1/144 Thunderbird 1 - Bachmann/AIP

 

1/144 Thunderbird 1 - Bachmann/AIP

“Sleek, first and fast” - Jeff Tracy. 

The primary role of Thunderbird 1 is to get to the danger zone as quickly as possible and assess the rescue equipment requirements.

This variable geometry aircraft, also capable of VTOL, is powered by an atomic fusion reactor and has a top speed of 15,000 mph. Piloted by Scott Tracy, Thunderbird 1 featured in virtually every episode of Thunderbirds.

• Movable wings
• Launch or in-flight assembly option
• Wheels or skis landing gear option
• 5 sprues + plastic rods x 4
• Includes decal sheet, illustrated instructions and AIP sticker
• 1:144 scale plastic model kit from AIP, requires paint and glue

Thunderbirds™ and © ITC Entertainment Group Limited 1964, 1999 and 2021. Licensed by ITV Ventures Limited. All rights reserved.

Available: MArch 2021

Price: £29.99 - seems a little high!?

Possibly the old Aoshima kits?

Other Thunderbirds kits, in various scales are available:

http://news.bachmann.co.uk/2021/03/54321-aip-is-go/
https://www.bachmann.co.uk/category/construction-kits/aip/thunderbirds

AiP launches with a range of ThunderbirdsTM plastic kits, produced under licence from ITV.

1/144 Thunderbirds 2 (Original Series) Collection - By Deagostini

1/144 Thunderbirds 2 (Original Series) Collection - By Deagostini
It looks like those look folka in Japan are getting a part by part series collection of some classic Thuderbirds items - that may well be in 1/144

http://deagostini.jp/tbk/
http://deagostini.jp/tbk/#teiki

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TMkQRqweCQ

Source: http://blog.livedoor.jp/dameya/archives/50907843.html

1/144 Thunderbird 1 - Aoshima (re-issue)

1/144 Thunderbird 1 - Aoshima (re-issue)
Aoshima are to re-issue their classic kit of Thunderbird 1 (original version), its quite a bird at @260mm.
It can be build legs up or down, and the wings are movable to provide the variable geometry, the various build threads indicate that the panel lines and detailing is nice and fine and in proportion. Interestingly, a number of different versions of the TB1 were used in the original Gerry Anderson productions ranging from a Shiny TB1 in Series 1, to the more dull matt version used subsequently. In addition, there were differences in the the actual detailing of the design, it is widely held that the Aoshima takes the best bits of all of those design to make this the most interesting to build and display whilst retaining the look and feel of the originals.

Estimated Release: June 2012
Estimated Price: Y2800/$30/20Euro/£17

Various review and build threads:
http://thunderbirds.sfdaydreams.com/kits/aoshimatb1.htm
http://www.starshipmodeler.com/other/rn_tb1.htm
http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/aos/kit_aos_3869.shtml
http://www.eagletransporter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5354