Limited Edition of Captain Scarlet: The Vault to debut at Special Assignment

Posted on 4th September 2017 by 1266 Nick Williams

‘Captain Scarlet: The Vault’ is the official hardback guide to the making of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s classic Supermarionation series. The book will be launched at Fanderson’s Special Assignment convention at the end of September – where fans can get their hands on copies for the very first time!

In addition to the standard edition, a strictly limited edition will also be available at the convention. This version features a different dustjacket, with Captain Black on the front cover. Each of the Captain Black editions is numbered, and will be signed by author Chris Bentley. The Captain Black edition will not be available in any shops and is limited to just 100 numbered copies!

Back in May we revealed the book’s beautiful original scarlet cover, but we think the black limited edition is rather fetching!

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: The Vault is published by Signum Books on 6 October, but Chris will be signing advance copies at Special Assignment on 30 September and 1 October.

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Tickets to Special Assignment start at just £65 per person for one day, or £110 for the whole weekend. We’ve managed to keep the ticket price the same as The Future Is Fantastic! convention in 2015 because we’re a fan club and no one is taking a salary. Saturday-only or Sunday-only tickets do not include the Saturday evening meal or any other refreshments that are included in the weekend ticket.

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FAB 87 is here!

Posted on 4th September 2017 by 1266 Nick Williams

The latest issue of Fanderson’s eagerly anticipated magazine, FAB, has been sent to all club members. FAB 87 is a treat for fans of all Anderson series, and includes:

WHY WE COULD NEVER REMAKE THE ORIGINAL THUNDERBIRDS Nick Williams interviews Thunderbirds Are Go’s creative driving force and executive producer Richard Taylor to ask him a very important question.

TIMELASH: DOPPELGÄNGER we explore your memories of the fondly remembered space adventure, complete with an exclusive surprise!

APPRECIATION STATION
A new feature where we invite regular contributors to sum-up their favourite facet of an Anderson production. First up – Moonbase Alpha!

CLASSIC COMIC STRIP
We bring you the second part of Countdown’s first Captain Scarlet comic strip.

TONY ANHOLT, THIS CHARMING MAN
Ian fryer meets Christien Anholt, who remembers his father’s incredible career.

SCRIPT TO SCREEN – NEW CAPTAIN SCARLET: INSTRUMENT OF DESTRUCTION PART TWO
We take a detailed look at the series’ unforgettable opening story, which saw Gerry Anderson return to the world of Spectrum after 40 years.

END CREDITS
Ian Wheeler investigates the Hammer Films guest stars of Space:1999.

DOPPELGÄNGER PART FIVE
Jonathan Baxter continues his visual re-telling of the Andersons’ live action masterpiece.

How to get FAB magazine? Join Fanderson!

FAB magazine is available exclusively to Fanderson club members – we deliver three times a year, and we do our very best to make each issue a joy to read for every fan – regardless of your favourite series!

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1 month to Special Assignment: What will you be watching?

Posted on 29th August 2017 by 1266 Nick Williams

spectrum-needs-you-small Ricochet or Day of Disaster? Mindbender or The Sound of Silence? The Trap or Attack on Cloudbase?

With just one month to go before Special Assignment, we need attendees to tell us the episodes they would love to see featured in our screening programme. We’ve put together a quick survey to find out your favourite episode from each series and will do our best to screen the top-ranking results at some point the convention. What can we say, we aim to please!

Just click the link below to take the survey and we look forward to seeing next month!

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ITV launches Thunderbirds Day to celebrate show’s anniversary

Posted on 16th August 2017 by 1266 Nick Williams

thunderbirds-day ITV has revealed shock plans for an International Thunderbirds Day to celebrate the series’ 52nd anniversary. The event takes place on 30th September 2017, and will give fans all over the world an opportunity to show their love of the original Thunderbirds TV series, as well as the new revival, Thunderbirds Are Go.

Vue Entertainment will be helping fans across the UK celebrate with a programme of exclusive screenings. The unique event will be held at 2.00pm on Saturday 30th September in 52 venues nationwide in honour of 52 years of Thunderbirds. An episode of Thunderbirds 1965 will be screened nationally for the first time, as well as two brand new episodes of the eagerly anticipated Season 2, Part 2 of Thunderbirds Are Go.

