) --- In [hidden email], Martin Parrott <parrottm@...> wrote: > Anthony, > Actually this is on my list of things to do. > I am currently prototyping a lot of reproductions for UFO, > Space 1999, Search and The Invaders items in Lightwave. > I will be working with a machine shop on fabrication > of the prop pieces. The suits and fabric props will be done by my > wife and I. I had not started investigation of the materials for > the spacesuit yet, so if you nail down any info I would appreciate > a post to this list so we can compare notes. > Thanks, Martin What is the progress on this project? |
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