Thunderbirds Interactive Tracy Island Playset

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Lloyd, Robert (16 January 2023). "How a TV trailblazer 'embarrassed' by his work captivated a generation with it". latimes.com . Retrieved 19 October 2023. 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. a b c "Christmas Rush Too Much for Thunderbirds". BBC News Online. 3 December 2000. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012 . Retrieved 1 January 2020. Their base was Tracy Island, a private island somewhere in the South Pacific, from which they operated a fleet of more-or-less plausible vehicles. Elon could learn a thing or two from Jeff. Commentator Ian Haywood, who interprets the series partly as a struggle between nature and science, considers Tracy Island a technological utopia where nature has been brought under human control, describing the location as "a perfect 'false self', a brilliantly simulated natural paradise". He also views it as an imperialist symbol in that it effectively serves as "a Pacific base for American influence", which he believes "strikes a chilling chord in today's post- Cold War era of American global peace-keeping." [35]

In early January 1993, presenter Anthea Turner showed excited children (and no doubt devastated parents) how to make their own Tracy Island out of what she called 'junk'. Using household rubbish like tissue boxes and toilet roll tubes you (or possibly your beleaguered mum) could make your own Tracy Island.Thunderbirds Movie Production Notes (2004)". madeinatlantis.com. 16 September 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014 . Retrieved 2 February 2020. White, Jim (26 September 2005). "Wilson talked of technology – and along came Thunderbirds". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014 . Retrieved 14 September 2023.

Although that description makes it sound like the Thunderbirds vehicles are included with the set they are in fact sold separately. The centrepiece of the island is the Tracy Villa, the home of the island's residents. Various features of the original series' villa – such as the outside staircase descending to water, the large windows, and the prominent stone chimney – suggest that its design was inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater house.Robinson, Neil (21 December 2000). " Thunderbirds Have Gone". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014 . Retrieved 16 February 2020. It was the fourth Supermarionation puppet TV series to be produced by APF. Previous shows included Four Feather Falls, Supercar, Fireball XL5 and Stingray. Supermarionation used a form of electronic marionette puppetry combined with scale model special effects sequences. Thunderbirds first screened on the ITV Network in 1965, and 2015 sees the series celebrate its 50th annversary. The series was created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, and filmed by their production company AP Films (APF) and distributed by ITC Entertainment. The first Thunderbirds collectables and books appeared in 1966 and we take a look at some of the highlights from the last 50 years, and their values and produce a small Thunderbirds collectables price guide. However in some other areas it would not stay on - the papier mache was still wet and I had dared to hope that would do the job. However I resorted to using some tape.