THUNDERBIRD 1 from the 1965 TV Series ‘THUNDERBIRDS’ created by Gerry Anderson
Thunderbird 1 is part of the International Rescue organisation and is hypersonic rocket plane with swing wing. It is the first to be deployed to the danger zone and Scott Tracy is able to assess the situation and coordinate the rescue operation.
This would make a fantastic model kit. In 1/72nd scale it would be approx 14 inches (36cm) long and would come with optional landing gear, interior cockpit detail, opening hatches and the special equipment including the sonar buoy, harpoon launcher, cannon and the remote TV carmera. .
This artwork show the aircraft at a danger zone with the local emergency services being organized from Scott’s unique vantage point. Thunderbird 1rarely went on a rescue by itself so I wanted to show it in a situation that it could handle.
Designed by Derek Meddings
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