ZOMBITE FIGHTER from ‘Thunderbirds’ (1965) created by Gerry Anderson

These Fighter aircraft appear in ‘The Uninvited’. The are launched from the ‘Lost Pyramid of the Khomandides’, in the Sahara desert. They attack Thunderbird 1 when it inadvertently strays into ‘their’ air space. 

I wanted to do a painting that differed from the typical aircraft in flight against a blue sky, so decode to depict the aircraft ready for take off. The ancient pyramid is jam packed full of high tech machinery.

The actual vfx model was ‘kit-bashed’ from model kits of an F104 starfighter (fuselage) and B58 hustler. More on how the original model was constructed in the video ‘More Kit Bashing’.

Designed by Mike Trim or Derek Meddings

Check out the video ‘ What If .. Fantasy Model Kit Box Art #16’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVEoUS5xnaY&t=974s