Cult collectibles manufacturer Sixteen 12 has announced their all-new 1/4 scale replica Moonbase Alpha helmet collection!
Slated to arrive in February 2024, these helmets are ¼ scale (measuring 182mm tall x 95mm wide on base) and are available in six call signs (for the yellow version – Koenig, Carter, Russell, Bergman, Morrow or Verdeschi), plus an anti-radiation special edition (from Brian The Brain).
Each helmet is available to pre-order now at the ‘early bird’ price of £69.99 plus shipping.
We normally send merchandise packages by Royal Mail 2nd class or AirMail.
You can now choose to add a small payment for either 2nd class Signed For or next day Special Delivery (within the UK), or International Tracked And Signed. Just click on Postage Options to add a service to your order.
NOTE: These extra services are not available for club membership or Silva Screen products.
Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s UFO is showing on HorrorXtra channel in the UK from Tuesday 15th August.
You can see UFO on HorrorXtra:
HorrorXtra is available in the UK on Freeview 69, Freesat 138 (+1 on 139), Sky 317 (+1 on 318) and Virgin Media 171 (+1 on 371).
Our summer mailing went in the post to all Fanderson members today.
FAB Express 104 should soon start landing in current members’ homes, and will be included in the welcome package for new members along with FAB Annual 2023.
As per our new membership package, all members are now invited to renew their membership in time to be included in the winter mailing. We’re planning for FAB Express 105 and FAB Annual 2024 to follow this November, to everyone who renews their membership in time. Please wait until you receive the summer mailing before renewing your membership, as the letter enclosed has full details.
As usual, as a new magazine is published, FAB Express 103 has now been added to the back issues on the club website. In case you’ve missed it, we’ve also taken the opportunity to simplify things and go back to our three-price structure.
Keep your eye out for the postie!
Last year we introduced a new price band for shipping to the USA, as postage prices had risen so sharply to that territory. We subsequently added Australia, Japan and New Zealand as postage steadily increased to there too.
Now, the difference in postage to various territories outside Europe is once again negligible, so we’re simplifying things and returning to our former three options for postage and packing – UK, Europe, and Rest of the World. Most ‘Rest Of The World’ prices have stayed the same, though a few have changed a little (some up, some down). FAB Express 104 details all the new prices.
Fanderson is delighted to, once again, be able to meet fans of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s work at this year’s event at Cromford Mills on Sunday 13th August.
Now entitled Comic Con, the event promises an intergalactic display of models, props, puppets and costumes from classic sci-fi productions of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, Doctor Who, Harry Potter, Blake’s 7, Star Trek, Stranger Things, Star Wars… and beyond!
Fans of all ages are encouraged to dress up for the cosplay competition and explore the site showing off their creations. There will be stalls selling everything from comics and toys to replica props and clothing. They’ll also have photo opportunities, gaming, activities, Lego displays, and much much more.
It’s sure to be out of this world and a great day for the entire family – and entry is free! Come along to the Fanderson table and say “hello”!
Below photos are from previous events at Cromford Mills.
Australia’s cult and classic film and television label Via Vision is releasing Supermarionation – The Gerry And Sylvia Anderson Collection on 5th July.
This brings together Via Vision’s previous DVD sets of Fireball XL5, Stingray, Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons and Joe 90 into a 21-disc super-set, currently available to pre-order at AU$99.95.
Though Via Vision’s Fireball XL5 is now out of stock, separate releases for the other three series remain available.
Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s UFO is showing on Legend channel in the UK from 8th June.
You can see UFO on Legend:
Legend is available in the UK on Freeview/Youview/BT 41, Freesat 137, Sky 148 and Virgin Media 149.
Space:1999‘s Dr Bob Mathias, actor Anton Phillips, is a guest on today’s edition of BBC Radio 4’s culture and arts magazine show Front Row.
75 years since The Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks from Jamaica on 22nd June 1948, Front Row marks the artistic and cultural contribution of a generation of people from the Caribbean, now characterised as the Windrush Generation, who arrived then, soon before or in the years following.
Presenter (and Space:1999 fan) Samira Ahmed talks with the Jamaican-born actor and director Anton Phillips about his career, including starring in Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s cult classic and directing James Baldwin’s The Amen Corner in a landmark production on the London stage. The eagle-eared will also hear Alibe Parsons (Communications Officer Alibe in Year Two) in a clip from The Amen Corner.
Click here to hear the programme or search on the BBC Sounds app (the programme may not be available if you’re outside the UK).
UPDATE 22nd May :
Fanderson member Lee Elliott sent us these photos of the pre-production samples on display at the UK Slot Car Festival, held over the weekend at the National Motor Museum Warwickshire.
Hornby Hobbies has announced two new iconic craft from Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s productions, for release in 2024.
Scalextric’s 1:32 scale (22cm long) FAB 1 will soon be racing around slot-car tracks, and can be pre-ordered now.
Corgi has released initial images of their upcoming die-cast Stingray, also for 2024, which includes a high metal content and will feature firing Sting missiles!
