ITV Studios Global Entertainment came to Brand Licensing Europe at Olympia, London, this week to show off their latest Thunderbirds Are Go and classic Thunderbirds merchandise. Some items were familiar to all of us, such as Vivid Imagination’s amazing toys, but… a Meccano Thunderbird 2, anyone?! Also on display were a range of new collections, […]

When the lovely Peter Hitchcock was unable to attend The Future is Fantastic!, he sent us a video message to play at the convention. Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties we were unable to screen this during the weekend, but we’re delighted to be able to show to you all here now! Peter, who is now […]

Two new high-quality books launched by Fanderson at The Future is Fantastic! are now available for all club members to buy online. The Future is Fantastic convention brochure 2015 If you couldn’t make it to Fanderson’s first full weekend convention in five years, or if you just feel like bagging yourself an extra copy, you […]

To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Thunderbirds, Zavvi.com is launching a Thunderbirds mystery box in conjunction with The ZBOX. The Box contains 8 fully licensed Thunderbirds collector’s items, including 4 exclusive items. Piced at £29.99 and limited to 1,000 copies, the Box is now available to pre-order online. Fans should hurry, as there are only 100 […]

It’s been five years since the last full-weekend Fanderson convention – and it was certainly worth the wait. We look back at The Future is Fantastic! – an event featuring unforgettable guests, mouth-watering merchandise, beautiful puppet and model exhibitions, heart-warming reunions and new friendships and that damned Saturday night quiz…! When fans reflect on the […]

We wanted to repeat our thanks for everyone connected with helping to make The Future is Fantastic! a reality over the weekend. So, for any one who had to leave early, couldn’t make it to Maidenhead, or just want to be reminded of who did what, here is Nick Williams’s closing speech for The Future Is […]

Century 21 FX Update, Alan Shubrook’s new book charting his emotional return to Stirling Road on the Slough Trading, premieres at The Future is Fantastic! this weekend. Should fans buy it? In one word – yes! Here’s why…  The book opens with Alan taking the reader on a personal tour of Century 21’s Studios on […]

Anthea Turner joined Vivid Toy Group to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Thunderbirds this week by unveiling the original Blue Peter Tracy Island model alongside the new Interactive Tracy Island. The beloved 1993 home-made creation led to Blue Peter being inundated with requests for an instruction leaflet, which is still available online. The most popular “how-to” […]

Today marks the 50th Anniversary of Thunderbirds and here at Fanderson we have an exclusive for you! Die-cast model makers Corgi are producing a brand new set of fantastic Thunderbirds toys to mark this special occasion (see below!), and to make things even better we’re offering you the chance to win £50 to spend at […]

Fanderson is excited to announce that actor and voice artist Jeremy Wilkin has agreed to join the party at The Future is Fantastic! Jeremy voiced Virgil Tracy in the second season of Thunderbirds and both Thunderbirds feature films, and will be joining his fellow voice artists Shane Rimmer, David Graham and Matt Zimmerman on stage […]