1960's Joe 90 Thunderbirds model shop video

saintcar · 02-07-2012, 02:00 PM

Just found this. Anyone else seen it before?

Watch the one called Model Makers 1968. Its at 1:34 in.

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/mo...y/thunderbirds

TV21Dalek · 02-07-2012, 05:37 PM

That was fun... loved the way the woman was applying the decals to the small jet... there I am trying my hardest not to get air bubbles and wrinkles, and along comes Mrs Modelmaker and zips it off.

The flying car was enormous... I had no idea it was THAT big, wow.

Thanks for sharing this... it was fascinating

**Captain Sci-Fi** · 02-07-2012, 06:37 PM

It is elsewhere on the forum, but still a delight to watch again.

Mac's Car from Joe 90 is actually quite a complicated machine, it has to perform several technical movements each with intricate mechanisms to operate all that motion.

Seaview has attempted to recreate that large model, he has a static version for sale if anyone is interested, PM me and I'll put you in touch.

joeb · 02-07-2012, 07:10 PM

Cool, thanks for sharing.

saintcar · 03-07-2012, 10:41 AM

The Joe 90 car is a great model. I wonder where the model is today.
Does Seaview’s version work in the same way as the one in the film clip?

A Study in Scarlet · 03-07-2012, 01:22 PM

Mac looks alive sitting in the cockpit of the jet car.

delta tango · 03-07-2012, 08:15 PM

I saw Mac's car in Selfridges department store in London around 1968. It had a sign on it "Please Do Not Touch" It sat on a shelf with its wheels retracted.
What a model. to eleven year old it looked huge.

Workshop Artist · 04-07-2012, 06:40 PM

Those guys really knew how to put their hearts and souls into their work.

02-07-2012, 02:00 PM	#1
saintcar Medical Technician Join Date: May 2008 Location: Essex Posts: 171	1960's Joe 90 Thunderbirds model shop video Just found this. Anyone else seen it before? Watch the one called Model Makers 1968. Its at 1:34 in. http://www.britishpathe.com/video/mo...y/thunderbirds Last edited by saintcar; 03-07-2012 at 10:33 AM.

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saintcar Medical Technician Join Date: May 2008 Location: Essex Posts: 171	The Joe 90 car is a great model. I wonder where the model is today. Does Seaview’s version work in the same way as the one in the film clip? Last edited by saintcar; 04-07-2012 at 09:48 AM.

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02-07-2012, 05:37 PM	#2
TV21Dalek Eagle Pilot Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Glasgow Posts: 529	That was fun... loved the way the woman was applying the decals to the small jet... there I am trying my hardest not to get air bubbles and wrinkles, and along comes Mrs Modelmaker and zips it off. The flying car was enormous... I had no idea it was THAT big, wow. Thanks for sharing this... it was fascinating

02-07-2012, 06:37 PM	#3
Captain Sci-Fi Commander Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: South Glos, UK Posts: 4,342	It is elsewhere on the forum, but still a delight to watch again. Mac's Car from Joe 90 is actually quite a complicated machine, it has to perform several technical movements each with intricate mechanisms to operate all that motion. Seaview has attempted to recreate that large model, he has a static version for sale if anyone is interested, PM me and I'll put you in touch.

02-07-2012, 07:10 PM	#4
joeb Astrophysics Technician Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Buffalo, N.Y. USA Posts: 291	Cool, thanks for sharing.

03-07-2012, 01:22 PM	#6
A Study in Scarlet Medical Technician Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 197	Mac looks alive sitting in the cockpit of the jet car.

03-07-2012, 08:15 PM	#7
delta tango Astrophysics Technician Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 413	I saw Mac's car in Selfridges department store in London around 1968. It had a sign on it "Please Do Not Touch" It sat on a shelf with its wheels retracted. What a model. to eleven year old it looked huge.

04-07-2012, 06:40 PM	#8
Workshop Artist Computer Technician Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: St Catharines,Ont,Canada Posts: 247	Those guys really knew how to put their hearts and souls into their work.