Fans are encouraged to go dressed as their favourite character and post their photos using the hashtag #FAB@Vue to win exclusive prizes! Tickets are available at https://www.myvue.com/film/thunderbirds-are-fab (see local Vue Cinemas for details).

Further F.A.B activities to celebrate all Thunderbirds Day will be announced soon!

Dominic Lavery signs up for Special Assignment

Posted on 19th July 2017 by 1266 Nick Williams

New Captain Scarlet

We are so pleased to announce that New Captain Scarlet’s Dominic Lavery will be attending Special Assignment.

Dominic was the Concept Art Director on New Captain Scarlet and directed eight episodes in total. Of course, we’ll also be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the original Captain Scarlet series during the convention, so there will be plenty to discuss with Dominic!

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New guest! Richard Culley to attend Special Assignment

Posted on 18th July 2017 by 1266 Nick Williams

We are delighted to announce that Richard Culley will be making his first-ever appearance at a Fanderson convention this October. Richard joined Century 21 in 1967 and went on to succeed Keith Shackleton as Head of Merchandising.

Please note that Richard will be attending on Sunday 1st October only, so make sure you don’t miss this unique chance to meet one of the masterminds behind the Andersons’ vast commercial operation.

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Martin Landau has died

Posted on 17th July 2017 by 1266 Nick Williams

We are saddened to hear of the death of Martin Landau at the age of 89.

Martin died suddenly on Saturday in Los Angeles of “unexpected complications” following a hospital visit. His death was announced by his publicist Dick Guttman, saying: “We are overcome with sadness.”

Perhaps most famous for his role as Rollin Hand, magician, actor and master of disguise in Mission:Impossible, he will always be remembered by Anderson fans for playing the much-loved Moonbase Commander Koenig in Space: 1999.

John Lee to attend Special Assignment

Posted on 22nd June 2017 by 1266 Nick Williams

We are excited to reveal that Terrahawks modelmaker John Lee has agreed to attend Special Assignment at the end of September.

Working under Special Effects Director Steven Begg, John designed and built many of the weird and wonderful space craft that appeared in the series. John has been a staunch supporter of recent Fanderson events, coming to both our 30th anniversary birthday celebration of Terrahawks, and The Future is Fantastic!, our last full-weekend convention in 2015.

John will be joined at Special Assignment by fellow Terrahawks crew member and puppeteer Judy Preece, as part of a packed guest list of stars from across the Anderson universe. You can see the full list here.

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Martin Bower to attend Special Assignment

Posted on 19th June 2017 by 1266 Nick Williams

We are delighted to announce that model maker and special effects designer Martin Bower will be attending our Special Assignment convention to talk about his work.

Known by fans for his stunning model and effects work on Space:1999, Martin helped deliver some of the series’ most iconic craft, including the Ultra Probe (Dragon’s Domain) and the Super Swift from The Bringers of Wonder. He also designed and built all the models for the 1975 pilot film, The Day After Tomorrow, including The Altares ‘Lightship’.

Martin has also worked on Blakes 7, Dr Who, The Tomorrow People, Tomorrows World, Horizon and Tripods, and was Supervising Modelmaker on films such as Alien and Flash Gordon.

Martin will be displaying a number of his amazing models at Special Assignment (some of which are pictured here), and will be running a model making workshop with a slide presentation. We look forward to welcoming Martin to the convention and getting a close up view of his work!

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Judy Preece is coming to Special Assignment

Posted on 12th June 2017 by 1266 Nick Williams

We’re delighted to confirm that Judy Preece will be attending Special Assignment, the premier Anderson convention of 2017!

Judy worked as a puppeteer on Terrahawks, where she helped to craft the ‘Supermacromation’ style of direct hand-controlled puppets. She has has also performed on Little Shop of Horrors, Labyrinth, Fun Factory and Spitting Image, and appeared on screen in The Wild Bunch and The Muppet Christmas Carol.

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