‘RICOCHET’ KLA SATELLITE

From Gerry Anderson’s ‘Thunderbirds’.

Seen only in the episode ‘Ricochet’, this ‘pirate radio’ satellite operated by KLA, and featuring the popular DJ Rick O’Shea. This spacecraft is damaged when a renegade rocket has to ‘self destruct’. Because of the ‘pirate’ nature of the ship, it was not any registered flight path and accidentally got caught in the otherwise empty blast area.

Airfix did several model kits of rockets in 1/144 scale, and as such this would fir right in. Not a large craft - maybe 8” in length. The silver/grey plastic would probably be used… or possibly white in keeping with their other rocket models. I am not sure how they would dealt with the three wiry antennae.

KLA Satellite designed by Derek Meddings and/or Mike Trim