UPDATED: Puppets for auction on 17th November
Two puppets created by Century 21 sculptor Terry Curtis will be up for auction at Bonhams’ Film, Rock and Pop sale on 17th November. Lot 76 is Zero X Captain Paul Travers from the Thunderbirds Are Go feature film Lot 77 is Captain Blue from Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons From the collection of Terry […]
Sixteen12 KitBrix Eagle Transporter cancelled
UPDATE: Sixteen12 have confirmed that due to poor pre-orders as of 25th November 2021, this line has been cancelled and will not go into production. Premium die-cast model makers Sixteen12 have announced the first in their new line of KitBrix construction sets. This highly detailed brick construction system enables you to create vehicles and playsets […]
NEW: ITC Entertained The World magazine
Jaz Wiseman (former consultant on Carlton’s ITC releases and now host of the excellent ITC Entertained The World podcast) is launching ITC Entertained The World – the magazine. Issue 1 features articles on Gideon’s Way, Danger Man, The Saint, ITC in high definition, ITC’s move from black and white to colour productions and an archive interview […]
Captain Scarlet LP now available to pre-order
Hot on the heels of their limited edition Captain Scarlet 7″ single, Silva Screen’s next Anderson soundtrack album is Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons. As with their other recent Anderson releases, Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons has been produced for Silva Screen by the Fanderson team of Mike Jones on design with Tim Mallett on mastering, […]
Up to 50% off in Network’s Bonkers! sale
Network is running another Bonkers! sale, with up to 50% off 200 DVD and Blu-ray Disc titles. Not much for Anderson fans this time round, though – just the colourised Fireball XL5 (30% off) and Complete New Captain Scarlet (45% off). Network’s Bonkers! sale runs until 16:00 (UK) on Friday 29th October 2021.
UK: Oakley Court Film & Memorabilia Fair on Hallowe’en
Over 40 specialist dealers and special guests will be gathering this Hallowe’en at the “home of Hammer” – the magnificent Oakley Court Hotel, Windsor for the Oakley Court Film & Memorabilia Fair. The dealers will be selling all sorts of memorabilia – stills, posters, books, props, magazines, campaign books and artwork. The guests have many years’ experience in […]
Captain Scarlet 7″ single from Silva Screen
Whilst we await news of Silva Screen’s next soundtrack album release, we can enjoy this special 7″ single of music from Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons! This new 7″ single includes “Captain Scarlet” and “The Mysterons Theme” from the 1967 Pye release, along with a bonus track of “White As Snow”, all in glorious 1960s mono! Remastered […]
UK: Colossal toy auction on 13th October
On 16th October 2021 Vectis, the UK’s leading specialist toy auctioneer, will be holding an auction of over 660 lots, including many Anderson items. The entire collection includes many die-cast toys which will evoke strong memories for many Fanderson members. It’s the first 63 lots that are sure to be of particular interest as they include: […]
UK: Thirty years ago today… Thunderbirds were back!
It’s hard to believe now, but the BBC’s purchase of the then 26-year-old Thunderbirds for broadcast in 1991 was so, so significant. It was, of course, the first ever UK network broadcast of the Supermarionation series (until that point, all screenings had been on the regional ITV stations). Many of us were particularly keen to […]
40 FAB Years: Are you a survey winner?
Throughout August we ran a membership survey, both to celebrate some of the great things we’ve achieved over our first 40 FAB years, but also to get members’ input to the future of their club. Thanks to everyone who participated, and we’re starting to go through the results now. As an incentive to take part, all […]